Creator & Community Partnerships Coordinator

About the brand

CATSUMO is a fast-growing DTC cat toy brand based in San Francisco. We make sumo-themed wrestling glove puppets for cats — and our customers love us. We're scaling quickly and building a content engine to match. You'll be joining a small, fast-moving team where your work directly impacts growth.

About the role:

We're looking for a detail-oriented, proactive coordinator to own our UGC and outreach operations. This is a dual-function role covering creator/influencer outreach and community seeding (cat cafes, shelters, pet businesses). You'll be the person who keeps our content pipeline full and our partnerships organized.

What you'll do:

Research and build targeted lists of micro-influencers and UGC creators in the cat/pet niche
Send personalized outreach, follow up consistently, and manage relationships
Coordinate product seeding — briefing creators, tracking shipments, collecting content
Research and outreach to cat cafes and animal shelters for product partnerships
Manage a content tracker to keep deliverables, deadlines, and usage rights organized
Send and track content usage agreements for all seeding partners
Coordinate with our 3PL fulfillment team to ship product to partners

What we're looking for:

Strong written English — your outreach messages represent our brand
Highly organized with strong attention to detail
Fast responder who can iterate quickly and communicate proactively
Experience with influencer outreach, PR seeding, or community management is a plus
Comfortable with Google Sheets, Gmail, and basic research tools
Genuine love of cats is a real bonus
Paid test assignments — $20 USD each
Before we move to interviews, all applicants complete two short paid assignments. These are real tasks that reflect your day-to-day work. Quality, speed, and communication during the assignment are all evaluated.

Assignment 1 — UGC & influencer outreach

$20 USD on completion

Find 20 micro-influencers or UGC creators in the cat/pet niche who would be a strong fit to receive a free CATSUMO product in exchange for content. Then write a ready-to-send outreach message we could use as a template.

Deliverable:

1. Share a Google Sheet with 20 creators — name, handle, platform, follower count, engagement rate, why they're a good fit
2. Draft an outreach message template (DM and email format)

We'll evaluate on:

Quality of creator selection — do they actually fit the brand?
Accuracy and format of Google Sheet
Outreach message quality and tone -- is it something a real person would respond to?
Turnaround time and communication during the task

Assignment 2 — Cat cafe & animal shelter seeding

$20 USD on completion

Research cat cafes and animal shelters across the US that would be strong candidates to receive complimentary CATSUMO products.

Deliverables:

1. Share a Google Sheet with 20 venues — name, location, contact email or form link, Instagram handle (if any), follower count, why they're a good fit.
2. Draft an outreach email template that introduces CATSUMO, offers a free product, and asks for content/photos in return. Requests permission for any footage to be used in paid ads.

We'll evaluate on:

Quality of venue selection — active, social-media-present, cat-focused
Accuracy and completeness of contact information
Accuracy and format of Google sheet

Email tone — warm, genuine, and brand-appropriate
Turnaround time and proactive communication

How to apply:

Send a short introduction telling us about yourself and any relevant experience. If you've done influencer outreach, PR seeding, or community coordination before — tell us about it. No long cover letters needed. We value clarity and directness. We look forward to hearing from you!