Director of Retail Marketing

San Diego, CA (Hybrid)

$15K/yr – $170K/yrDirector/Executive5+ years expFull time

Posted 21 hrs ago

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Job Summary

Own the shopper marketing function for top retailers, leading strategy, activation, and team development to drive sales, growth, and category leadership.

  • Drive omnichannel shopper campaigns from concept to launch
  • Build annual plans and retailer partnerships with cross-functional teams
  • Develop and mentor the marketing team to scale with the business

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop annual shopper marketing strategies across Tier 1, Tier 2, and emerging retail partners.
  • Create retailer-specific activation plans supporting launches, innovation, seasonal moments, and promotional events.
  • Partner with Sales on Joint Business Planning and customer growth initiatives.
  • Prioritize investments to maximize incremental sales, household penetration, and brand awareness.
  • Directly manage 1-2 team members (e.g., Retail/Shopper Marketing Manager or Coordinator), setting clear goals, giving regular feedback, and owning their performance and development.
  • Build team structure and capacity as the retail business scales, including hiring, onboarding, and defining roles for future team members.
  • Delegate effectively, balancing what you lead through the team against what you execute personally, so the team’s capacity grows without becoming a bottleneck.
  • Serve as a mentor and thought partner to direct reports, raising the team & retail marketing expertise and cross-functional credibility.
  • Lead execution of omnichannel shopper marketing campaigns from concept through launch.
  • Manage retailer marketing calendars, merchandising programs, endcaps, displays, sampling, events, educational initiatives, and retailer-exclusive activations.

Requirements

  • 5-8 years of experience in Shopper Marketing, Trade Marketing, Customer Marketing, or Retail Marketing within CPG, wellness, beauty, food & beverage, or consumer health.
  • Proven success developing and executing shopper marketing programs with national retailers.
  • Experience managing retailer-specific campaigns from strategy through execution. Strong understanding of retail media, omnichannel marketing, and shopper behavior.
  • Comfortable operating in a high-growth environment with evolving priorities.
  • Experience directly managing at least one direct report, with a track record of coaching and developing junior marketers.

Preferred

  • Experience working with retailers such as: Walmart, Target, Ulta Beauty, Whole Foods, Sprouts, Vitamin Shoppe, Costco, Amazon.
  • Experience in supplements, wellness, beauty, or premium consumer products is strongly preferred.
  • A strategic thinker who loves execution.
  • Equally comfortable building annual plans and managing day-to-day activation.
  • Highly organized with exceptional project management skills.
  • Collaborative and able to influence cross-functional teams.
  • Analytical, data-driven, and focused on measurable outcomes.
  • Entrepreneurial, resourceful, and excited to help build a rapidly scaling retail organization.
  • A genuine people leader who invests in developing their team, not just the plan.

Benefits

  • medical, dental, and vision coverage with employer-paid plan options
  • 401(k) with company match
  • paid holidays and PTO
  • flexible work-from-home Fridays
  • wellness and fitness perks
  • employee product discounts
  • catered team lunches
  • team-building events
  • additional lifestyle benefits!
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Founded in 2018
San Diego, California, USA
110 employees (25 in marketing)
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713.3K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$74.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.8%
Direct
53%
Referral
6.8%
Social
3.7%
Paid
2.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~112

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
15 (14% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Funding

Total Funding
$55M
Last Raise
$25M
Seed, 4 months ago

Funding History

  • Nov 2025
    Seed • $25M
  • Oct 2024
    Debt Financing • $30M

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