Senior Manager, Marketing-Squishmallows
Culver, CA - USA
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Job Summary
The Senior Manager Marketing-Squishmallows is responsible for the strategic development and execution of best in class marketing plans for their assigned brands. This role reports directly to the Senior Director Marketing and partners closely with the Brand Public Relations Creative Direct to Consumer Sales and other cross functional teams to drive awareness and brand growth for their assigned brands. This role requires someone who is a passionate marketer is highly strategic and creative with experience in content development and production large-scale events brand activations influencer campaigns digital media and direct-to-consumer advertising.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Drive the strategic development and tactical execution of integrated marketing plans to build brand awareness and drive sales.
- Work alongside the Brand team to stay updated on product launches retail exclusives and key brand beats. Must be able to react to and adjust marketing plans in real-time.
- Manage creative asset development across brands in portfolio including TV commercials digital and social content and photography.
- Partner closely with the DTC Sales Retail Development Creative and other internal teams to align on overall goals and execute strategic campaigns.
- Develop marketing plans and presentations that clearly communicate key information to brand partners licensors retailers and leadership.
- Manage external agencies with regards to digital media creative development and influencer marketing.
- Ability to develop project timelines track projects and push forward to meet project goals and deadlines.
- Assess the effectiveness of the various marketing campaigns under their responsibility: organize postmortems and present key takeaways to leadership.
- Consistently review and report trends sales data and consumer behaviors.
- Partner with the Social team to develop social media and influencer strategies to ensure plans align with overall brand and marketing goals.
- Develop creative briefs and manage relationships with external agency partners for social and video creative paid digital and linear media influencers print e-commerce and more.
- Assess the effectiveness of the various marketing campaigns under their responsibility: organize postmortems and present key takeaways to leadership.
- Support retailer relationships by providing regular updates on marketing plans and identifying potential partnerships and collaborations.
- Perform other duties as assigned
Supervisor Responsibilities
Manages People: Yes
This position will be responsible for all aspects of talent management for their team.
Required Qualifications
- Education/ Years of Experience/ Certifications
- Bachelors degree in marketing digital marketing or another related field highly preferred
- 7 years of progressive marketing TV/digital social media paid media.
- Previous experience working in consumer packaged goods toys entertainment or creative agency experience required
- 5 years of progressive leadership experience.
Knowledge Skills Abilities and Other Characteristics (KSAOs)
- Fluency and a passion for social media.
- Culture and trends obsessed with the ability to translate that into innovative creative output for our brands.
- Highly creative with a passion for brand building and an eye for creative design.
- Strong understanding of marketing concepts consumer behavior and brand positioning.
- Ability to analyze market trends competitor activities and consumer data to inform strategy.
- Ability to craft long-term marketing strategies aligned with business objectives.
- Strong leadership skills to manage teams provide guidance and develop talent.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to oversee multiple marketing campaigns and projects ensuring timelines and deliverables are met.
- Strong skills in interpreting data and making data-driven decisions to optimize marketing performance.
- Ability to think outside the box to develop innovative marketing campaigns that resonate with target audiences.
- Strong decision-making ability especially in high-pressure environments where marketing outcomes impact business results.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced dynamic environment and adjust strategies based on market changes.
- In cases where the company operates in multiple regions the ability to manage global marketing strategies while being sensitive to local markets.
- Strong proficiency in google workspace/Microsoft office.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in a global organization
Multi-lingual a plus
What we offer:
The salary range for this position is $98640.00 - $121320.00/ Yr. The base salary may vary based on experience role tenure performance industry and location. Eligibility for the annual performance incentive may apply. Jazwares is a multi-state employer so the salary range may not apply to other states.
Our benefits package includes basic medical insurance that is 100% company-paid for employees and their children employee basic life and AD&D insurance a 401(K) retirement program with Jazwares matching up to 4% of pretax or post-tax deferrals short and long-term disability and tuition reimbursement.
Our work environment provides a flexible work schedule that includes Monday through Thursday on-site with an optional WFH on Fridays up to 20 workdays fully remote each year and Time Off for vacation and sick leave. Through Jazwares Cares you will have the opportunity to volunteer for up to 16 hours a year on community service projects.
Working at Jazwares
At Jazwares we believe an innovative idea can come from anywhere and anyone. Through our three pillars we foster innovation and encourage creativity in every area of our business.
- Passion: Our conviction and enthusiasm show in our products relationships and commitment to our community.
- Collaboration: We share one vision worldwide constantly striving to improve and innovate together.
- Humility: We recognize the value in others and treat everyone with respect. Our strength lies in our people and talent.
Dont miss out on this extraordinary opportunity to be part of the fastest-growing toy company in the industry. Connect with us today and lets shape the future of play together!
JAZWARES is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race color sex religion national or ethnic origin citizenship status ancestry disability age military status marital status sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law. Jazwares is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment its services programs and activities.
Who We Are
Jazwares a Berkshire Hathaway company is a leading global toy manufacturer with a robust portfolio of owned and licensed brands. Founded in 1997 Jazwares celebrates imaginative play with a progressive focus on identifying new and relevant trends to transform into high-quality products for consumers of all ages. Jazwares engages consumers through innovative play experiences with popular brands such as Squishmallows Pokémon Hello Kitty Star Wars Disney BumBumz and Adopt addition to toys offerings include virtual games costumes and pet products. Headquartered in Plantation Florida Jazwares has offices worldwide and sells its products in over 100 countries. For more information visit and follow us on LinkedIn X Instagram and Facebook
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About Company
Jazwares engages consumers through innovative play experiences with popular brands such as Squishmallows, Pokémon, Star Wars, CoComelon, Fortnite, AEW, Adopt Me!, Hello Kitty, and many more. In addition to toys, offerings also include Metaverse gaming, costumes, and products for pets. ... View more