Brand Partnerships Strategist - Global Collaborations

L'Oréal; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 77,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

NYX Brand Partnerships within L’Oréal seeks an Assistant Manager to drive culturally relevant collaborations, translating insights into product concepts and steering launches with partners and internal teams from concept through to market.

You will identify opportunities across fandoms and trends, support briefs and go‑to‑market plans, and collaborate with Product Development, Operations, and Finance to ensure timely delivery and healthy margins.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, business, product development, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience in marketing, product development, or project coordination; beauty, entertainment, fashion, or lifestyle experience is a plus.
• Strong understanding of fandoms, pop culture, and digital/social trends to spot opportunities.
• Strong organizational and project-management skills with close attention to detail.
• Clear written and verbal communication; comfortable with multiple stakeholders and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Stay on top of brand culture, fandoms, entertainment, beauty, and social trends to identify timely partnership opportunities.
• Research potential partners and communities, translating cultural insights into relevant collaboration and product concepts.
• Support partnership briefs, proposals, presentations, product concepts, and go-to-market plans.
• Partner with Product Development on product direction, shade development, samples, and approvals.
• Work with Operations to track products against the approved concept, specifications, timelines, and launch requirements.
• Partner with Finance and relevant teams to develop and monitor product margins
• Coordinate timelines, deliverables, approvals, and communications across partners and internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate on packaging, campaign assets, and activations across relevant channels, ensuring they reflect both the partner’s world and NYX brand culture.
• Prepare partner materials, meeting notes, status updates, and post‑launch reports.
• Ensure work follows brand guidelines, approval processes, and applicable compliance requirements.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Trend awareness

Presentation skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, business, product development, or related field

Job description

NYX Brand Partnerships within L’Oréal seeks an Assistant Manager to drive culturally relevant collaborations, translating insights into product concepts and steering launches with partners and internal teams from concept through to market.

You will identify opportunities across fandoms and trends, support briefs and go‑to‑market plans, and collaborate with Product Development, Operations, and Finance to ensure timely delivery and healthy margins.