KittySpout

Community Manager

• Own the brand story, positioning, tone of voice and brand guidelines for both brands while keeping them distinct
• Design and run a giving-back program with shelter and rescue partners and track its impact
• Build the yearly brand-moment calendar and run each moment end to end, including concepts, partners, budgets, website and email, social and creators, and press
• Run pop-ups, events, sponsorships and stunts, each with its own budget and goal
• Win earned media by pitching brand moments, cause campaigns and launches directly or through a managed PR agency
• Build a super-fan community and turn customer reviews, photos and stories into brand content
• Report brand health monthly and own the brand budget
• Own brand foundations, guidelines and asset libraries for both brands
• Review new pages, packaging, emails and key ads before launch and conduct quarterly brand audits
• Choose anchor causes with the CEO, manage national and local shelter and rescue partners, run adoption events and donation drives, and report impact
• Run activations such as National Cat Day, National Dog Day, Clear the Shelters, Giving Tuesday and an owned brand moment
• Hand brand-moment stories and assets to growth and creator teams
• Pitch press and podcasts, win reviews, gift-guide placements and awards, maintain the press kit, and track mentions
• Create surprise-and-delight moments for the super-fan community and ensure the website represents the brand
• Report brand health monthly, manage the brand budget, set monthly Rocks with the CEO, and write SOPs

Explore Brand & Community Lead, DTC Pet Brand at KittySpout. Review requirements and application details.

Brand & Community Lead, DTC Pet Brand

Communications

• Own the brand story, positioning, tone of voice and brand guidelines for both brands while keeping them distinct
• Design and run a giving-back program with shelter and rescue partners and track its impact
• Build the yearly brand-moment calendar and run each moment end to end, including concepts, partners, budgets, website and email, social, creators and press
• Run pop-ups, events, sponsorships and stunts, each with its own budget and goal
• Pitch every brand moment, cause campaign and launch directly or through a managed PR agency
• Build a super-fan community and turn customer reviews, photos and stories into brand content
• Report brand health monthly and own the brand budget
• Review new pages, packaging, emails and key ads before launch and conduct quarterly brand audits
• Manage national and local shelter and rescue partners, adoption events and donation drives
• Pitch press and podcasts, win reviews, gift-guide placements and awards, maintain the press kit and track media mentions
• Set monthly Rocks with the CEO and write SOPs for the brand playbook
• Work directly with the founder to scale a profitable DTC pet brand from $50M+ toward $100M+

Explore Director of Brand & Communications at KittySpout. Review requirements and application details.

Director of Brand & Communications

Ecommerce

• Own the company's finances end to end, including cash, books, payments, projections and financial planning
• Keep a 13-week cash flow current weekly, identify the cash trough, and time supplier and purchase-order payments to plan
• Close the books monthly with the outside bookkeeper and review the P&L against budget with the CEO
• Run contractor pay, supplier and freight bills, software and card expenses, and affiliate and creator payouts correctly and on time
• Project subscriptions, subscription cohorts and the cash conversion cycle, compare projections with actuals, and flag deviations
• Prepare sales tax filings with the CPA and ensure sales tax and corporate tax filings are accurate and timely
• Grow credit lines, establish and operate an asset-based lending facility, and manage bank and lender relationships
• Manage currency exposure for supplier payments in RMB, USD and CAD
• Implement two-person payment approvals and monthly account reconciliations
• Keep the books audit-ready
• Set and track annual and monthly budgets and fixed costs
• Provide weekly cash updates and a monthly finance report to the CEO
• Structure and manage tax considerations for new entities with the CPA
• Own AI finance agents and automations

Explore Fractional CFO, DTC Ecommerce Brand at KittySpout. Review requirements and application details.

Fractional CFO, DTC Ecommerce Brand

• Own the company's finances end to end, including cash, books, payments, projections and financial planning
• Keep a 13-week cash flow current weekly, identify the cash trough and align supplier and purchase-order payments to the plan
• Close the books on time each month with the outside bookkeeper
• Review the P&L against budget with the CEO
• Run contractor pay twice monthly
• Pay supplier, freight, software, card, affiliate and creator invoices and payouts correctly and on time
• Project subscriptions, subscription cohorts and the cash conversion cycle
• Compare projections with actuals and flag deviations promptly
• Prepare sales tax filings with the CPA and ensure sales tax and corporate tax filings are timely
• Grow credit limits and lines and establish and operate an asset-based lending facility
• Own bank and lender relationships
• Manage currency exposure for supplier payments in RMB, USD and CAD
• Implement two-person approval for every payment and monthly reconciliation of every account
• Keep the books audit-ready
• Set and track annual and monthly budgets
• Provide weekly cash updates to leadership and a monthly finance report to the CEO
• Own AI finance agents and automations
• Help structure and handle tax matters for new entities with the CPA

Explore Fractional CFO, Shopify, Amazon Brands at KittySpout. Review requirements and application details.

Fractional CFO, Shopify, Amazon Brands

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Own the company’s finances end to end, including cash, books, payments, projections and financial planning
• Keep a 13-week cash flow current weekly, identify the cash trough and time supplier and purchase-order payments to the plan
• Close the books monthly with the outside bookkeeper and review the P&L against budget with the CEO
• Run contractor pay, supplier and freight bills, software and card expenses, and affiliate and creator payouts correctly and on time
• Project subscriptions, subscription cohorts and the cash conversion cycle; flag deviations from plan
• Prepare sales tax filings with the CPA and keep sales tax and corporate tax filings timely
• Grow credit limits and lines and establish and manage an asset-based lending facility
• Own bank and lender relationships and manage RMB, USD and CAD currency exposure on supplier payments
• Set and track annual and monthly budgets and control fixed costs
• Provide the weekly cash position for leadership meetings and send the CEO a monthly finance report
• Implement two-person approval for every payment and monthly reconciliation for every account
• Keep the books audit-ready
• Structure and manage tax matters for new entities with the CPA
• Own AI finance agents and automations

Explore Fractional CFO at KittySpout. Review requirements and application details.

Open roles

Brand & Community Lead, DTC Pet Brand

Director of Brand & Communications

Fractional CFO, DTC Ecommerce Brand

Fractional CFO, Shopify, Amazon Brands

Fractional CFO