Sr Marketing Associate, Toy Marketing

East Aurora, NY (On-site)

$79K/yr – $87K/yrSenior Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 8 days ago

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Job Summary

Own and help drive toy line strategy and performance, partnering with cross-functional teams on development, packaging, pricing, and storytelling; manage timelines, P&L insights, and market execution across mass, specialty, and e-commerce channels.

  • Own toy strategy by segment
  • Assist in pricing architecture and competitive positioning
  • Collaborate with design, packaging, and development teams to bring toys to market

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with the Manager to support development and maintenance of key product line tools and documents.
  • Contribute to business strategies, objectives, and insights; assist in P&L management.
  • Support toy business performance (POS performance and SKU metrics: revenue, margin, productivity).
  • Work closely with cross-functional partners (Product Design, Packaging, Development, etc.) to support delivery of innovative and compelling toys to market on time and on budget, informed by consumer insights.
  • Provide input on packaging, messaging, and feature storytelling.
  • Support the development of toy strategy by segment.
  • Support the toy pricing architecture and competitive positioning.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 3 years of marketing experience.
  • Project management skills: potential to manage complex product development timelines.
  • Strong quantitative/Analytical/financial skills (forecasting, pricing, SKU productivity and competitive analysis).
  • Financial acumen: Experience with P&L management.
  • Experience partnering with cross functional teams (ie design and manufacturing).
  • Communication skills: Excellent at storytelling, presentations, and influencing team.
  • Strong PowerPoint creation and presentation skills, proficiency in Outlook, Word and Excel
  • Roles in category management, product marketing, or product development.
  • Background in CPG or toy companies, ideally with exposure to retail buyer dynamics.
  • Retail/channel knowledge: Ability to leverage insights to build mass, specialty, and e-commerce distribution strategies.
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Mattel

La Mauritano-Tunisienne des Télécommunications est le premier opérateur mobile en Mauritanie.

Founded in 1999
Nouakchott, Nouakchott-Nord Region, MRT
318 employees (51 in marketing)

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~318

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
38 (12% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
20