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# Senior Brand Marketing Manager at Tin Can

- **Company:** Tin Can
- **Location:** Seattle, WA
- **Compensation:** $124k–$156k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-10-26
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-28
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/tin-can/947e9d61-f822-4320-9dac-c319102189ed

## Job description

## About Tin Can

Tin Can is building a safer, simpler way for kids to connect without smartphones. We’re creating screen-free, delightful devices and services that let families call the people who matter most, free from the noise of today’s digital world. We’re building a bold, authentic, nostalgic, and kinda quirky brand that resonates with folks who want something simpler & better for their kids than the tech-infused lives we’re currently living (and who have a sense of humor about it).

## The Role

A brand isn’t only what families see in their feeds. It’s every place a family runs into Tin Can, and every one of those moments should feel like the same warm, quirky brand. As we grow, those moments are multiplying, and keeping them connected matters more than ever. As our Senior Brand Marketing Manager, you’ll own the programmatic brand initiatives and partnerships that bring Tin Can to more families. You’ll also run the operating rhythm that keeps the whole brand team moving. You’ll report to our Head of Brand Strategy & Communications and act as the connective tissue between Brand, Growth, Communities and Product. This is less a lane than a way of operating. You’ll take an idea that lives on a slide, turn it into a plan with owners and dates, and carry it through to launch. You’ll be the person who knows where every workstream stands, what’s blocking it, and who needs to hear about it before anyone has to ask.

## What You’ll Do

- Own our brand initiatives end to end, from national partnerships and community programs to experiential moments and recurring content.
- Run the brand team’s operating rhythm: annual and quarterly planning, timelines, budget tracking, and the brand section of our monthly business review
- Work closely with our Brand Marketing Manager to divide and conquer brand initiatives, from first conversation to launch.
- Build the trackers, briefs, and status updates that keep all departments aligned and on the same page
- Coordinate agencies, production partners, and vendors, keeping scopes, deliverables, and spend on track
- Partner with our Communities team to turn national programs into local moments families can actually show up to
- Write the creative and program briefs that give each initiative a clear strategic foundation before it goes into production
- Set success metrics up front and own post-program reporting, including what worked, what didn’t, and what we’ll do differently next time
- Steward Tin Can’s brand standards across every program, so a family’s fiftieth encounter with us feels as considered as their first

## What We’re Looking For

- 6–8 years of marketing, program management, or brand operations experience, ideally at a consumer brand, DTC startup, or agency with consumer clients
- You’ve owned multiple workstreams at once from brief to launch; programs with lots of partners, locations, or moving parts are your comfort zone
- Rigorous with budgets and timelines; you build the tracker, set the deadline, and follow up without being asked
- Experience running brand partnerships or experiential programs; you know how to move a conversation from “this could be fun” to a signed plan
- A clear, concise communicator in writing and in the room; your status update is the one people actually read
- Strong brand instincts; you can tell when something feels like Tin Can and when it doesn’t
- Comfort with ambiguity and a bias toward action; the playbook is still being written, and you see that as an opportunity, not a problem
- Low-ego and collaborative; you build trust across teams, share credit, and pitch in on problems that aren’t yours

## Why Join Tin Can

- We’re building tech that protects childhood: We’re on a quest to give kids real connection. This is a rare opportunity to build something that truly matters.
- You’ll turn big plans into real-world presence: You’ll make sure every program we run happens on time, connects with families, and adds up to one brand.
- Small, high-trust team: Every company says “team,” but at Tin Can it means something different. We’re a small, mission-driven group that genuinely has each other’s backs, professionally and personally. You’ll be joining a tight-knit crew where your ideas and instincts matter from day one. This role is hybrid, based out of our Seattle office.
- Room to explore, not just execute: You’ll have the space to explore new ideas, challenge assumptions, and solve hard problems with creative solutions that reflect our values of trust, simplicity, and care.

If you’re excited by the idea of bringing the magic of a phone call into the places families already gather, please reach out. We can’t wait to meet someone who’s ready to jump in, keep every program on track, and help us grow.

## About Tin Can

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Tin Can builds a screen-free, Wi-Fi-enabled landline for kids that allows them to call approved contacts without the distractions of a smartphone.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Seed stage)
- **Headquarters**: Seattle, Washington, United States
- **Founded**: 2024
- **Founders**: Chet Kittleson, Max Blumen, and Graeme (last name not publicly available)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Consumer Services / Kids’ Communication Hardware
- **Target customers**: B2C – parents of children aged 4–13 who want a safe, screen-free phone option
- **Mission**: “Bring back the freedom of the old-school landline, updated for today’s families.”

## Products & Services
- **[Tin Can Device](https://tincan.kids/)**: A custom-designed, Wi-Fi-connected landline handset with no screen, no apps, no camera, and no browser. It plugs into a wall and connects over Wi-Fi. Parents manage contacts and quiet hours via a companion mobile app.
- **[Can2Can Plan](https://tincan.kids/)**: Free unlimited calling between two Tin Cans, no subscription required.
- **[Party Line Plan](https://tincan.kids/)**: $9.99/month subscription that allows the child to call any regular phone number (grandparents, parents’ cells, etc.) in addition to other Tin Cans. Includes 911 emergency calling.
- **Parent App**: iOS/Android app for approving contacts, setting quiet hours, and managing Do Not Disturb schedules.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Total Funding**: $5.75 M
  - Pre-Seed (May 2025): Led by PSL Ventures (9 investors)
  - Seed (Oct 2025): $3.5 M led by Data Tech Fund and PSL Ventures (8 investors)
- **Notable Investors**: PSL Ventures, Data Tech Fund, Greylock (participated in a prior round)
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Used by families in 30+ U.S. states with zero paid marketing (organic word-of-mouth)
  - Headcount grew from ~2 to 27 employees (+1,167% YoY)
  - Received 40 early prototypes hand-installed in one Seattle neighborhood; demand spread rapidly

## Competitive Advantages
- **True screen-free experience**: No apps, no texts, no browser – pure voice calling. Eliminates the risks of smartphones (social media, addictive apps, stranger danger).
- **Parental control without complexity**: Parents manage everything via a simple app; kids get independence without internet access.
- **Wi-Fi landline model**: Works with existing home Wi-Fi, no need for a cellular plan or smartphone.
- **Emergency calling**: 911 always available, even without a subscription.
- **Free Can2Can network**: Encourages peer-to-peer calling among friends who also have Tin Cans.

## Strategic Focus
- Scaling production of the fully custom hardware (designed from the ground up)
- Expanding the user base beyond the initial 30 states through word-of-mouth and targeted marketing
- Building out the team (active job postings for engineering, design, marketing, and customer experience)
- Maintaining a mission-driven culture focused on intentional technology for kids

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Mission-driven startup focused on real human connection and “keeping childhood full of imagination, not notifications.” Team is passionate about intentional tech.
- **Work environment**: Hybrid/in-office options available. HQ is in Seattle with an in-office workspace; some roles are remote or hybrid.
- **Growth opportunity**: Early-stage company (27 employees) with rapid growth – employees can have outsized impact.
- **Perks**: Not detailed publicly, but typical startup perks (equity, flexible schedule) likely. The company emphasizes a “no surprises” approach to its product.
- **Team composition**: Small, cross-functional team with specialists in customer service, design, engineering, and operations.

## Sources
1. [tincan.kids](https://tincan.kids/)
2. [tincan.kids - About page](https://tincan.kids/pages/about-tin-can)
3. [Built In - Tin Can Careers](https://builtin.com/company/tin-can)
4. [LinkedIn - Tin Can](https://www.linkedin.com/company/tincankids)
5. [Jobs page - Ashby](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/tin-can)

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