Chief Marketing Officer

Salary Competitive

Are you a bit mad, very driven, and completely excited about building new things? Do digital marketing, social media and design make your heart beat faster? Look no further! The Shortcut is a talent accelerator, helping people to enter the tech world by either creating a startup or joining one. We're a community-driven non-profit and a sister organization to Slush, Maria01 and Junction. We empower our community through events and trainings to explore ideas and develop skills needed in startups.


You are:

  • Energized and driven by subjects such as talent development, diversity in tech and The Shortcut mission

  • Structured with the ability to keep people focused whilst embracing the agile work environment of a fast-paced startup organization

  • A leader who motivates, inspires and supports people in taking ownership while supporting their growth

  • Able to respond to challenges by generating results, getting feedback and improving based on that feedback

  • An excellent team player and communicator

  • Well networked and experienced in the field

  • Comfortable with bootstrapping great results with little budget in a non-profit

  • Someone who has already scaled up design and marketing operations

As our CMO, you will

  • Oversee The Shortcut’s marketing, brand management, design, copywriting and content production, content calendar and overall presentation of The Shortcut to external parties.

  • Act as our creative director and visual design guru

  • Scale, create processes and effectively operationalize strategic goals

  • Understand how to run and improve the entire funnel -

  • Recruit your own team of interns and empower them to grow and create a kick-ass marketing program

  • Collaborating closely with the management team of The Shortcut

  • Do data-driven digital marketing and produce warm leads to the organization

We are:

  • The leading international tech talent accelerator in the Nordics

  • a dynamic, fast-paced and passionate team of people from over 30 nationalities around the world

  • committed to developing the skills and career options of all our members

Get in touch! For any questions or just a chat about what's on your mind concerning this position, feel free to get in touch with Piia Kuosmanen, our People Ops Lead (piia at theshortcut.org). We look forward to hearing from you! :)

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Near public transit
Near public transit

Social gatherings
Social gatherings

Skill development
Skill development

Free coffee / tea
Free coffee / tea

Work life balance
Work life balance

Central office
Central office

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Working at
The Shortcut

We are an impact-driven non-profit organization. Our focus is on making a difference in the professional lives of our community members by providing them with insights and skills to build meaningful careers or entrepreneurship. We at The Shortcut work for entrepreneurial and professional integration and career transformation in Finland. We belong to the family of Finnish startup ecosystem along with Slush, Maria 01 startup hub and Junction, and are owned by Startup Foundation. We began as an entrepreneurial initiative in 2016 and have evolved into a diverse coaching, training and events hub, with a mission to change attitudes in Finland to be more welcoming towards international talents. For this we have just launched a nationwide attitude change campaign with over 25 other entities, https://maanpuolustaja.fi/en/.

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