Manager, Audience Engagement & Brand Activation

Newark, NJ (Unknown)

$115K/yr – $189K/yrManager5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 days ago

Job Summary

Own end-to-end audience engagement workstreams by shaping strategies, synthesizing insights, and guiding activation planning and execution for diverse audiences, with strong cross-functional collaboration and a focus on learning and measurement.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Audience Engagement Support
  • Contribute to the development of audience engagement and brand activation strategies for priority and emerging audiences, with a focus on Women, Hispanic, Black, and other diverse segments.
  • Synthesize audience intelligence, market research, cultural signals, activation learnings, and business context to support engagement and activation recommendations.
  • Apply identified audience needs, mindsets, barriers, motivations, and opportunities to support activation planning, briefs, messaging recommendations, and campaign development.
  • Partner with Research & Analytics to gather and apply audience intelligence and findings; support the Director in identifying learning needs and developing audience-specific guidance
  • Cross-Functional Partnership & Enablement
  • Manage the day-to-day alignment of activation plans and deliverables with Director-led audience engagement priorities and relevant growth objectives.
  • Contribute audience engagement expertise to marketing initiatives, helping teams apply relevant guidance without creating an additional approval layer.
  • Integrated Activation Planning & Execution Support
  • Lead day-to-day execution of campaigns, pilots, and activations focused on priority audience segments.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree with 5–7 years of relevant experience in marketing, audience strategy, multicultural marketing, brand strategy, communications, advertising, research, or related fields.
  • Experience supporting engagement and activation plans for diverse audience segments — including Women, Hispanic, Black, and other diverse audience segments Strong strategic thinking skills and synthesis skills, with the ability to apply audience intelligence, research, data, and cultural trends into clear activation implications.
  • Experience developing marketing briefs and activation plans and supporting integrated marketing campaigns, audience-led activations, content programs, partnerships, or test-and-learn initiatives.
  • Ability to partner cross-functionally with Brand, Content, Comms, Business Marketing, Research, Analytics, Media, Social, Legal/Compliance, and agency teams.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to develop briefs, POVs, recommendations, presentations, and executive-ready materials.
  • Strong project management skills, with the ability to organize complex work across multiple priorities, stakeholders, and timelines.
  • Ability to influence through relationships, clear communication, sound judgment, and audience expertise.
  • Familiarity with financial services, insurance, retirement, asset management, or regulated industries is beneficial.
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite; must be proficient in PowerPoint and comfortable working with Excel.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), and leave of absencees, such as parental and military leave.
  • 401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%).
  • Company-funded pension plan.
  • Wellness Programs including up to $1,600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs.
  • Work/Life Resources to help support topics such as parenting, housing, senior care, finances, pets, legal matters, education, emotional and mental health, and career development.
  • Education Benefit to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree and many accredited certificate programs.
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period).
  • Eligibility to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.
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