Associate Brand Manager

Spin Master; Toronto; On-site; CAD 73,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth and Career Opportunities

Flexible Work Hours

Innovation, Collaboration and Fun

Comprehensive Benefits

Other fun Perks!

Job summary

Spin Master in Ontario seeks an Associate Brand Manager to drive product development and marketing for innovative brands. You will coordinate cross-functional teams and support marketing activities across digital media, TV and video production, social, eCommerce, packaging and PR.

The role requires a university degree and 2–5 years in consumer product brand management, with strong analytical skills and business acumen. Spin Master offers growth, flexible hours and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• University degree in related field.
• 2-5 years of consumer product brand management experience in a new product-oriented industry, preferably working with toy, entertainment, fashion, electronics, or other pop culture products.
• Strong analytical and technical skills and ability to analyze business trends, financial metrics, and sales.

Responsibilities

• Support all marketing activities including (but not limited to) digital media, TV and video production, social media, eCommerce, packaging, branding, public relations, and trade shows
• Develop and execute marketing and brand strategies and implement plans on new and existing brands in conjunction with Senior Brand Manager
• Oversee both industry and public facing trade shows from planning to execution
• Lead small set of low-complexity products and assist in managing projects related to greater product development activities
• Contribute to product innovation development
• Lead research and analysis for the business unit including pricing, costing, profitability analysis, digital marketing analysis, competitive analysis, and sales analysis
• Support category and consumer research by helping to develop research materials and product samples
• Present new product launches to internal sales team and retailer partners
• Manage marketing spending within approved budget through participation in annual planning process, and ongoing tracking of spending throughout the year

Skills

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Brand management

Education

University degree in related field

Job description

Please Note: If you are a current Spin Master employee with access to Workday, apply to this job via the Workday application.

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!

Job Description:

The Associate Brand Manager will be responsible for product development and marketing for innovative brands. This role would give you the opportunity to coordinate cross-functional team efforts on various brands.

The anticipated pay range for candidates who will work in Ontario is $73,000 to $83,000 Per Annum. The offered pay to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to years of experience within the job, years of experience within the required industry, education, etc. Spin Master Inc. is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work only in other states. This job posting is tied to an open vacancy. #LI-Hybrid #LI-HM1

How will you create impact?

• Support all marketing activities including (but not limited to) digital media, TV and video production, social media, eCommerce, packaging, branding, public relations, and trade shows
• Develop and execute marketing and brand strategies and implement plans on new and existing brands in conjunction with Senior Brand Manager
• Oversee both industry and public facing trade shows from planning to execution
• Lead small set of low-complexity products and assist in managing projects related to greater product development activities
• Contribute to product innovation development
• Lead research and analysis for the business unit including pricing, costing, profitability analysis, digital marketing analysis, competitive analysis, and sales analysis
• Support category and consumer research by helping to develop research materials and product samples
• Present new product launches to internal sales team and retailer partners
• Manage marketing spending within approved budget through participation in annual planning process, and ongoing tracking of spending throughout the year

What are your skills and experience?

• University degree in related field
• 2-5 years of consumer product brand management experience in a new product-oriented industry, preferably working with toy, entertainment, fashion, electronics, or other pop culture products
• Strong analytical and technical skills and ability to analyze business trends, financial metrics, and sales

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. Spin Master strives to create an accessible and inclusive application and selection process and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to job applicants who may require provisions to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment processes. Should you require an accommodation, please contact our Talent Acquisition team, by email at [e-mail] or by phone at 416 364-6002 and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @SpinMaster to stay up to date on Spin Master career opportunities. We do appreciate all interest; however only those selected for interview will be contacted. Our Mission and our Vision is to make life more fun by pushing the boundaries of innovation, creativity, and fun! A part of our company from the very start, our values are embodied in everyone from top leadership through to new and veteran team members alike, who –like you– were attracted to Spin Master due to our shared mind set, moral code, and way of being. Basically speaking, we enjoy a casual culture here, having fun while we are creating fun!