Director of Brand & Advocacy

Calendly Calendly · Enterprise · Remote · Marketing

Calendly is seeking a Director of Brand & Advocacy to own the company's brand amplification strategy across social media, PR, and customer advocacy channels. This role involves leading a team, developing integrated strategies, overseeing social media and PR efforts, building customer advocacy programs, and partnering cross-functionally to drive brand awareness and affinity. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in brand marketing, social media, and customer advocacy, with a data-driven approach to measuring program impact.

What you'd actually do

  1. Define and evolve Calendly's integrated brand amplification strategy, setting a 1–3 year vision for how we show up across social, PR, and advocacy channels to grow awareness, share of voice, and brand affinity.
  2. Lead and develop your team — a Social Media Lead, Customer Advocacy Lead, and PR Contractor — by setting clear goals, providing coaching, and creating an environment where each person can do their best work.
  3. Oversee Calendly's social media strategy and execution, partnering with the Social Media Lead to develop platform strategies, content pillars, editorial calendars, and channel-specific playbooks that grow reach and drive meaningful engagement.
  4. Guide and provide strategic direction to our PR contractor, helping shape Calendly's narrative, prioritize media opportunities, and ensure PR efforts are tightly connected to broader brand and business goals.
  5. Build and scale customer advocacy programs that identify, activate, and nurture brand champions — turning customer success into reviews, testimonials, case studies, speaking opportunities, and community engagement that amplify Calendly's story at scale.

Skills

Required

  • Brand strategy
  • Social media marketing
  • Public relations
  • Customer advocacy
  • Team leadership
  • Content strategy
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Data analysis
  • KPI setting

Nice to have

  • SaaS marketing
  • Employee advocacy

What the JD emphasized

  • 15+ years of progressive experience in brand, communications, or marketing roles, with at least 3 years in a director-level or equivalent senior leadership position managing cross-functional teams.
  • Demonstrated track record of developing and scaling integrated brand amplification strategies across social media and customer advocacy channels, with the ability to set strategic direction for PR and communications efforts executed by agency or contractor partners.
  • Proven experience leading and developing direct reports and contractor/agency relationships, with a strong track record of building high-performing, accountable teams.
  • Deep expertise in B2B social media strategy and content development, including platform best practices across LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and other key channels relevant to a SaaS audience.
  • Experience building or scaling customer advocacy, reference, or community programs — including reviews, testimonials, brand ambassadors, and customer marketing initiatives.