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This role reports to the VP, Sales + Marketing. There is hybrid work opportunity for this role, but presence in our Akron, PA office at least 2-3 days per week is required.
Position Summary:
The Brand + Marketing Manager leads the development and execution of the marketing strategy for Ten Thousand Villages across retail, eCommerce, and wholesale channels. This role must be able to lead both high-level brand strategy and guidelines as well as implement tactical promotional marketing.
This position supports and contributes to the Ten Thousand Villages mission by:
Defining the brand and marketing strategy for Ten Thousand Villages and ensuring the effective execution of this strategy across multiple customer touchpoints in order to increase sales.
Position Duties/Responsibilities:
Brand and Consumer Strategy
- Collaborate with marketing leadership in development of brand strategy. Lead execution of brand strategy, positioning, and voice, prioritizing connections between our artisan partners and shoppers.
- Update Ten Thousand Villages Brand Book in collaboration with Brand Creative Director.
- Manage and lead public relations agency relationship to maximize earned media.
- Manage consumer insights in collaboration with broader marketing team.
- Develop consumer segmentation strategy and develop “test and learn” marketing segmentation strategies for both retail and digital marketing.
Marketing Campaign Strategy & Execution
- Create yearly marketing plans in collaboration with marketing leadership and be responsible for maintaining marketing calendars – including in-store promotions, email, retail store marketing plans and social media calendars.
- Create marketing budget in collaboration with VP, Sales + Marketing and be responsible for tracking marketing spend vs budget.
- Obtain and analyze data to evaluate marketing effectiveness, including new systems and processes to better collect data, if needed.
- Create and track marketing KPI’s.
- Create and manage marketing partnerships with influencers and brand partners.
Marketing Team Leadership
- Provide marketing strategy leadership including exploring new tactics, programs, and channels to better connect with our shoppers.
- Manage external agencies and consultants; if needed, work with VP, Sales + Marketing to hire new agencies and consultants.
- Supervise a small number of direct reports; hire, train, coach, develop and motivate direct reports and hold them accountable.
- Perform additional duties/responsibilities as requested which contribute to the position’s success and the mission.
Preferred Experience/Knowledge/Education/Skills/Abilities:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher, ideally in a marketing-related discipline, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of experience in marketing or brand management
- 2+ years of experience managing a team and agency partners
- Strong computer skills, including PowerPoint and Excel
- Experience with digital, traditional, and in-store marketing
- Experience with digital marketing including SEO, SEM, social media, and email marketing
- Experience with data analytics strongly preferred (PowerBI or Tableau)
- Experience with Google Analytics
- Understanding of project management platforms (Monday.com a plus)
What Excites Us About You:
- Energized by our mission to improve the lives of our artisan partners by connecting them and their products to ethically minded shoppers in North America
- Ability to thrive in a start-up like environment, look for opportunities and make new things happen
- Strategic thinker who uses data to inform strategy and optimize tactics
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and preference for collaboration
- Ability to project manage complex projects with many stakeholders
- Desire and ability to coach teammates and direct reports
- Awareness and interest in fair trade and ethical consumption; global citizen
- Smart, kind, creative
Why You Want to Work with Us:
- Use your skills to do good in the world with a purpose-driven organization
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and Rx program, including FSA
- 403(b) with company contribution after one year
- Generous paid time off
- Hybrid work environment (Wednesdays in office + 1 additional day as needed)
- 20% employee discount on all products
- Generous, fully paid parental leave
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