[WEBTOON] Marketing Manager - Brand & Partnerships

El Segundo, CA (On-site)

$85K/yr – $110K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 3 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own brand strategy and partner-driven campaigns for WEBTOON across readers, creators, and external IPs, turning audience insights into cohesive, cross-functional brand experiences.

  • Brand Strategy & Campaigns: craft integrated programs (events, ads, partnerships) to move awareness, consideration, and perception.
  • Partnership & IP Activation: manage Disney, Paramount, Blizzard and other partners to grow user growth and shared IP value.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop brand marketing strategies for WEBTOON across key target audiences, including readers, creators, and prospective creators, to strengthen brand awareness, consideration, and perception.
  • Ideate, develop, and lead brand-building initiatives and marketing campaigns that elevate the WEBTOON brand, including events, advertising, and strategic partnerships with brands, content partners, creators, and talent.
  • Own relationships and communications with external content partners, including Disney, Paramount, Blizzard, and other key partners, to drive user growth and success of our shared IPs.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Growth Marketing, Content, Social, PR, Creative, Product, and external stakeholders to create cohesive brand experiences and drive measurable business outcomes.
  • Lead brand health tracking and consumer research initiatives, proactively leveraging first-party, third-party, and market intelligence data to uncover actionable insights, monitor audience and brand trends, and inform marketing strategy and brand positioning.
  • Develop scalable marketing frameworks, campaign playbooks, and operational processes to improve collaboration, executional excellence, and organizational efficiency.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in entertainment marketing is required.
  • Strong understanding of brand marketing , with proven experience developing and executing brand strategies and integrated marketing campaigns.
  • Deep knowledge of the marketing ecosystem, including advertising, social media, experiential marketing, partnerships, influencer marketing, and content marketing.
  • Experience marketing to fandom-driven audiences and a strong understanding of fan communities and fan behavior.
  • Proven experience developing and executing creative campaigns in collaboration with internal creative teams and external agencies.
  • Experience building and managing relationships with external partners; brand partnership or entertainment partnership experience is a strong plus.
  • Strategic thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to translate consumer insights, market trends, and performance data into actionable marketing strategies.
  • Exceptional project management and organizational skills, with the ability to independently lead multiple initiatives, manage budgets and timelines, and deliver results in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
  • Proven ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams without direct authority
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and storytelling skills
  • Highly adaptable and comfortable navigating ambiguity, shifting priorities, and a dynamic work environment.

Preferred

  • Familiarity with WEBTOON, digital storytelling, and the creator economy is strongly preferred.
  • Experience building and managing relationships with external partners; brand partnership or entertainment partnership experience is a strong plus.

Benefits

  • Career development; we believe in mentorship and investing in your learning, supporting you to achieve your goals
  • Health benefits, including vision and dental!
  • Generous PTO and Parental Leave Top-up
  • 401K Contributions
  • Commuter Benefits