Direct-to-consumer wood and stone watches with scaled performance marketing
Holzkern sells handcrafted wood and stone watches via D2C channels, with a tech stack built around Shopify, Magento, Klaviyo, and analytics tools. The hiring mix—heavy in marketing (6 roles) and sales (4 roles)—reflects a company scaling 8-figure ad spend and building conversion optimization infrastructure. Active projects span CRO across product and checkout, performance marketing structure, and campaign automation, signaling a shift from awareness-stage marketing toward measurable funnel efficiency.
Holzkern, founded in 2016, manufactures and sells wood and stone timepieces and jewelry through direct-to-consumer and retail channels. Headquartered in Vienna, the company operates across Austria and Germany with a 51–200-person team. The product line centers on customizable watches positioned as lifestyle accessories paired with a community narrative around mindful time use. Distribution runs through owned e-commerce (Shopify, Magento), partner integrations, and physical retail expansion.
Holzkern operates on Shopify and Magento, supported by Klaviyo for email marketing, Brevo for campaign automation, and Google Analytics 4 for tracking.
Yes. Marketing represents 6 of 16 active roles (posted across multiple seniority levels). Hiring is concentrated in Austria and Germany.
Key pain points include scaling ad spend profitably at 8-figure levels, improving conversion rates and reducing checkout drop-off, optimizing the customer journey, and automating accounting processes.
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