Sr. Brand Manager - Contract at Maesa | New York, USA

Sr. Brand Manager - Contract

New York, USA (Hybrid)

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Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive GTM and end-to-end brand marketing execution for a fragrance-led lifestyle brand, translating strategy into retail storytelling.

Must-have: 6+ years in brand marketing with proven launches and GTM work.
Standout: Cross-functional leadership with retailers and omni-channel storytelling across fragrance/beauty.

Job Description

Responsibilities

GTM Strategy : Set vision and define success for Fine’ry as a fragrance-led lifestyle brand. Help define, lead, and execute GTM strategy and annual brand marketing plans. This includes business objectives, consumer and channel strategies, and translation of strategies to the consumer through the marketing mix. Translate brand strategy into clear retail, visual merchandising, and storytelling frameworks that scale across doors.
Project Management Execution & Briefing : End‑to‑end execution of brand initiatives across fragrance and personal care, from ideation through launch. Own and manage multiple brand projects, including but not limited to: in-store visual merchandising (fixtures, displays, shelf sets, etc), campaigns, promotions, seasonal moments and innovation launches to deliver on-time with executional excellence. Serve as the day‑to‑day executional lead, ensuring timelines, details, and deliverables are met with precision. Develop clear, inspiring briefs that translate brand strategy into actionable creative direction, with a strong emphasis on visual storytelling and shopper experience. Partner closely with Sales and retail partners to ensure brand vision. Plan and flawlessly execute launch 360 marketing programs - including, but not limited to: assortment, launch toolkits, retailer pitches, competitive deep dives, and support of digital/e-commerce and website.
Creative, Content & Brand Storytelling : Become the brand storyteller and visual editor for Fine’ry across fragrance, men’s and personal care. Ensuring every touchpoint—from shelf to content—feels intentional, culturally relevant, and unmistakably Fine’ry. Write clear briefs and bring a sharp eye to all creative, with strong instincts for aesthetics, copy, composition, and detail in creative and presentations. Build brand equity with an ecosystem of creative content and seamless connections through commerce. Oversee brand experience to seamlessly integrate across the consumer journey. Define data-based audiences, and partner cross-functionally to deliver marketing communications objectives.
Budget Management & Leading through P/L : Own and manage marketing budget, ensuring strong organizational skills, with an ROI mindset on marketing investments and strong year-end budget delivery. Knowledge of P/L and cost management is an asset.
Business Results and Opportunity Assessment : Analyze market and business to identify opportunities for growth, refine strategies and ensure objectives are met. Exercise critical thinking to set high performance standards, measure success, and adjust plans to deliver against growth agenda. Lead post-launch analyses and business reviews with support from teams and cross-functional partners.
Skills & Capability Development : Coach and develop Associate. Develop business objectives, performance, personal development, and training plans. Provide coaching, feedback, and guidance.
Cross Functional Management : Partner with internal teams and external agencies to ensure all product/seasonal activations are planned/executed on schedule and budget. Lead cross‑functional collaboration across Integrated Marketing, Sales, Creative, Innovations, Ops, and agencies to deliver seamless execution across categories. Balance multiple workstreams and priorities while maintaining brand cohesion and executional excellence.
Champion the Brand : Drive alignment strategy with senior management and key commercial stakeholders at all levels. Responsible for consulting with cross-functional partners and driving alignment across the organization. Participate in key sales and marketing presentations.

Requirements

6+ years of brand marketing experience in CPG, beauty, personal care or fragrance; Fortune 500 experience preferred, startups and midsize also welcome
Proven track record of launching new products, implementing go-to-market strategies and building brands
Strong project management skills, ability to manage multiple categories and projects simultaneously under tight deadlines
Highly organized, detail-obsessed, and comfortable owning complex execution
Strong visual merchandising experience, with the ability to critically evaluate, improve, and elevate shelf presence.
Deep understanding of omnichannel marketing, including merchandising and in-store retail, e-commerce, and digital. Trade marketing working with retailers (i.e. Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc)
Deep interest in and knowledge of fragrance and beauty trends. Cultural-forward and trend savvy
Data-driven. Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and translate it into action. Knowledge of IRI/Nielsen is a plus.
Impeccable communication and storytelling skills—both written and verbal. Must be comfortable creating presentations and presenting in key stakeholder/ retail meetings.
Creative thinker with a sharp eye for creative, aesthetics, and copywriting. Ability to translate to omni-channel storytelling.
Strong interpersonal skills, ability to communicate with all levels, partner well with cross-functional team, agencies and retail partners
Thrive in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment. Open to change and ambiguity
Problem solver with a proactive approach to projects. A self-starter who consistently thinks ahead, shows initiative and drive, finds solutions and follows through.
Team player with a strong work ethic. Flexibility and willingness to take on additional responsibilities when needed.
Positive and professional with an entrepreneurial mindset.
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Teams, etc)

Preferred

Fortune 500 experience preferred
Knowledge of IRI/Nielsen is a plus.

Benefits

Maesa offers a variety of benefits to eligible employees. Employees can choose to enroll in health insurance coverage, wellness programs, life and disability insurance, and retirement savings plans. Through generous paid time off, a hybrid office setup, and paid leave options, Maesa encourages wellness and balance among employees.

Maesa

The next gen beauty company, Maesa is transforming the industry by incubating and growing meaningful, innovative brands and making prestige beauty accessible. Maesa believes beauty ignites inspiration, creativity, imagination, and connection, sparking new ideas and possibilities, and meeting unmet consumer needs. Through best-in-class design, formulation, brand creation and marketing capabilities, Maesa delivers new, better and different products with an unsurpassed speed to market. Maesa works with a variety of retailers to create and launch brands across beauty and wellness categories. The current portfolio includes Kristin Ess, Hairitage by Mindy McKnight, Fine'ry, Being Frenshe, and Niches & Nooks among other brands. For more information, visit www.maesa.com.

Founded in 1997

New York, New York, USA

584 employees (82 in marketing)

www.maesa.com