Culinary Brand Manager - Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles, CA (On-site)

$115K/yr – $150K/yrMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the early-stage brand for a fast-moving food-tech initiative: define concept, target, and positioning; drive menu direction, whitespace, and pricing; and lead a launch-focused growth cycle with clear go/no-go criteria and a rapid feedback loop into strategy.

  • Brand direction and positioning: establish cuisine type, audience, and competitive edge.
  • Menu strategy and PMIX: shape structure, pricing, and launch-ready components while identifying whitespace.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead concept direction for every brand: define cuisine type, target customer, and strategic positioning
  • Drive competitive landscape research and produce menu direction — identify whitespace and define what dishes and components should exist
  • Own the brand go/no-go process — define criteria and make the call on what's worth building
  • Write menu copy — translate the brand's culinary vision into consumer-facing language
  • Own menu structure, pricing, and PMIX modeling as brands move toward launch
  • Coordinate digital onboarding into KitchenOS & POS; own the deployment checklist
  • Drive launch and growth in the first 60 days — run proven playbook tactics while actively testing new ones
  • Track brand performance; own the feedback loop back into strategy

Requirements

  • 5+ years in brand strategy, marketing, or consumer insights — ideally in food and restaurant
  • Strong writer and thinker: you can distill complex market dynamics into a clear creative brief
  • Comfort with ambiguity: you're building brands in a fast-moving, scrappy environment — not a corporate brand team
  • Experience taking a brand from zero to launch (not just managing an existing brand)
  • Data-literate: you can pull insights from sales, ratings, and customer feedback to inform brand decisions
  • Strong point of view on what makes a brand resonate — and the confidence to defend it

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance (multiple plans, incl. HSA options).
  • Company-paid life and disability insurance (short- and long-term).
  • Voluntary insurance: accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity.
  • Optional supplemental life insurance for self, spouse, and children.
  • Pet insurance discount.
  • 401(k).
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
  • Discretionary vacation days
  • 8 paid holidays per year
  • Paid sick time
  • Paid Bereavement leave
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Benefits are subject to change at the company's discretion.
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Lab37

Robots for better food. Our technology brings profitability, reliability, calm and unthinkable consistency to your food business.

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