Integrated Marketing Manager

Guardian Protection Products; Vernon Hills (IL); On-site; USD 94,000 - 111,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical + dental

401(k) plan

Pension plan

Holidays

Vacation

Job summary

Rust-Oleum is seeking an Integrated Marketing Manager in Vernon Hills, IL to translate consumer and category insights into brand narratives and drive multi-channel campaigns across product platforms.

You will manage end-to-end campaigns, collaborate with Product, PR and Demand Gen, develop briefs, and ensure on-time, on-budget delivery while strengthening brand performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or related field.
• 7-10 years of progressive marketing experience with brand strategy, go-to-market planning, and campaign development.
• Strong understanding of product commercialization and launch planning in consumer goods or multi-channel environments.
• Experience partnering cross-functionally with Product, Sales, and Channel Marketing.
• Experience developing brand narratives, creative briefs, and campaign plans that connect insight, strategy, and execution.
• Excellent project management skills; able to lead multiple campaigns/workstreams.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret performance data and consumer insights.
• Skilled communicator to influence across matrixed teams.
• Experience managing agency relationships and delivering integrated campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Develop GTM strategies and plans that align product launches with marketing activation.
• Translate insights into brand positioning, narratives, and integrated marketing plans.
• Lead development of campaign strategies and creative briefs with objectives, audiences, insights, and success metrics.
• Partner with creative agencies and internal teams to develop breakthrough ideas and campaigns.
• Manage end-to-end campaign process from concept to asset delivery within timelines and budgets.
• Collaborate with marketing teams to ensure cohesive messaging across channels.
• Serve as brand marketing liaison to Product, aligning initiatives with commercial objectives.
• Coordinate input from Product, PR, and Demand Gen for go-to-market calendars.
• Monitor brand KPIs and trends to drive optimization across channels.
• Contribute to frameworks to improve campaign planning and efficiency.
• Support brand architecture and positioning work with leadership.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Brand strategy

Go-to-market planning

Campaign development

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytics & insights

Communication skills

Agency management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or related field

Job description

Job Title

Integrated Marketing Manager

Location

Vernon Hills, IL

Department

Rust-Oleum US Marketing

Reports To

Director, Brand Marketing & Integration

Summary Statement

Manages the development and execution of Rust-Oleum's brand and marketing strategies across assigned product platforms. Translates consumer, competitive, and category insights into compelling brand narratives, messaging frameworks, and campaign strategies that connect product strategy to marketing activation. Develops creative briefs and partners with the internal and external resources to bring big ideas to life, ensuring integration across channels and alignment to brand positioning. Manages end-to-end campaign workflow, driving cross-functional collaboration and ensuring on-time, on-budget, and on-brand execution.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Product Development and Business Unit leaders to develop go-to-market (GTM) strategies and plans that align product launches and growth initiatives with marketing activation.
• Translate business and consumer insights into brand positioning, narratives, and integrated marketing plans that support brand and category growth.
• Lead the development of campaign strategies and creative briefs that clearly define objectives, target audiences, insights, and success metrics.
• Partner with creative agencies and internal teams to develop breakthrough ideas and campaigns that express brand strategy and drive measurable impact.
• Manage the end-to-end campaign process, from concept and creative development through asset delivery, ensuring alignment with business strategy, timelines, and budgets.
• Collaborate with across marketing teams to ensure cohesive messaging and activation across all channels.
• Serve as the key brand marketing liaison to Product, ensuring marketing initiatives support commercial objectives, growth logic and in-market execution.
• Coordinate cross-functional input from Product, PR, and Demand Generation to deliver cohesive go-to-market plans and integrated communication calendars.
• Monitor brand performance, campaign KPIs, and category trends; partner with analytics and insights teams to inform ongoing optimization across channels.
• Contribute to the development of frameworks and processes that improve campaign planning, creative alignment, and marketing efficiency.
• Support brand architecture, identity, and positioning work led by the Director, ensuring consistency across assigned product platforms.
• Performs other duties as assigned in the interest of Rust-Oleum.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or related field.
• 7-10 years of progressive marketing experience with proven expertise in brand strategy, go-to-market planning, and campaign development.
• Strong understanding of product commercialization and launch planning within a consumer goods or multi-channel environment.
• Demonstrated ability to partner cross-functionally with Product, Sales, and Channel Marketing to align business and marketing strategies.
• Experience developing brand narratives, creative briefs, and campaign plans that connect insight, strategy, and execution.
• Excellent project management skills; capable of leading multiple campaigns and workstreams simultaneously.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret performance data and consumer insights to guide strategy.
• Skilled communicator with the ability to influence, align, and build trust across matrixed teams.
• Experience managing agency relationships and delivering integrated, results-driven marketing programs.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with a balance of strategic and executional responsibility.
• Able to provide guidance to subordinates within the latitude of company policies.
• Experience with advising subordinates how to meet schedules and/or resolve technical problems.
• Ability to recommend changes to policies and establish department procedures.
• Able to develop and manage operational initiatives to deliver results.
• Able to translate functional plans into operational processes and oversee implementation.
• Ability to collaborate with customers and functional peers on matters that impact multiple departments.
• Able to execute financials, business planning, and organizational priorities.

Target Salary Range

Target Salary Range: $94,000 - $111,000, bonus eligible

Benefits Overview

From big benefits to small, we take care of our associates!

Benefits

• After 30 days of employment, you will be eligible for a benefits package that includes medical, dental, life, disability and business travel insurance, flexible spending accounts, EAP, stock purchases and vacation/sick days/parental leave.
• We also offer a 401(k) plan after three months of employment.
• Associates are vested in the RPM Pension plan after completing five years of service.
• Rust-Oleum offers 9 paid holidays and two floating holidays per year.
• You are also eligible to earn three weeks of vacation on an annualized basis.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Rust-Oleum is an equal opportunity employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color, or any other protected class