£60,000 - £75,000 • TrustedHousesitters • Remote, UK
TrustedHousesitters is a fast growing, direct-to-consumer marketplace that is redefining pet care and travel. Our platform connects a thriving global community of pet lovers through a unique trust-based membership model. We’re on a mission to create a world where pet owners can travel with peace of mind , knowing their pets are in safe hands, while sitters enjoy unique homestays around the world.
Our vision is simple: to become the world’s most loved travel solution for pet people - and we’re making it a reality. With almost 250,000 members worldwide with the ambition of scaling to 1 Million, 97% say we have improved their lives, and our growth is high as word-of-mouth fuels a fast-growing, passionate community.
TrustedHousesitters was named one of Escape the City's top organisations to work for in 2023 and we were proud to be part of the 2024 cohort of Technation’s Future Fifty, the UK’s leading pre-IPO programme. In October 2024 we secured B Corp certification, reflecting our commitment to our people, the planet and pets across the world.
At TrustedHousesitters, we embrace a collaborative, high-impact work environment where innovation, individual accountability, and ownership drive everything we do. We believe in empowering our people to see the real impact of their work. Every team member plays a role in crafting quality experiences for our members, and we continuously push ourselves to improve, iterate, and innovate always with the goal of strengthening our global community of pet lovers.
Now is an exciting time to join TrustedHousesitters where innovation, advocacy and community-driven growth are at the heart of our success. If you're looking to make a real impact in a mission-led, fast-scaling tech business, this is the right place for you.
Why You Want This Job
This isn’t just another comms role. It’s your chance to tell a genuinely compelling story for one of the UK’s next global tech success stories. You'll shape our narrative with investors, policymakers, talent, and the wider public, driving real-world impact and increasing the value of a mission-led business you can be proud of.
You’ll lead proactive, creative, and bold storytelling—no dull corporate PR here. This is about making TrustedHousesitters famous for all the right reasons.
What You'll Do
- Craft and deliver a standout corporate communications strategy positioning TrustedHousesitters as a leading global tech success story
- Shape powerful narratives that raise our profile with investors, policymakers, media, talent, and consumers
- Lead creative, integrated PR and brand campaigns designed to build genuine fame, relevance, and impact
- Manage and develop our talented PR & Campaigns Manager, plus coordinate closely with external agency partners
- Partner directly with executive leadership, strategically positioning them to amplify our story
- Define and deliver clear, impactful KPIs connecting your work directly to brand growth and business outcomes
What You'll Bring
- Strategic storytelling skills and the ability to position a brand for maximum impact—whether you're speaking to investors, policymakers, or pet lovers
- Deep experience in PR and Corporate Communications within high-growth startups or scale-ups (Series A–C through to exit experience a strong plus)
- Strong press and stakeholder relationships, with the confidence to engage media, manage agencies, and elevate senior leaders' visibility
- Intimate understanding of the UK tech and media landscape—your contacts and instincts open doors
- A pragmatic, outcomes-driven mindset
If you're ready to join us on our mission to become the most loved pet travel solution, we'd love to hear from you!
In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use (For example- she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, etc).
At the heart of our team are a mix of diverse backgrounds. Here at TrustedHousesitters, we’re committed to the equal opportunities policy throughout the interview process and selection. Offers of employment into TrustedHousesitters are based solely on individual merit, qualifications, and the person's professional suitability.
Gender identity, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or beliefs, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, pregnancy or maternity status, or any other protected characteristics do not enter into our decision-making process.
Benefits
In addition to a competitive salary and bonus, we offer a range of benefits, including:
- Fully remote work
- Generous equity options
- Discretionary 10% annual bonus scheme
- 25 days holiday annually plus bank holidays and Christmas to New Year closure
- Pension scheme: 5% from you as an employee and 3% from TrustedHousesitters
- Premium TrustedHousesitters pet owner and sitter membership. This includes benefits like airport lounge passes, sit cancellation insurance, and home and contents insurance for sits for you
- X5 premium memberships for your friends and family each year
- Our team have an unlimited housesitting allowance, can work remotely from their sits, and are eligible to £500 per year towards travel costs
- £200 annually towards home office equipment
- Access to Spaces (co-working) Locations across the globe
- Monthly working from home stipend
- Macbook
- Find a rescue pet to join your family and we’ll cover the adoption fees, as well as paternity to help any pet settle into their new home.
- We host a quarterly all-expenses paid meet-up and will fund team events (remote or in person) throughout the year
- We can cover costs of personal development resources, and have a regular time set aside for personal development
- Bupa Health Insurance and Dental Insurance plan
- SimplyHealth Healthcare Cash plan
- Trusted Giving scheme - employee volunteering via Onhand and employee giving via Tyve
- Weekly virtual yoga sessions
- Brighton Bikeshare
- Recruitment Referral Bonus