Assistant Manager, Product Marketing

Culver City, CA (Hybrid)

$73K/yr – $85K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 3 hrs ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end product launches and lead go-to-market planning, briefs, and cross-functional collaboration to drive in-market activation and post-launch optimization.

  • Own launches from concept to activation, coordinating with Product, Creative, Sales, and Operations.
  • Develop GTM materials, briefs, timelines, and asset trackers while ensuring alignment with product strategy.
  • Synthesize competitive insights and retailer feedback to inform future planning.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own day-to-day project management of end-to-end product launches — from concept kick-off to in-market activation — in partnership with Product Development, Creative, Sales, and Operations.
  • Develop and maintain product marketing documents including briefs, timelines, GTM calendars, pitch decks, and asset trackers.
  • Write clear, compelling creative briefs for packaging, componentry, and copy that translates product benefits into consumer language.
  • Lead competitive audits of product features, pricing, and claims to identify category trends and white space opportunities.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams on GTM asset, ensuring content is aligned with product strategy and retail priorities.
  • Conduct post-launch reviews including sales performance, retailer feedback, and consumer sentiment, synthesizing findings to help inform future planning.
  • Act as the internal product expert, bringing category and positioning insights into cross-functional discussions and strategy.
  • Track progress against key launch milestones and ensure all stakeholders are informed at each stage.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications or related field.
  • 3+ years in product marketing, brand management, or category management — ideally in beauty, CPG, or adjacent consumer verticals.
  • Strong understanding of the go-to-market process, from concept to shelf.
  • Ability to distill competitive research and consumer insights into clear product recommendations.
  • Highly organized, with a demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional timelines, project briefs, and multiple workstreams.
  • Strong analytical skills: understanding of sales forecasting concepts and basic P&L structure is a plus.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and project management tools (e.g., Monday.com, Asana) required.
  • Passion for the beauty industry and Milani’s mission of inclusivity and accessibility.

Benefits

  • Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Retirement Plan (401k w/ Company Match)
  • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
  • Generous Vacation Time Policy
  • Family Leave
  • Short Term & Long-Term Disability
  • Flexible Work Environment / Hybrid (Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday required on site in Milani’s Culver City Office)
  • Dog-Friendly HQ
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Milani Cosmetics

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We founded Milani over 20 years ago, with the passionate belief that everyone should have the opportunity to own & enjoy luxury beauty.To this day, we continue to innovate for and with our diverse community and relentlessly test the limits of what’s available at affordable prices.We deliver high-end yet accessible luxury while championing inclusivity, self-expression and experimentation through makeup.We are Milani Cosmetics.Luxury that’s born inclusive, not exclusive.

Founded in 2001
Culver City, California, USA
141 employees (36 in marketing)
37% recommend to a friend
100% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
244.8K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$4.2K
Traffic Source Mix
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42.4%
Direct
47.8%
Referral
4.5%
Social
3.6%
Paid
1.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~141

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
19 (13% of company)
Median Career Experience
11 years
Median Tenure
4.3 years
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