Brand Incubation Manager

Boston, MA (Hybrid)

$80K/yr – $100K/yrMid LevelFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end product and brand concepting from insights to market tests, turning consumer behavior into launch-ready concepts with fast feedback loops.

  • Identify Opportunities to translate consumer and market signals into new products or brands.
  • Lead in-market test design and rapid evaluation to decide kill, adjust, or scale.
  • Use qualitative and quantitative data to drive decisions and track product/brand performance.

Job Description

Responsibilities - Identify Opportunities - Monitor trends, consumer behavior shifts, and competitor activity - Identify whitespace opportunities and translate them into actionable ideas for new products or brands - Develop Concepts - Turn insights into compelling brand and product concepts - Collaborate with creative and R&D teams to shape the core idea, flavor direction, and brand identity - Build Testable Products - Lead the development of new products, including creative direction, packaging design, pricing, and go to market strategy - Partner with R&D and Ops to turn concepts into real, shelf-ready products - Test in Market - Design in-market pilot strategies - Launch tests quickly and efficiently, balancing speed with actionable learning - Track Performance - Use both qualitative and quantitative data to evaluate product and brand performance - Monitor consumer feedback, velocity, and trade response - Make Recommendations - Deliver clear, data-backed recommendations on each test (kill, adjust, or scale)
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Downeast Cider House

in 2011, we left college with a killer recipe for hard cider. we wanted to remind people of the way that cider should be. fresh, unfiltered, delicious. we aren't beginners anymore, but the idea behind our cider and our business remains the same. we've gone from a dorm room to a 16,500 ft cider house in the east boston shipyard with the best team in the city and a characterful taproom. today, you can find us across new england, and we've expanded into new york, new jersey, pennsylvania, dc, virginia, ohio, and wisconsin, minnesota, indiana & colorado with no signs of slowing down.our employees are unfiltered, talented and awesome. they kick ass when it's time to get to work and throw down at company parties. we’re on the path to win the game, you might as well join us. get in touch.

Founded in 2011
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
93 employees (13 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
19.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
41.8%
Direct
44%
Referral
4.8%
Social
8.2%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~93

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
6 (6% of company)
Median Career Experience
9 years
Median Tenure
2.4 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1