brand manager I, Brand Strategy and Experience

Seattle, WA (Hybrid)

$118K/yr – $197K/yrIntern/New Grad5+ years expFull time

Posted 13 days ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end brand campaigns from strategy through execution, aligning with global and US teams to elevate the Starbucks Masterbrand and drive long-term equity.

  • Lead strategy and portfolio thinking across campaigns and plans
  • Coordinate cross-functional work with external agencies to ensure cohesive brand experiences

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Ensure that marketing initiatives deliver on business objectives and elevate our brand , exciting and delighting consumers with communication that ladders up to the Starbucks Masterbrand.
  • Build brand campaigns with a global, one brand mindset, partnering closely with global marketing teams to elevate the brand in the US.
  • Lead the development of integrated brand campaigns including end-to-end planning, creative development, and execution across channels that pushes the brand forward.
  • Continuously evaluate initiative and campaign performance, leveraging insights to refine messaging, optimize impact, and strengthen long-term brand equity.
  • Present recommendations and insights to leadership, driving alignment, informed decision-making, and strategic prioritization.
  • Ensure seasonal and out-of-store marketing elevates the brand and achieves in market KPIs
  • Facilitate effective communication and collaboration across teams to support a unified brand experience and manage successful stakeholder relationships with external agencies.
  • Lead strategic portfolio thinking through strat plan, business plan, portfolio insights, and brand planning.
  • Enjoy working on an energetic, fun, and highly collaborative team to drive the business forward while acting in accordance with Starbucks guiding principles.

Requirements

  • A passion for and history of launching successful products & comms (CPG experience preferred)
  • Experience activating across a variety of channels (TV, digital, influencer, experiential, earned)
  • Strong experience interpreting syndicated data, and leveraging consumer insights to inform impactful campaigns and launches (Circana, Mintel, IPSOS, etc.)
  • Progressive experience in brand management (5+ years)
  • Project leadership in large cross-functional environment (5+ years)
  • Able to work in a matrixed environment to collaborate cross-functionally and cross-culturally
  • Ability to balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Thought leadership and a brand champion
  • We’d love to hear from people with:

Preferred

  • MBA strongly preferred

Benefits

  • As a Starbucks partner, you (and your family) will have access to medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, and other voluntary insurance benefits. Partners have access to short-term and long-term disability, paid parental leave, family expansion reimbursement, paid vacation from date of hire*, sick time (accrued at 1 hour for every 25 hours worked), eight paid holidays, and two personal days per year. Starbucks also offers eligible partners participation in a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, a discounted company stock program (S.I.P.), Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock), incentivized emergency savings, and financial well-being tools. Additionally, Starbucks offers 100% upfront tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor’s degree through Arizona State University’s online program via the Starbucks College Achievement Plan, student loan management resources, and access to other educational opportunities. You will also have access to backup care and DACA reimbursement. Starbucks will comply with any applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, and in accordance with its plans and policies. This list is subject to change depending on collective bargaining in locations where partners have a certified bargaining representative. For additional information regarding partner perks and more detailed information about benefits, go to starbucksbenefits.com .
  • The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate will be based on multiple factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, and internal equity. At Starbucks, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the high end of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.
  • We believe we do our best work when we're together, which is why we're onsite four days a week.
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At Starbucks, we like to say that we are not in the coffee business serving people, but in the people business serving coffee. Here, our employees - who we call partners – are the heart of the Starbucks experience, and being a partner means aspiring to become part of something bigger: inspiring positive change in the world and growing in your career and in your community. ​ It’s an opportunity to be your personal best. ​ Starbucks is an equal opportunity employer of all qualified individuals, including minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities.​​ In everything we do, we are dedicated to our mission: To be the premier purveyor of the finest coffee in the world, inspiring and nurturing the human spirit — one person, one cup and one neighborhood at a time. Join us. Inspire with every cup. Explore opportunities, benefits and more at careers.starbucks.com

Founded in 1971
Seattle, WA, US
166K employees (1,935 in marketing)
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44%
Referral
11.6%
Social
1.5%
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Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~179.3K

Marketing Team

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1,152 (1% of company)
Median Career Experience
15.5 years
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Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
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Funding

Total Funding
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Last Raise
$1.8B
Post IPO Debt, 10 months ago

Funding History

  • May 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $1.8B
  • Jul 2024
    Post IPO Equity
  • Oct 2018
    Post IPO Equity • $900M

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