Brand Manager, PurePlay

Rosemont, IL (On-site)

$110K/yr – $145K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 15 hrs ago

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end brand strategy and architecture for the PurePlay portfolio, shape compelling narratives and product storytelling, and drive cross-functional governance to ensure consistent brand experiences and growth.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead brand strategy, positioning, messaging, and value proposition development across Culligan's PurePlay portfolio.
  • Develop and maintain brand architecture, naming conventions, product nomenclature, and portfolio organization.
  • Establish, maintain, and develop brand guidelines to ensure consistency across all customers (end user) touchpoints.
  • Serve as the internal brand steward, driving adherence to brand standards across marketing, sales, product, customer experience, and external partners.
  • Develop compelling brand narratives that communicate product innovation, category leadership, and customer benefits.
  • Leverage consumer insights, market trends, competitive intelligence, and category dynamics to identify growth opportunities and inform brand strategy.
  • Lead development of creative assets across e-commerce, digital, social, influencers and video channels.
  • Manage relationships with creative, branding, content, production, and media agencies.
  • Develop clear creative briefs and guide agencies from concept through execution.
  • Oversee photography, lifestyle shoots, product demonstrations, video production, and content creation initiatives.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or related field.
  • 5-8+ years of progressive experience in Brand Management, Consumer Marketing, or Integrated Marketing.
  • Proven experience developing and executing successful brand and marketing strategies.
  • Experience managing agencies and leading creative development projects.
  • Demonstrated ability to translate consumer insights into business and marketing actions.
  • Exceptional communication, storytelling, presentation, and influencing skills.
  • Strong project management and cross-functional leadership capabilities.
  • Analytical mindset with the ability to connect marketing initiatives to business outcomes.

Preferred

  • Experience in consumer products, home products, water treatment, appliances, durable goods, or related categories.
  • Experience with Amazon, marketplace, or e-commerce-focused marketing.
  • Familiarity with influencer marketing, paid social, online videos, creator partnerships, PR, and content development.
  • Experience overseeing photography, video production, and content creation programs.

Benefits

  • Full-time positions are eligible for competitive benefits, including paid time off, health, dental, vision, life, disability benefits and 401(k).
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There’s nothing more fundamental to life on Earth than water. That’s why Culligan believes if we can transform water, we can transform the world. With better science and better service, we change what’s possible for more people. Better drinking water for more neighborhoods and families. More sustainable practices for the planet. And more solutions to make more lives better. We turn water you can live with into water you can love.

Founded in 1936
Des Plaines, Illinois, USA
2.1K employees (83 in marketing)

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