Sr Associate, Commercial Marketing, American Girl

El Segundo, CA (On-site)

$89K/yr – $111K/yrSenior Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive omnichannel marketing leadership for American Girl with cross-functional planning and data-driven optimization.

  • Must-have: 3+ years in multi-channel Retail/CPG with integrated paid and owned marketing.
  • Strong project management and performance reporting across launches and campaigns
  • Visible cross-functional influence and capability to shape strategy and channel plans

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Marketing Strategy: With Marketing Manager, develop overarching omnichannel strategy and marketing briefs across key sub-brands within American Girl. Articulate target audience, positioning, messaging and creative guardrails, KPIs to ensure sales objectives are hit. Leverage consumer insights and learnings from past campaigns to ensure we are set up for success. Build overarching marketing plans with timelines, responsibilities, and channel KPIs.
  • Project Management: Lead meetings with project teams (and external partners where relevant). Take and send out notes with action items and send out in a timely manner to relevant team members. Own and track progress against timelines. Escalate any internal or partnership issues that may impede execution
  • Performance Reporting: Lead performance reporting across new launches, seasonal campaigns, and total brand POS reports.
  • Channel Execution: Lead day-to-day execution across assigned AG segments, closely monitor sales performance across all channels and leverage data to recommend changes to plans as needed to meet business results for revenue and profit targets.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of marketing experience in multi-channel Retail or Consumer Products industry.
  • Integrated marketing experience required across paid media (digital, influencers, out of home) and owned channels including e-commerce, retail stores, e-mail, social, print/direct mail.
  • Excellent written/verbal, time management and quantitative/analytical skills required.
  • Ability to independently build compelling visual marketing presentations. Strong PowerPoint and Excel skills.

Preferred

  • Strategic Thinking: Exhibits creative and analytical thinking abilities with strong storytelling capabilities and an ability to connect the dots.
  • Delivers Impact: Above all, wants to deliver impact both as an individual and as a team. Comfortable taking ownership to drive discussions with cross-functional partners resulting in a consensus recommendation.
  • Highly Adaptable: Comfortable with ambiguity and changing priorities. A continuous learner that is ready to push the Marketing organization into new areas and challenge the status quo.
  • Collaboration and Influence: High EQ. Excellent communication skills, the ability to compromise and the desire to work with skill sets across the entire organization.
  • Executive Presence: Must also be able to clearly communicate with all levels within the organization and to influence, persuade and sell direction for marketing.

Benefits

  • Mattel offers competitive total pay programs, comprehensive benefits, and resources to help empower a culture where every employee can reach their full potential.
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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

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

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1,522 (12% of company)
Median Career Experience
15 years
Median Tenure
8.4 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
13

Funding

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

Funding History

  • Nov 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $600M

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