Manager, Brand

Responsibilities

• Serve as MFB’s day-to-day steward of the brand identity and ensure consistent, compelling brand expression across channels and locations.
• Translate brand strategy into clear creative direction for campaigns, materials, partnerships, and audience experiences.
• Develop and evaluate creative briefs and concepts, ensuring alignment with project goals, audiences, messaging, and brand standards.
• Guide brand expression across digital, print, video, presentations, events, merchandise, signage, and physical spaces.
• Collaborate with Communications, Content, Digital, and other teams to deliver cohesive and accessible brand experiences.
• Provide creative direction and constructive feedback to internal teams, designers, agencies, photographers, vendors, and other partners.
• Manage brand projects from concept through completion, coordinating priorities, timelines, stakeholders, deliverables, and approvals.
• Review creative concepts and final materials for quality, accessibility, consistency, and alignment with MFB’s brand.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen MFB’s brand presence and improve processes, tools, and resources that support consistent brand execution.
• This position has no direct supervisory responsibility.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in brand management, marketing, communications, creative services, or a related field.
• Experience managing brand projects from concept through completion.
• Strong understanding of brand strategy, creative development, and brand standards.
• Experience working with internal teams and external creative partners, vendors, or agencies.
• Strong project management, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated creative judgment and ability to evaluate and guide creative work.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, graphic design, branding, or a related field.
• Experience working with nonprofit, mission-driven, or community-focused organizations.
• Experience developing integrated campaigns across digital, print, events, video, and physical environments.
• Experience with merchandise, environmental branding, or vendor/production management.
• Familiarity with accessibility and inclusive brand practices.