Assistant Brand Manager

Assistant Brand Manager – New York, NY (Hybrid)

Marquee Brands is seeking a self-starter, proactive, and analytical Assistant Brand Manager to join its New York team.

Marquee Brands

Marquee owns and manages a portfolio of established global brands across consumer products and channels from luxury goods to sports and active apparel. Marquee’s team of professionals is focused on a commitment to drive organic growth through natural brand extensions, impactful marketing and direct consumer engagement. Our promise is to ensure our brands continue their storied success through relevant product, expanded retail distribution, and international growth all while continuing to be true to their founding message and origin.

POSITION DETAILS

Under the direction of the Head of Home Brands, the Asst. Brand Manager will provide support to the Brand team, and the brands’ licensing partners, in order to develop and grow an on-brand merchandising assortment of products for the Martha Stewart, Emeril Lagasse and Sur La Table brands.

Here’s what you will do here

• Partners with the Product Development & Design team to organize and maintain sample libraries.

• Manage product requests for events, meetings, PR, editorial, photoshoots, etc.

• Assist with maintaining product development timelines.

• Organize and set up of team meetings.

• Communicate with wholesale and retail licensees on product development and design requests, time and action calendar and sample and product needs

• Organize and facilitate regular communication and sample tracking with partners to ensure sample comments, revisions, packaging, naming requests, etc. are provided in a timely manner.

• Liaise with marketing, PR and social teams on product information to facilitate packaging, press and social posts.

• Create sales and assortment lists.

• Perform market research and competitive shopping sessions to evaluate the competitive retail landscape.

• Assist on brand management projects as assigned.

You’re going to need this to carry out this job

• Bachelor’s degree

• 1-2 years of experience in retail merchandising, product development brand management

• Very strong computer skills: Microsoft Office a must, Adobe Suite a plus

• Must be a self-starter who takes initiative.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Project management skills - ability to simultaneously manage multiple initiatives

• Desire and ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic and creative environment

• Strong attention to detail

Marquee Brands Benefits and Perks

• You'll enjoy coming to work because we have a refreshing company culture that is open, entrepreneurial and fun.

• Competitive salary, and bonus structure

• Healthcare Benefits including dental and vision

• Flexible spending account (FSA) or health savings account (HSA)

• Short-term and Long-term disability

• Parental Leave

• Life insurance

• Pet Insurance

• Paid Vacation

• Action Days - two (2) fully paid “Marquee In Action" days each calendar year to dedicate your time to a charity or cause of your choice.

• 11 Paid Holidays: In addition to Paid vacation.

Salary: $60,000-$70,000

This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described, and may be amended at anytime at the sole discretion of the Employer

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.