Senior Manager, Brand - Craft East

Lexington, VA (Hybrid)

$106K/yr – $115K/yrSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 10 days ago

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Job Summary

Lead Craft East marketing strategy and team to drive growth across integrated paid, organic, sponsorship, experiential, and trade programs while optimizing brand performance, budgets, and cross-functional collaboration.

  • Own strategic marketing plans and team leadership across channels
  • Coordinate with Brand Managers, sales, and partners to execute integrated programs
  • Oversee budgets, measure performance, and drive continuous improvement

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead development and implementation of strategic marketing plans that support brand objectives, drive growth, and strengthen brand performance.
  • Lead, coach, and develop a team of Marketing Managers responsible for executing channel-specific marketing plans.
  • Provide strategic direction and oversight for integrated marketing programs across paid and organic digital, sponsorship, experiential, and trade channels.
  • Leverage consumer insights, market research, competitive analysis, and performance data to identify opportunities and optimize Craft East marketing strategies.
  • Collaborate with Craft East Brand Managers, AB and Craft East sales teams, and other internal and external stakeholders to develop programs that support business objectives.
  • Manage relationships with agencies, media partners, sponsor partners, and suppliers, including contract negotiations and oversight of deliverables.
  • Manage relevant marketing budgets, optimize investments, track spending, and report performance to leadership.
  • Analyze campaign and program results to identify opportunities and improve marketing effectiveness.
  • Ensure consistent brand standards across all products, communications, promotional materials, and consumer touchpoints.
  • Foster cross-functional collaboration and build strong relationships across the organization to drive successful execution.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Advertising, or related field.
  • 6+ years of Marketing experience for CPG, with beer/alcoholic beverage experience strongly preferred.
  • 2+ years of Management experience.
  • Experience with managing a growing consumer lifestyle brand.
  • Experience managing agencies and holding accountable.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to present data to internal and external customers.
  • Strong presentation skills and deck building abilities.
  • Understanding of direct store delivery three tier system and strong knowledge of the retail environment.
  • Ability to make business-critical decisions driven by both data and knowledge of business needs and legal requirements.
  • Conducts work in a sitting and standing position primarily; however, job requires frequent walking, stooping, bending, and light lifting.

Preferred

  • MBA preferred.

Benefits

  • Health benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Wellness and Tax-Advantaged Savings and Spending Accounts
  • Life Insurance and Disability Income Protection
  • Generous Parental Leave and FMLA policies
  • 401(k) Retirement Savings options with a company matching contribution
  • Chance to work in a fast-paced environment among a company of owners
  • Free Beer!
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Craft Brew Alliance

Craft Brew Alliance is excited to now be a part of Brewers Collective, the craft business unit of Anheuser-Busch. Please visit A-B’s page to stay updated on how we’re helping lead the industry forward and continuing to support our local communities.

Founded in 1981
Portland, Oregon, USA
151 employees (15 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
197.9K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
48.9%
Direct
43.2%
Referral
6%
Social
1.1%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~152

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
7 (5% of company)
Median Career Experience
21 years
Median Tenure
12.8 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Funding

Last Raise
Series Unknown, 6 years ago

Funding History

  • Nov 2019
    Series Unknown