Brand Manager [AQ-18070]

Join a world-renowned, innovative global brand that consistently pushes boundaries and shapes culture. Partnering with Aquent, we are seeking a dynamic and visionary individual to join our client’s team. This is an exceptional opportunity to make a significant impact on our client’s brand’s presence and resonance across diverse markets, influencing millions and driving forward their mission to deliver unparalleled experiences.

As a pivotal member of the marketing team, you will be instrumental in shaping how the brand connects with audiences globally, with a keen focus on bringing global strategies to life through impactful regional execution. You will be at the forefront of crafting compelling narratives, driving integrated campaigns, and ensuring the brand’s voice is heard authentically and powerfully across various touchpoints. Your work will directly contribute to expanding the cultural footprint and achieving ambitious business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate overarching brand strategies into effective regional marketing plans and initiatives.
• Lead the execution of integrated brand marketing campaigns across a multitude of channels, from digital to experiential.
• Collaborate closely with creative agencies, external partners, and cross-functional internal teams to bring campaigns and activations to fruition.
• Drive the development and implementation of brand assets, ensuring consistency and quality across all touchpoints.

Must-Have Qualifications

• Progressive experience in brand marketing, ideally within a globally recognized consumer, lifestyle, sports, fashion, entertainment, or technology brand.
• Proven ability to operate within a global brand framework, successfully adapting and executing global strategies at a regional or local level.
• Demonstrated success in developing and deploying integrated brand marketing plans across diverse channels and consumer touchpoints.
• Experience managing relationships and projects with creative agencies, external collaborators, and internal cross-functional teams to deliver impactful marketing campaigns and activations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proactive & Self-Starting: Anticipates needs and takes initiative to drive projects forward.
• Exceptional Organization: Adept at managing multiple projects, timelines, stakeholders, and deliverables concurrently.
• Meticulous Attention to Detail: Ensures precision in creative assets, presentations, timelines, and execution.
• Skilled Project Manager: Capable of guiding projects from initial brief through to successful execution, maintaining team alignment and proactively identifying potential issues.
• Strong Communicator: Articulates ideas clearly, concisely, and confidently to internal teams, agencies, and regional partners.
• Collaborative & Adaptable: Builds strong relationships across functions, working effectively with diverse personalities and seniority levels.
• Acute Brand & Creative Instincts: Possesses a deep understanding of what constitutes culturally relevant, high-quality brand work and can articulate creative rationale.
• Culturally Curious: Genuinely engaged with current trends in music, sport, fashion, entertainment, and emerging culture, with an intuitive grasp of what resonates with younger audiences.
• Commercially Minded: Understands the direct link between brand marketing efforts and broader business objectives, connecting activities to measurable outcomes.
• Comfortable with Ambiguity: Thrives in fast-paced environments where priorities can shift rapidly.
• Solutions-Oriented: Brings forward recommendations and potential solutions rather than solely escalating problems.Globally Minded: Appreciates that marketing effectiveness varies by market and respects the insights of local teams.
• High Standards for Execution: Committed to excellence in every detail, continuously striving to elevate the quality of work.

About Aquent Talent

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands.

Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits!

Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We’re about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.

Client Description

Our Client is a multinational technology company that boasts some of the most popular consumer electronics on the planet. They also offer prolific media and entertainment services, software, cloud services, fitness accessories, and payment solutions.

Aquent is dedicated to improving inclusivity & is proudly an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from under-represented groups & are committed to providing support to applicants with disabilities. We aim to provide reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, to those with a medical condition, disability or neurodivergence.