Brand Manager

Are you a kid at heart looking to build a career with a leading global children's toy, entertainment and digital gaming company?

At Spin Master, our unwavering commitment to open mindedness, integrity and innovation is a great part of what has made us an industry leader. How do we stay ahead of the pack? By hiring the best and brightest minds—and that’s why we want you
**General**:

- Tasked with the success of brands or products. Help plan, develop and direct marketing efforts to increase the value and performance of a specific brand.

**Specific Responsibilities**:

- Support and help direct all marketing activities including (but not limited to): licensing, promotions, advertising, media production, packaging, branding, public relations, trade shows, market research for a select group of brands, pricing, costing, profitability analysis, and SKU rationalization
- Assist in managing projects related to product development activities including (but not limited to): preparing new product start documents, product costing, turn over transmittals, packaging and product briefs
- Work with the Procurement to negotiate pricing, profitability and Vendor Cost Approval management and manage internal competitive pricing
- Administer the critical path analysis process, ensuring all time lines are adhered to, all details are properly recorded, and that all parties are informed of relevant information where required
- Liaise with internal departments (Engineering, Quality Assurance, Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Sales, Planning) as well as with outside partners (vendors, licensors, inventors) both nationally and internationally at all stages of product development to ensure the smooth running of all projects under your care

**Required Skill Set**:

- Direct experience with the full product development cycle, with a track record of thriving in a growth oriented and changing environment
- Direct experience dealing with overseas development and manufacturing facilities
- Experience managing multiple projects at once in a fast paced, entrepreneurial environment
- Intermediate to advanced knowledge of MS Office, coupled with excellent organizational communication skills, and customer service skills
- Proven ability to do whatever it takes to get the job done while continuously taking initiate and pushing projects forward under tight deadlines
- Passionate about creative excellence and willing to drive self and others to achieve “magic.”

**Required Qualifications Experience**:

- 3-5 years of consumer product brand management experience in a new product-oriented industry, preferably working with toy, entertainment, fashion, or other pop culture products
- Working knowledge of a variety of marketing tactics from TV, print, digital and consumer promotions
- University or College degree in Marketing, Commerce, or related field
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**What you can expect from us**:
Our mission is to Make Life More Fun with a vision to push the boundaries of innovation, creativity, and fun.
- Growth and Career Opportunities
- Flexible Work Hours
- Innovation, Collaboration and Fun
- Comprehensive Benefits
- Other fun Perks

**What’s it like to work here?**

Spin Master is a fast-paced, hands-on organization that provides many great opportunities for impactful decision-making; though our challenging start-up atmosphere isn’t for everyone, we have a proven record of opportunities for future advancement and internal transfers for our passionate and results driven team.

Everyone is welcome in our sandbox and we are committed to an accessible and inclusive hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants.
- We do appreciate all interest; however only those selected for interview will be contacted._