Director, Brand Marketing and Public Relations - Pottery Barn Kids & Teen

San Francisco, CA (On-site)

$160K/yr – $175K/yrDirector/Executive8+ years expFull time

Posted 4 days ago

Job Summary

Own end-to-end partnership driven marketing and PR campaigns, from strategy and planning to cross-functional execution and post-campaign analysis.

  • Lead integrated campaigns across digital, PR, events, and retail.
  • Manage relationships with partners and internal teams.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development and execution of integrated 360° marketing and PR campaigns that bring collaboration partnerships to life across digital marketing, content, social, earned media, events, retail, and e-commerce.
  • Serve as brand contact for collaboration partnerships, cultivating trusted, long-term relationships and ensuring partners are thoughtfully engaged from concept through launch.
  • Partner closely with Merchandising, Creative, E-commerce, Inventory, Store Operations, Legal, and Brand Marketing teams to drive alignment, solve challenges, and ensure seamless execution across all channels.
  • Own campaign planning and workflow management for Brand Marketing and PR initiatives, including timelines, deliverables, approvals, meeting agendas, launch milestones, and cross-functional follow-ups.
  • Drive marketing operational excellence across complex partnership workstreams, including contract coordination, partner approvals, vendor onboarding, budget management, sample needs, asset delivery, reporting, and post-campaign recaps.
  • Collaborate with internal and external teams to shape compelling storytelling, content strategy, press materials, partner messaging, and customer-facing launch narratives.
  • Analyze campaign performance, press results, customer engagement, and partner impact to identify insights and recommendations that inform future collaboration strategy.
  • Build and manage meaningful media relationships to support collaboration launches, brand campaigns, seasonal initiatives, and tentpole moments across Pottery Barn Kids and Pottery Barn Teen.
  • Identify opportunities to amplify partnerships through culturally relevant moments, talent integration, events, press storytelling, social content, and brand-right experiential activations.

Requirements

  • 8-10 years of experience in partnerships, brand marketing, public relations, licensing, or talent, within a consumer-facing brand, retail, lifestyle, fashion, home, or agency environment.
  • Proven track record of developing and executing high-impact partnerships, PR campaigns, brand activations, and cross-functional marketing initiatives that drive awareness, cultural relevance, and business results.
  • Strong strategic judgment with the ability to identify brand-right opportunities, evaluate partnership potential, and translate cultural trends into meaningful consumer-facing programs.
  • Exceptional relationship management skills, with the ability to partner effectively with senior leaders, cross-functional teams, collaborators, agencies, and external stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead complex, detail-oriented projects from concept through execution, including timelines, approvals, deliverables, budgets, reporting, and post-campaign recaps.
  • Highly organized operator with the ability to manage multiple high-visibility initiatives in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong understanding of brand storytelling, earned media, influencer/talent strategy, consumer engagement, and culturally relevant marketing moments.
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.

Preferred

  • Strategic Attention to Detail: You understand that every touchpoint matters, from the first partner conversation to final campaign execution, and you ensure each detail reflects the highest standard for the brand.
  • Exceptional Communication & Relationship Management: You build trust quickly, communicate with clarity, and represent the brand thoughtfully with internal leaders, cross-functional partners, external collaborators, agencies, and talent teams.
  • Cross-Functional Leadership: You know how to bring teams together, create alignment, and guide complex initiatives across marketing, PR, creative, merchandising, legal, product development, and external partners.
  • Operational Excellence: You bring structure, discipline, and momentum to complex campaigns, managing timelines, approvals, deliverables, budgets, and competing priorities with precision.
  • Brand & Cultural Judgment: You have strong instincts for what feels brand-right, culturally relevant, and commercially meaningful, and can translate those instincts into thoughtful partnerships and campaigns.

Benefits

  • A generous discount on all WSI brands
  • A 401(k) plan and other investment opportunities
  • Paid vacations, holidays, and time off to volunteer
  • Health benefits, dental and vision insurance, including same-sex domestic partner benefits
  • Tax-free commuter benefits
  • A wellness program that supports your physical, financial and emotional health
  • In-person and online learning opportunities through WSI University
  • Cross-brand and cross-function career opportunities
  • Resources for self-development
  • Advisor (Mentor) program
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Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries and territories, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. As an underwriting company, we assess, assume and manage risk with insight and discipline. We service and pay our claims fairly and promptly. The company is also defined by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength and local operations globally. Parent company Chubb Limited is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: CB) and is a component of the S&P 500 index. Chubb maintains executive offices in Zurich, New York, London, Paris and other locations, and employs approximately 40,000 people worldwide.Read our Social Media Guidelines here: https://www.chubb.com/us-en/about-chubb/chubbs-social-media-guidelines.aspxNotre section « À propos » est également disponible en français, ici: https://www.chubb.com/ca-fr/about-chubb-in-canada/a-propos-de-chubb-au-canada.aspx

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