Partner 22, Speedrun Growth

About this role

<p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Founded in Silicon Valley in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, Andreessen Horowitz (aka a16z) is a venture capital firm that backs bold entrepreneurs <a href="https://a16z.com/news-content">building the future</a> through technology. a16z has $100B+ under management across multiple funds. We’ve invested in<a href="https://a16z.com/portfolio/"> companies</a> like Affirm, Airbnb, Coinbase, Databricks, Figma, GitHub, Instacart, Pinterest, Roblox, Stripe, and Substack.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">a16z <a href="https://speedrun.a16z.com/">speedrun</a> is the firm’s program to invest in, and help, new startups. We run a 2x/year program that spans 12 weeks, with dozens of startups working out of a16z’s offices in SF and LA. So far we've invested in over <a href="https://speedrun.a16z.com/companies">150 startups</a> with $180M+ in capital deployed.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">The Role</span></h2> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">We are looking for a driven, founder-fluent marketer to lead all aspects of applications marketing for speedrun. This is a high-ownership, high-visibility role that sits at the intersection of content, campaigns, and community. You will own the speedrun brand voice, drive application volume and quality, and represent a16z to a global founder audience. The ideal candidate is a generalist with a talent for content marketing and multi-channel campaigns. This person will know the founder landscape deeply and can speak authentically to the communities where these founders live, work, and play. The opportunity will shape how the next generation of founders discover and engage with a16z. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">This role will be required to be in-person in the San Francisco office.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">To join our team, you should be excited to: </span></h2> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><strong>Run Founder Application Campaigns</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Drive application volume and quality across campaign cycles.</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Own the full campaign cycle for founder acquisition inclusive of channel mix, asset pipeline, paid media (X, LinkedIn), and net-new growth levers including alumni referrals and word-of-mouth programs.</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Develop and execute strategies to reach underrepresented and emerging founder communities.</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Partner with the investing team to align campaign messaging with fund priorities and portfolio themes.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><strong>Content Marketing</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Own and grow the speedrun newsletter (200K+ subscribers); write or edit every issue, keeping it genuinely useful and relevant to early-stage founders.</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Represent speedrun by producing your own content and posts.</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Run social across X, LinkedIn, Reddit, TikTok, and dark social channels.</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Surface the best of the speedrun portfolio and community through founder spotlights, cohort stories, and demo day coverage.</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Build and maintain speedrun's brand voice as the definitive destination for pre-seed founders.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><strong>Operations & Analytics</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Partner with internal stakeholders across deal teams, operating partners, and GPs.</span></li> <li…