Brand & Shopper Marketing Manager

Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive integrated brand and shopper marketing for Flex across retail channels, balancing data-led campaigns with authentic in-store storytelling.

  • Own retail marketing programs and retailer media networks to boost awareness, consideration, and conversions.
  • Must-have: 5+ years in brand/shopper/retail marketing with hands-on activations.
  • Standout: Cross-functional influence with Sales, Growth, Ecommerce, and external partners, plus AI-enabled, brand-faithful execution.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and lead integrated brand and shopper marketing strategies that drive awareness, consideration, and conversion across channels
  • Translate brand positioning into retail-ready storytelling, ensuring consistency across in-store, digital, and experiential touchpoints
  • Partner closely with Sales to align on retailer priorities, shopper insights, and growth opportunities, and to support the Sales team’s work and meetings with brokers and buyers
  • Leverage data, insights, and market trends to inform shopper-centric campaigns and activations
  • Wire closely with Growth and Ecommerce teams to ensure relevant campaigns and brand messaging are being showcased in the right places, at the right times
  • Leverages AI as a core, daily tool to enhance strategic thinking, accelerate creative and retail execution, and drive efficient, high-quality output while maintaining strong judgment, accuracy, and brand integrity in a health-sensitive category
  • Own the strategic planning of retail marketing programs, specifically across retailer media networks, and support where possible to uplevel retailer promotions within owned and paid channels
  • Lead field marketing initiatives, ensuring strong execution and brand representation in key markets
  • Collaborate with internal and external partners to deliver best-in-class shopper experiences that drive conversion at the point of sale
  • Act as a key liaison between Marketing and Sales, ensuring alignment on priorities, messaging, and execution

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in brand marketing, shopper marketing, or retail marketing
  • Strong understanding of consumer behavior and the path to purchase, especially within retail environments
  • Proven ability to bridge marketing and sales, with experience working cross-functionally
  • Experience developing and executing shopper marketing programs and retail activations
  • Highly organized with strong project management skills and attention to detail
  • Comfortable operating in both strategic and executional capacities
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills; confident in external-facing environments
  • Creative thinker with the ability to move quickly and adapt in a fast-paced environment
  • Curiosity, resilience, and excitement to become a subject matter expert in all things menstruation and modern period care

Preferred

  • Experience working with retail partners or in a CPG, DTC, or omnichannel environment
  • Familiarity with retail media and in-store marketing tactics
  • Background in field marketing, experiential marketing, or events
  • Experience managing agencies or external partners
  • Strategic & Insight-Driven: Sees the big picture and connects brand to shopper behavior
  • Commercially Minded: Understands how marketing drives sales and retail performance
  • Collaborative Connector: Bridges teams and builds strong cross-functional relationships
  • Hands-On Operator: Willing to roll up sleeves, take initiative, and execute with excellence
  • Confident Brand Advocate: Represents the brand with credibility and energy in any setting

Benefits

  • medical, dental and vision health insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • open PTO
  • 401k
  • annual learning credit
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The Flex Co.

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Flex® was born from our founder Lauren’s personal story - a search for better solutions that turned into a mission to transform period care. What began as a personal need has grown into a movement that empowers millions of people to live without limits, shame, or interruption from their cycle.Today, Flex is the #1 selling menstrual cup and menstrual disc and the only maker of a disposable disc in the US. Our product portfolio includes Flex DiscTM, Flex CupTM, Flex Reusable DiscTM, Softdisc®, Softcup®, pads, and liners - creating a holistic period care system for everyone, no matter where they are on their menstrual journey. With availability in over 30,000 retailers nationwide, Flex is making innovative period care more accessible than ever.As the top-selling sustainable period care brand, Flex is proudly FDA-registered and the sole designer of its products, which are thoughtfully manufactured in the United States and Canada. Every product is science-backed, safe, and designed for comfort and confidence, so people can live life without pause.But Flex is more than products. We’re building a community that breaks taboos, sparks conversations, and empowers people to embrace and love their bodies every day of the month. As the trailblazer in high-performance, innovative modern period care, Flex continues to lead with courage, curiosity, and compassion, helping people live freely, without limits.

Founded in 2015
Los Angeles, California, USA
43 employees (12 in marketing)
69% recommend to a friend
76% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
114.1K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$5.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
30.6%
Direct
26.1%
Referral
3.9%
Social
3%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~43

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
8 (19% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$7.7M
Last Raise
$3.6M
Series Unknown, 6 years ago

Funding History

  • Apr 2020
    Series Unknown
  • Oct 2018
    Seed • $3.6M
  • Feb 2018
    Seed

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