Senior Manager of Brand & Go-To-Market

New York, USA (Hybrid)

$125K/yr – $140K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive brand go-to-market with end-to-end ownership for D.S. & Durga, shaping launches, retail strategy, and cross-channel storytelling.

  • Own end-to-end GTM planning and asset delivery for launches across wholesale and digital channels.
  • Must-have: 8–12 years in beauty or luxury brand marketing with go-to-market experience.
  • Standout: Building a marketing operating system and shaping priorities autonomously.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Translate founder-driven creative direction into structured briefs, messaging frameworks, and actionable narratives for launches and core franchises.
  • Maintain and evolve brand consistency across all channels (Global, U.S., DTC, wholesale, retail, digital).
  • Develop brand and campaign decks in partnership with Creative; ensure cross-functional clarity on story, priorities, and execution.
  • Support product positioning, claims, and storytelling with structure and clarity — without diluting the brand’s specificity.
  • Partner with Product Development and Marketing leadership on product briefs, innovation roadmaps, and launch prioritization.
  • Translate trends, consumer insights, and category dynamics into actionable product and positioning recommendations.
  • Frame product stories with clarity: hero claims, reasons-to-believe, ingredient narratives, and experiential cues.
  • Ensure packaging, sampling, and collateral support the overall product strategy and brand standards.
  • Own end-to-end U.S. GTM planning and execution across wholesale partners including Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Bluemercury, Holt Renfrew, and key specialty stores.
  • Build retailer sell-in decks, seasonal toolkits, and account-specific activation plans.
D.S. & DURGA logo

D.S. & DURGA

D.S. & DURGA create fragrances that live on the level of great music, painting, and literature.A perfume is a world you can return to over and over again - a keyhole into far off places - material and imaginary.

Founded in 2009
Brooklyn, New York, USA
68 employees (8 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
145.9K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$11.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
39.6%
Direct
51.3%
Referral
4.6%
Social
3.4%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~68

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
4 (6% of company)
Median Career Experience
4 years
Median Tenure
2.8 years

Funding

Total Funding
$29.1M
Last Raise
$29.1M
Private Equity, 2 years ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2024
    Private Equity • $29.1M