Brand Marketing Director, Gum & Mints

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$154K/yr – $211K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 3 days ago

Job Summary

Own global Orbit/Extra brand development and governance, shaping positioning, portfolio architecture, and cross-market collaboration to accelerate growth with Gen Z/Gen Alpha while building the Gum community.

  • Lead global brand governance and co-create initiatives
  • Drive data-driven brand strategy and audience evolution

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and drive Orbit/Extra - OEFY brand globally. Lead the global brand governance and ensure alignment on co-create, ambition, positioning and portfolio architecture.
  • Drive the brand positioning and its main strategic pillars of development with strong consumer insight/data driven decisions
  • In partnership with the Brand & Content team, build meaningful distinction and relevance for OEFY Brand with Gen Z and Gen Alpha to accelerate category growth by: identifying key drivers from data driven and human cultural insights, redefining and strengthening audiences and positioning, building communication and advertising briefs, and dialing up authenticity by tapping into content/activation ideas/partnerships that ladder up to new/community led/culturally relevant ways of building brands (in process accelerate earned, shared, owned aspect of deployment)
  • Define brand and portfolio architecture by analyzing brand health, understanding roles, brand stages/evolution across markets, customer segments, innovation play and 2030 category growth strategy
  • Lead co-create and collaboration across key markets by orchestrating and driving engagement through period connects, key forums etc.
  • Maintain oversight of global brand strategy in partnership with brand and content teams, regions and global brand governance, and on-going connectivity across brand strategic initiatives
  • Build and develop the Gum community through the leadership of knowledge by aiming to inspire and guide the global community towards our brands growth agenda.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of relevant experience required
  • Bachelor's degree required, Master's degree preferred
  • Strong Marketing expertise in brand positioning, brand building, architecture, and communication.
  • Proven record of strategic brand planning and development as well as communication brief and development.
  • Strong expertise in consumer growth agenda and portfolio strategy.
  • Strategic mindset with strong execution capability
  • Strong team leadership and ability to drive influence across matrix organization and stakeholder management

Benefits

  • industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
  • medical and dental benefits
  • participation in 401k plan
  • paid time off benefits
  • A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
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Brand Marketing Director, Gum & Mints

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