Associate Brand Manager

Responsibilities

• Manages execution of brand marketing plan including advertising, merchandising, promotion, public relations and product development, including packaging. Ensures consistent messaging, imagery and quality standards.
• Maintains accountability for approved brand budgets.
• Assigns and manages creative work through external agencies/vendors.
• Interfaces with Production and Distillation teams including, but not limited to, written technical product specs, liaison to agencies/vendors/production to lead and monitor quality and timelines, track shipments/depletions against vintage transitions as well as participation in packaging/production meetings.
• Works closely with Sales to monitor brand performance and ensure that materials are available to drive results.
• Support Trade Marketing and portfolio campaigns across spirits team
• Communicates monthly brand business status and programs to Management, including marketplace goals and accomplishments, promotional programs, inventory, merchandising status, and spirits availability issues. Consistent contact with Sales to maintain accuracy and evaluation; ad hoc reporting may be required.
• Ensures that brand strategies are implemented within PR initiatives. Coordinates branded special events, distiller appearances, spirit submissions and story pitches as needed.
• Provides content for website and manages brands’ trade materials.
• Performs as an effective and eloquent ambassador for brands at both trade and consumer events. Direct spirits team travel commitments such as participation in events, trade shows, distributor presentations and blitzes in conjunction with the Sales team

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree at minimum.
• 2 years of alcohol brand marketing management and/or luxury goods or beverage experience preferred. Spirits experience preferred.
• Significant experience in promotion, packaging and merchandising design/implementation.
• Strong analytic, strategic and creative skills.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Ability to balance multiple priorities, meet deadlines and thrive in a demanding, constantly changing environment.
• Attention to detail a must.
• Self-motivated, team-oriented ethics and excellent interpersonal skills.
• Some travel required.