WE’RE SEEKING STORYTELLERS, STRATEGISTS & SELLERS
Woden is the first agency of its kind. We believe strategic narrative is the foundation the world’s best companies are built upon. And we’re eager to find curious, deliberate, and insightful Wodenworkers to tell those stories.
Our mission is to “Transform Purposeful Companies Into Essential Brands.” Delivering that impact for clients is what drives me every day.
our core values
Mission Obsessed
Everything we do is to achieve Woden’s mission. Each Wodenworker understands the mission and is accountable for ensuring we accomplish it.
craves SUCCESS
A great team consists of individuals who push each other to be better. Wodenworkers are driven to achieve their goals, celebrate them, and strive for what’s next.
Radically candid
Our team cares personally for one another. Wodenworkers challenge each other directly, are open to feedback, and commit fully to our shared mission.
TEAM FIRST
Transformation is a team sport. We rely on each other to succeed, are transparent about our success and challenges, and are jointly accountable for them.
Creatively curious
Woden is continuously learning and evolving. Wodenworkers constantly seek new ideas, experiences and approaches to grow the company and ourselves.
WHAT’S IT LIKE TO
WORK AT WODEN?
Woden has been crafting brand stories for more than a decade. Our team relies on the defined strategy we’ve created to win new accounts and earn five-star reviews. People who thrive here are strategic thinkers: they’re always looking for how to improve clients’ business and our own.
Why you should join our team:
- Do Work That Matters: Our mission is all about transformation. You’ll make a real impact on growing, innovative companies.
- Collaborative Environment: We’re in-office every day. Woden’s all about working together to reach our collective potential.
- Pay and Benefits: We also offer unlimited PTO, health insurance, 401k (4% match), weekly lunches, and other benefits.
- Personal Growth: Our competitive advantage is onboarding. We’ll develop you into a master storyteller—and provide a path to growth.
- Bailey: She’s the office dog. She’s here every day. And she loves you already.
The growth here is unlike anything I’ve experienced before. My coworkers are talented, collaborative, and everyone is genuinely aligned around the same goal.
JOIN OUR TEAM
Want to become a Wodenworker? If you’re a fit for one of the open roles listed here, apply on LinkedIn. Don’t see the right opportunity for you but believe in what we’re building?
Email jobs@storyisthestrategy.com and tell us your story.
We’re hiring a Senior Brand Storyteller who will work alongside a Team Lead to deliver the first three phases of our engagement. You’ll do research and interviews, help develop the client’s StoryKernel (strategic narrative), craft their Messaging Hierarchy, and create the strategy and messaging needed to attract right-fit buyers across the entire customer journey.
This role has the expectation to grow into a Team Lead in nine-to-twelve months. You’ll be expected to mentor newer members of the team and take on Team Lead responsibilities when needed. We’re a small and growing team, and yours will be an impactful voice that drives client outcomes, growth, and new ideas at Woden.
What You’ll Do
- Conduct market, industry, and competitive research in a variety of industries and verticals, with an emphasis on B2B companies
- Develop critical analysis of key takeaways on trends, messaging, and brand differentiation
- Schedule and conduct interviews with clients, from CEOs and founders to our client’s customers and strategic partners
- Write targeted sales and marketing messaging, buyer personas, product messaging, and strategic brand content
- Be the right-hand of your Team Lead: become a trusted collaborator, sounding board, and take on Team Lead responsibilities when needed
- Attend and present work in client calls and client deliveries, both virtual and in-person
- Participate and contribute in brainstorms and project meetings
- Join and contribute to cross-functional internal teams to drive Woden’s growth, product, or culture initiatives
- Exemplify Woden’s core values on a daily basis
About You
- 2-5 years of professional post-collegiate experience
- You’re a strong writer
- You can work within systems and are organized
- Experience presenting your work and defending your ideas
- You communicate clearly and proactively
- You’re team-driven and thrive off collaboration
- Your self-motivated and want to learn, grow, and succeed in whatever you do
- The idea of having a voice in the room on Day One and your desire to build something motivates the hell out of you
- You like coming into an office every day, collaborating in person, and feeding off the general good vibes of your team
Compensation and benefits
$57,000 plus incentive bonuses based on client 5-star reviews on your work (up to $8,000-$12,000 annually). A promotion path is expected in 9-12 months.
- Annual profit sharing bonus
- Unlimited PTO
- Competitive Health Insurance Plans
- Dental, Vision, HSA, and Commuter benefits
- 401k Plan with up to 4% Employer Match
- Snacks and Monday team lunch
- Office dog to snuggle
Woden is recruiting for an Account Executive. The AE helps lead our business development team to generate new clients for Woden. With the support of a marketing lead and under the leadership of Woden’s managing partner, you’ll engage with prospective clients at the executive or founder-level, learn about business’ pain points, and consult with them on how strategic narrative transform them into an essential brand and help them build an efficient customer journey.
A good AE at Woden has some experience in outbound but is looking to transition into a more full-cycle sales role. Our client development process is highly consultative—we’ll look to you to account plan, develop relationships, and source some pipeline of your own. There’s additional opportunity to help manage existing clients.
We’re a small and growing team, and yours will be an impactful voice that drives change, growth, and new ideas at Woden.
What You’ll Do
- Nurture warm leads with relationship-driven and consultative approach over a six-to-eight week sales cycle
- Prospect outreach, including a mix of cold calling, email, Linkedin, and warm outreach methods
- Build account plans—including identifying and cultivating buyer committees and cost of inaction analyses—and execute them using Hubspot
- Create and send short business analysis videos to warm leads
- Conduct and prepare for introductory/discovery calls and analysis/demo meetings
- Interface with and discuss Woden and the value of strategic narrative with founders and C-level executives
- Collaborate cross-functionally with members of the creative team to generate new opportunities, approaches, and awareness among prospective clients in all stages of sales funnel
About You
- You have 3+ years of B2B sales experience; you’ve been a BDR and AE
- You and experience selling technology, software or complex products/services with C-Suite buyers
- You have experience contributing to a consultative sales process
- You’re a strong writer
- You can work within systems and are organized
- You communicate clearly and proactively
- You’re team-driven and thrive off collaboration
- Your self-motivated and want to learn, grow, and succeed in whatever you do
- The idea of having a voice in the room on Day One and your desire to build something motivates the hell out of you
- You like coming into an office every day, collaborating in person, and feeding off the general good vibes of your team
- You’re pumped there’s an office dog here to cuddle whenever, wherever
Compensation
Base annual salary is $73,200
On-target earnings for this role are $166,800—and we expect you to keep growing from there