Manager, Brand Strategy & Activation - Fisher Price

East Aurora, NY (Hybrid)

$104K/yr – $123K/yrManager6+ years expFull time

Posted 3 weeks ago

Job Summary

Own global brand positioning and long-range growth; drive cross-functional embedding of brand strategy into product, content, and GTM; lead storytelling, platform and partnership programs, and brand activation across franchises, retail, and eCommerce.

  • Brand strategy and governance across franchises
  • Cross-functional leadership and go-to-market execution
  • Integrated activations, content/platform strategy, and partnerships

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Define and evolve global brand positioning, architecture, and messaging frameworks across franchise and product lines
  • Establish long-term growth strategies and roadmaps, identifying key opportunities across content, products, and experiences
  • Partner cross-functionally to ensure brand strategy is embedded early in product development, content creation, and go-to-market planning
  • Identify and develop white space opportunities for brand expansion, including new platforms, categories, and audience segments
  • Lead development of annual and multi-year brand plans, aligning stakeholders around key priorities and growth drivers
  • Serve as the central connector across functions, ensuring alignment between brand, content, product, retail, and experiential teams
  • Guide development of consumer-facing storytelling frameworks that inform campaigns, experiences, and partnerships globally
  • Translate consumer insights, cultural trends, and audience behaviors into actionable brand strategies
  • Develop content and platform strategies (e.g., YouTube, digital ecosystems) in partnership with Mattel Studios and cross-functional teams
  • Lead integrated brand activations across key franchise moments in partnership with Toy and Franchise Marketing to ensure consistency across product, experiences, and retail

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience in marketing, with a strong foundation in brand strategy, franchise strategy, or brand building
  • Strong strategic thinker with proven ability to define brand vision, develop scalable narratives, and drive long-term roadmaps
  • Experience working across content, retail, eCommerce, and/or experiential marketing, with a track record of delivering integrated brand initiatives
  • Proven ability to build culturally relevant campaigns and brand activations that drive engagement and growth
  • Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with a confident external presence and experience pitching to senior stakeholders and partners
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data and insights into actionable recommendations
  • Excellent cross-functional leadership and collaboration skills; recognized as a connector across teams and disciplines
  • Highly proactive, detail-oriented, and accountable for outcomes
  • Creative, culturally aware thinker who can balance innovation with business impact
  • Thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative, and creative environment

Benefits

  • Mattel is an Equal Opportunity Employer where we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day. We welcome all job seekers, and all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran and protected veteran status, disability status, and or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
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Mattel, Inc.

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We empower generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.We treat play as if the future depends on it — because it does. Play is our language, and we speak to our consumers authentically by representing the world as they see and imagine it.Mattel is a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world. We engage consumers and fans through our franchise brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO, Masters of the Universe, Matchbox, Monster High, Polly Pocket, and Barney, as well as other popular properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include toys, content, consumer products, digital and live experiences. Our products are sold in collaboration with the world’s leading retail and ecommerce companies. Mattel is recognized as a Great Place to WorkTM and as one of Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators.

Founded in 1945
El Segundo, California, USA
12K employees (2,443 in marketing)
62% recommend to a friend
74% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$104K/yr – $123K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

Brand Strategy median pay in the United States

$147K/yr

Most pay falls between $106K and $185K. Based on 431 salaries.

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Funding

Total Funding
$600M
Last Raise
$600M
Post IPO Debt, 4 months ago

Funding History

  • Nov 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $600M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
9M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
41.1%
Direct
50.8%
Referral
3.4%
Social
4%
Paid
0.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~12.2K
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Manager, Brand Strategy & Activation - Fisher Price

Mattel, Inc. · East Aurora, NY · Hybrid