Brand Marketing Manager

Vienna, VA (Hybrid)

$125K/yr – $135K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 19 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own end-to-end enrollment marketing for priority programs by leading strategy and multi‑channel campaigns, driving launches from concept to delivery, and measuring impact across paid, owned and earned media.

  • Own strategy and execution across paid, owned, and earned media
  • Lead cross-functional launches from concept to delivery
  • Measure and optimize campaigns and brand initiatives

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead strategy and execution to drive enrollment for priority programs, including Oxbridge Academic Programs, across paid, owned and earned media.
  • Develop full-funnel campaigns across digital, social, search, email and direct mail.
  • Monitor campaign and launch performance, read the results, and adjust to improve them.
  • Develop and maintain positioning, messaging frameworks and value propositions across the K-12 Individual portfolio.
  • Support brand architecture and implementation as we align and simplify our brands for families.
  • Conduct market, customer and competitive research to find opportunities for differentiation.
  • Keep messaging consistent across web, email, digital, social and creative so families can compare programs with confidence.
  • Lead go-to-market efforts from concept to delivery for new programs, products and partnerships.
  • Use customer surveys, testing and feedback to validate value propositions and shape direction before launch.
  • Build launch plans covering audience, messaging, content, channel activation, measurement and sales enablement.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in brand marketing, brand strategy, digital marketing, product or go-to-market marketing, or comparable creative agency experience.
  • A track record of developing positioning and messaging that delivered measurable results.
  • Experience leading cross-functional launches from strategy through in-market execution.
  • Experience managing creative agencies, media partners and creative talent.
  • Comfort reading data and turning results into insights, and building and presenting recommendations to senior leaders.
  • Experience across paid, owned and earned channels, including digital, social and search.
  • Working knowledge of SEO and organic growth, and curiosity about how AI is changing search and discovery.
  • A blend of creative and analytical strengths, with strong organizational, written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred

  • B2C or consumer marketing experience.
  • Experience managing direct reports.
  • Hands-on use of AI tools in marketing work.
  • Direct mail campaign experience.
  • Experience with PR, earned media or content storytelling programs.
  • Experience in education, travel, hospitality or other mission-driven consumer brands, especially marketing to students, families or educators.
  • Familiarity with brand measurement, web analytics and social listening tools.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, accident, critical illness, disability insurance, FSA/HSA options with employer HSA contributions, and a generous 401(k) match.
  • Generous paid time off including 11 paid company holidays, 25 PTO days the first year (prorated), 1 paid volunteer day, 4 mental health days, and bereavement
  • Professional development support, including up to $5,250 annually for tuition reimbursement and up to $1,000 for certifications annually
  • Opportunities for paid and discounted travel
  • Flexible work schedule providing on-site, remote, and hybrid office opportunities
  • Encouraged participation in a wide variety of Employee Resource Groups
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellness resources, including fitness centers at select locations
  • Paid parental, caregiver, and disability leave
  • Team Member Discount Program
  • Engaging, collaborative, and fun work environment
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WorldStrides

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WorldStrides provides educational travel and experiences to more than 530,000 students a year. Founded in 1967 by a middle school social studies teacher from Chicago, the company has since grown to become a leader in experiential learning for students of all ages throughout their lifetime learning journey. In addition to domestic and international travel and study abroad programs, WorldStrides offerings include performing arts, sports, language immersion, career exploration, and service-learning. Each of these experiences helps students to see beyond the classroom and to see the world – and themselves – in new ways. Our global team is 1,500+ strong, united by a passion for what we do. We work with students, parents, and teachers, and behind the scenes too, to deliver experiences that transform lives. Let's get out there - together!Community Guidelines We are happy to address questions you may have, but in order to foster a vibrant and useful online community, we’ve outlined a few guidelines to be followed when posting on the WorldStrides and affiliated brands' social channels . Any comments that are in violation of the guidelines will be removed, and repeat offenders may be blocked. Comments will be removed if they contain:•Profane, inappropriate, threatening or offensive language;•Violations of copyright or intellectual property rights;•Purposefully untrue or misleading statements;•Comments that are meant to derail or hijack constructive conversations;•Personal information of community members or WorldStrides employees; •Posts that link to potentially harmful sites.

Founded in 1967
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
2.1K employees (107 in marketing)
44% recommend to a friend
47% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$125K/yr – $135K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

The middle of this range ($130K) is 30% above the median base salary for Brand Marketing Manager roles in the United States ($100K).

Brand Marketing Manager median pay in the United States

$105K/yr

Most pay falls between $88K and $120K. Based on 93 salaries.

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Funding

Last Raise
Private Equity, 8 years ago

Funding History

  • Nov 2017
    Private Equity
  • Jan 1998
    Private Equity

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
300.8K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$19.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
42.9%
Direct
49.4%
Referral
6%
Social
1.2%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~2.1K
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Brand Marketing Manager

WorldStrides · Vienna, VA · Hybrid