String Instrument Brand Manager

East Northport, NY (Remote)

$110K/yr – $130K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 5 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own and drive brand strategy and market launches across B2B and B2C, shaping positioning, storytelling, dealer enablement, and lifecycle management while collaborating with Sales, educators, and partners.

  • Shape brand positioning and tone across multiple brands
  • Lead education-market initiatives and school bid processes
  • Oversee budgets, margins, and lifecycle management for product lines

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • P&L ownership, oversight, and engagement for overall brand success.
  • Own the positioning, identity, and tone of voice for multiple brands across all B2B and B2C channels — shaping and maintaining compelling brand stories.
  • Develop and implement market introduction plans, messaging, and brand launch, relaunch, and refresh initiatives.
  • Champion brand visibility across markets and internal teams.
  • Partner with Sales to support territory growth and assist in advancing or closing key opportunities.
  • Actively participate in dealer visits, trainings, demos, and promotional efforts — both in person and virtually.
  • Provide competitive insights, product positioning, and deal & promotional enabling tools.
  • Identify high-potential dealer opportunities, drive growth, and help close business.
  • Conduct ongoing research with educators, dealers, and end-users to inform strategy and messaging.
  • Lead school bid processes, rental program strategies, and other education-market initiatives.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in business or marketing
  • Must have bowed string instrument experience
  • 8-12 years of Experience: Product or brand management, strong organizational and communication skills, plus a background in strings performance or pedagogy.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Travel up to 35 -50% to home office if not located in the E. Northport area.
  • Base plus incentive
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Connolly Music Company

Connolly Music Company is the U.S. source for an exclusive lineup of best-in-class music products. Our brands include Thomastik-Infeld strings, König & Meyer stands, Revelle instruments & bows, Magic Rosin, The Realist transducers & instruments, Jargar strings, Boveda humidification, and more. We are dedicated to connecting manufacturers, resellers, and the devoted community of musicians they serve. We continuously strive to provide our customers with the best service, products, selection & information available.

Founded in 1969
East Northport, New York, USA
35 employees (2 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$110K/yr – $130K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1 (3% of company)
Median Tenure
17.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
36.4%
Direct
45.4%
Referral
5.7%
Social
11.5%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~35
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String Instrument Brand Manager

Connolly Music Company · East Northport, NY · Remote