MARKETING MANAGER GATEWAY NA

Kansas City, MO (Unknown)

Salary Not AvailableManager5+ years expFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own regional cluster marketing by translating global frameworks into local campaigns that drive both commercial results and brand health, with strong cross-functional collaboration and budget discipline.

  • Growth/Marketing: Lead end-to-end integrated campaigns aligned to business objectives and local market needs.
  • Brand & Creative: Adapt briefs to ensure messaging consistency with brand positioning across channels.
  • Cross-functional & Data: Partner with Global Brand and Insights to place the audience at the center of plans and track performance.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with the Senior Creative & Media Marketing Manager to develop and align cluster marketing strategies with overall business objectives, ensuring a cohesive brand presence.
  • Lead the end-to-end planning, development, and activation of integrated marketing campaigns that engage target audiences and deliver commercial and brand results.
  • Oversee the development and adaptation of creative campaigns from brief to execution, ensuring alignment with brand positioning and global frameworks.
  • Partner with the Global Brand team to maintain consistent messaging, protect brand identity, and drive growth across all marketing activities.
  • Navigate a matrix environment to build strong partnerships across internal teams and external agencies to ensure integrated customer touchpoints.
  • Utilize data and insights in collaboration with the Global Insights team to understand customer behavior, track market trends, and place the target audience at the heart of all marketing plans.
  • Support the GTM Director by tailoring global marketing frameworks and activities to meet local market needs while driving regional best practices.
  • Role model company values and behaviors to foster a collaborative, creative, and high-performing team environment.
  • Manage the cluster marketing budget to ensure optimal resource allocation with zero overspend, while providing data-driven reports and recommendations to senior leadership.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in marketing roles, ideally within entertainment, hospitality, tourism, or retail sectors.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Proven success in developing and executing integrated marketing campaigns
  • Experience working within complex organizations and collaborating with different teams, balancing priorities.
  • Leadership and people management skills, with experience in managing and developing people, directly or indirectly.
  • Strong analytical and strategic thinking abilities, with a track record of using data-driven insights to inform marketing strategies.
  • Excellent stakeholder management
  • Proven experience managing marketing budgets and demonstrating marketing ROI. Robust commercial understanding in particular the role marketing plays in business performance.
  • A passion for the entertainment and tourism industry, with a customer-first approach to marketing.

    Benefits

    • Excellent Health Care Options: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
    • Paid Time Off (PTO).
    • Merlin Magic Pass: Free entry for friends and family to our amazing parks & attractions.
    • Recognition Programs and Rewards.
    • 401(k) Program: Save for the future with company matching contributions.
    • Tuition Reimbursement Programs: Get support for further education and career growth.
    • Numerous Learning and Advancement Opportunities: Grow your skills and advance your career with us!
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    Merlin Entertainments

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    Follow us on Instagram: @MerlinentertainmentsThe greatest place in the world to work and play 💜Merlin Entertainments is the global leader in branded entertainment destinations. We create and deliver memorable, immersive brand experiences for over 60 million guests every year.Merlin Entertainments has over 140 attractions worldwide, ranging from indoor attractions such as SEA LIFE and Madame Tussauds to iconic theme parks like LEGOLAND and Alton Towers Resort. Working for Merlin Entertainments is unlike a job anywhere else. You could be counting penguins, protecting the sea, crafting the perfect celebrity eyebrows or making a child’s day magical. Not all of us have jobs in attractions, but we are all involved in fascinating work. Sound like fun? Join us, and be part of creating amazing memories for millions of people around the world.

    Founded in 1999
    Poole, England, GBR
    4.9K employees (1,209 in marketing)
    67% recommend to a friend
    62% CEO approval

    Traffic Signals

    Monthly Visitors
    62.3K
    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    52.7%
    Direct
    31.6%
    Referral
    11.4%
    Social
    3%
    Paid
    1%

    Headcount Trend

    Current headcount: ~4.9K

    Marketing Team

    Marketing Team Size
    503 (10% of company)
    Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
    4

    Funding

    Last Raise
    Private Equity, 16 years ago

    Funding History

    • Jun 2010
      Private Equity

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