Assoc Dir Marketing

Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)

$130K/yr – $145K/yrSenior Level

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the early US market push for beauty brands with cross-channel GTM, launch readiness, and retailer activation for color cosmetics and related categories.

  • Launch ownership: define audience, positioning, pricing, messaging, and multi-channel activation across retail, digital, social, influencer, and PR.
  • Growth planning: assess brand health, scalability, and retailer readiness to decide where and how to scale.
  • Execution discipline: partner with internal and agency teams to deliver campaigns, launches, and ongoing optimization based on data.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop U.S. market strategies for newly launched brands, including target consumer identification, positioning, pricing strategy, messaging, and channel activation.
  • Serve as the marketing lead for color cosmetics while supporting growth opportunities across skincare and other beauty categories.
  • Assess brand health, market positioning, competitive landscape, and future growth opportunities.
  • Develop and execute integrated marketing strategies across retail, digital, social, influencer, PR, and performance marketing channels.
  • Lead go-to-market planning and execution for new product launches and retail expansions.
  • Evaluate brand scalability, retailer readiness, and the likelihood of long-term success in competitive categories.
  • Identify key growth drivers, market barriers, and operational requirements necessary to successfully scale a brand.
  • Partner with internal teams and external agencies to ensure timely and effective execution of marketing initiatives.
  • Develop launch calendars, campaign plans, promotional strategies, and retailer-specific activation programs.
  • Monitor campaign performance, analyze results, and optimize strategies based on data and market feedback.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of marketing experience in beauty, wellness, CPG, or related industries.
  • Proven success leading both strategy development and hands-on execution of product launches at major retailers, including Ulta, Sephora, Olive Young, or similar national accounts.
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with experience operating in fast-paced, high-growth environments where resourcefulness, adaptability, and execution are essential.
  • Strong cross-category marketing expertise with the ability to identify emerging trends and consumer behavior shifts.
  • Demonstrated experience scaling brands from early growth stages to broader retail distribution.
  • Strong analytical skills with experience leveraging market data, consumer insights, category trends, and performance metrics to drive decision-making.
  • Experience managing agencies, cross-functional stakeholders, and external partners.
  • Strong project management capabilities with the ability to execute multiple initiatives simultaneously.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills with experience advising senior executives.

Preferred

  • Experience working with high-growth beauty or wellness brands.
  • Direct experience launching and growing brands within Ulta, Sephora, Olive Young, or similar channels.
  • Agency, or in-house leadership experience at recognized consumer brands.
  • Strong network within the beauty and consumer products industry.
  • Experience forecasting category trends and identifying emerging brands and product opportunities.

Benefits

  • Eligible for benefits as of date of hire (health, dental, vision, life and other voluntary programs)
  • You are immediately vested in LG H&H’s matching contributions to the 401(k) Plan. Company matches your contributions dollar-for-dollar up to 6% of your eligible pay.
  • Company sponsored Life insurance, AD&D and Disability benefits
  • Wellness incentive programs

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