Associate - Brand Marketer (Brand, Events & Partnership

REVIEW CRITERIA:

MANDATORY:

• Strong Senior Brand Strategist Profile
• Must have 4+ years of pure brand strategy experience at branding/strategy agencies (not advertising/campaign-only roles)
• Must have hands-on experience with brand strategy frameworks for new brand creation and rebranding initiatives (brand persona, positioning, narrative, tone of voice, guidelines)
• Must have experience conducting and leading brand workshops, integrating research inputs (primary + secondary) into insights and brand positioning
• Must have B2C brand strategy experience (B2B exposure is highly preferred but optional)
• Must have strong writing and storytelling skills to translate brand positioning into compelling narratives, messaging, tone, and strategic decks.
• Must be able to manage end-to-end brand strategy projects, including research synthesis, workshop facilitation, positioning, framework creation, and collaboration with design teams for visual translation.
• Must have a portfolio or compilation of case studies showing rebranding projects, positioning frameworks, workshop involvement, research synthesis, and strategy-to-design translation
• Preferably a degree/master’s in Marketing, Brand Strategy, Design, or Communication from reputed institutes (e.g., MICA, NID, Srishti, or similar).
• Must come from Branding Studios, Brand strategy firms, Strategic design consultancies, branding agencies etc.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

We are looking for a senior brand strategist professional, who can help us deliver innovative strategic directions that benefit our client’s business with measurable results. The candidate should have thorough knowledge and experience in the methods and application of tools to deliver an effective programme. Candidates should have experience with both mass and premium brands as well as FMCG, durables, and service categories.

Experience with digital-first or digitally marketed brands is an advantage that we look forward to.

ROLES & EXPECTATIONS-

• Drive brand and business strategy processes in our firm.
• Thorough practical knowledge and experience in implementing methods, tools and processes with capabilities to handhold teams to deliver at the highest standards.
• Proficient in conducting research programs to uncover customer and user needs, business and market findings, drawing insights for branding, service and CX design for digital and traditional applications.
• Conduct primary and secondary market research in marketing, sales and consumer experience.
• Programming workshops, conducting them and creating a comprehensive outcome report with insights and recommendations.
• Bring an idea to life on a whiteboard, articulate it, create systems and deliver.
• Strong understanding of pan-India markets across a wide range of verticals and categories.

IDEAL CANDIDATE:

• Excellent storytelling skills, capable of good verbal and written communications, client interfacing and presentation skills.
• Proficient in putting together presentations and strategy decks.
• Good articulation and writing skills.
• Understanding business, data tools and analytics (The math of it)
• Capable of managing and building relationships with senior client executives with strong domain-level competence along with a well-informed worldview.
• Team player capable of working across verticals with leadership skills.

ADVANTAGEOUS / OPTIONAL SKILLS-

• Experience in ethnographic, observational and behaviour studies.
• Management skills, idea creation, directing and delivering through a creative team.
• Interest in trends and analysis of brands, brand strategies and staying up-to-date and well-informed.
• Experience in analysing the brand and marketing landscape and writing advisory and opinion articles on branding and brand communication.
• Well-informed and knowledgeable with a world view.
• Observant and aware of current trends and their evolution.

Responsibilities :

• Design and execute ‘ Brand positioning strategies ‘ for campuses . Including the execution of quick wins and strategic alignment of long term plans
• Plan and organize ‘campus engagement events’ for better brand positioning
• Primary and secondary research to forecast  and mitigate any brand threats or perception mismatches
• Work with multiple stakeholders in creating brand strategy, designing new programs to help campus students and entry level graduates start and pursue their learning journey from onboarding through deployment
• Project management skills to manage delivery of branding materials like digital content, blogs, mailers, websites, brochures, posters, standees, newsletters, WhatsApp communication posters, events, video storyboarding, press write-ups, with individual accountability
• Conceptualize, create and edit presentations for learning strategists, managers, leadership team, with a high level of accuracy and aesthetic value
• Efficient in designing collaterals with new age themes, attractive messaging, taglines, hashtags, WIIFM strategy that drives a call to action.

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SoftwareSuggest is a comprehensive software directory that helps businesses discover the right tools to achieve their goals. Our platform provides a vast collection of software solutions across various categories, including project management, marketing, customer service, and more.

With our expert reviews and user ratings, finding the right software has never been easier. Our goal is to simplify the software selection process by providing a one-stop-shop for businesses to find and compare software solutions, saving time and effort in the process.

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Job Responsibilities

-Create and execute the brand strategy for the company. This involves developing a clear understanding of the company's mission, target audience, and brand positioning.

-Responsible for managing the visual identity of the brand, developing and maintaining brand guidelines, overseeing the design of marketing materials, and ensuring consistency across all communications.

-Responsible for conducting market research to understand consumer behavior and trends, as well as to identify opportunities to enhance the brand's reputation.

- Working closely with internal teams, including marketing, advertising, and product development teams, to ensure that the brand strategy is aligned with the company's overall goals.

-Developing marketing campaigns that effectively communicate the brand's message to the target audience.

-Tracking and analyzing the effectiveness of marketing campaigns and brand strategy through monitoring consumer engagement, tracking brand awareness, and measuring the return on investment of marketing initiatives

-Building relationships with key stakeholders, such as media outlets and influencers, to enhance the brand's reputation and increase brand visibility.

Requirements

-Creative mindset to come up with innovative ideas for branding and marketing campaigns.

- Ability to think strategically and develop comprehensive branding strategies that align with the company's overall goals and values.

- Strong understanding of marketing principles and techniques to develop effective marketing campaigns and measure their success.

- Excellent communication skills to effectively communicate with various stakeholders, including cross-functional teams, vendors, and customers.

-Analytical skills to analyze market data, consumer behavior, and marketing trends to develop effective branding strategies.

-Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.

-Detail orientation to ensure that the brand messaging and visuals are consistent across all marketing channels.

- Adaptable to changing market trends and consumer behavior to adjust branding strategies as needed.

-Knowledge of Event and exhibition handling.

Key Responsibilities

• Day to day management and successful long-term relationships with different accounts.

• Experience in fronting client relationships directly

• Handling operations and client management
• End to end project management
• Briefing the creative team, helping in the creation of a concept.
• Facilitating communication between Client Service Operations & other business units to ensure an effective operating environment.
• Focusing on the strategic aspects of maintaining and growing long-term relationships.
• Establishing growth plans for teams and managed accounts
• Strategizing and executing campaigns for clients.
• Identifying prospective clients, establishing strategic partnerships and alliances
• Working with senior management keeping them informed of new developments, service issues and new business opportunities.
• Managing paid social media campaigns 

Preferred Requirements:

• 4-10 yrs RELEVANT experience 

• Must have worked with digital agencies managing social media marketing and performance marketing (preferable)

• Also willing to consider exceptionally talented folks from offline agencies

• Located in Bangalore and willing to travel to HSR layout

• Experience in fronting client relationships directly

• Experience in social media marketing (organic & paid)
• Experience in relationship management, strong verbal and written communications skills

Operations Executive:

• Operations are at the heart of CupShup as we take pride in having a solid network of corporates and associates across the country. Think you’ve got it in you to manage a bunch of chai-crazed co-workers and elite corporates?

The work as an Operations Executive at CupShup involves:

• To plan, manage and execute marketing campaigns in the City.
• Working closely with the City Manager and keeping him/her updated about the proceedings of the campaign and other nitty-gritties.
• Unlocking new partnerships and business by working with the Operations Team and the City Head.
• Optimizing the over-all operational efficiency and being accountable towards the Profit and Loss of the organization.
• Delegation of work along with monitoring and tracking the work of Delivery Team and Operating System.
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Skills required as an Operations Executive:

• Minimum experience of 1-2 years with enough knowledge about the know-hows of Operations.
• Good idea of General Management that involves in-house work along with professional collaborations.
• Command over sales and marketing to assist the Team whenever, and wherever required.
• Team Management abilities that involve versatility and flexibility in order to get the work done.
• A hunger for personal growth and over-all development will definitely help you fair well and keep up with the ever-evolving changes of this medium of marketing.

Also, along with this you need to make sure that our Office never runs out of chaispiration—the secret potion that gets our Team working well.

Greetings from Hitbullseye !!!

About Hitbullseye:

Hitbullseye is one of the fastest-growing portals in the test prep education space. It is ranked among the top test prep portals in India by Alexa.com(an Amazon Company). With 1 crore + page views annually portal has traffic from MBA. Law PO & campus placement training domains. Bulls Eye has a classroom presence and has trained close to more than 2 lac students in classrooms since its inception in 1998.

Website: www.hitbullseye.com

Venue: E-305, Industrial Area, Sector 75,

Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar,

Punjab 160055

Currently, we are hiring an SEO Executive for our organization.

Work Profile

• · Develop a web content strategy that encompasses the goals of a company and aligns with the company's image
• · Keyword search and using target keywords to write search-engine copy that is optimized for search engines (SEO) while remaining entertaining and informative
• · Editing and proofreading content
• · Maintain content calendar for timely servicing of articles
• · Provide editorial, creative and technical support to digital marketing
• · Track web analytics to ascertain content engagement levels
• · Stay abreast of current best practices in the industry and review competitor websites to compare their activities with those of your company
• · Work with SEO team to improve meta descriptions, alt tags, headings, etc to improve rankings
• · Develop and execute successful SEO strategies
• · Conduct keyword research to guide content teams
• · Help with lead magnets – ebooks, marketing page copy, brochures, emails, SMS, Whatsapp, etc.
  
  

Required Candidate

• Excellent Communication Skills ( Written & Verbal)
• Experience (0-2) Years Only
• Graduate or Post Graduate Can Apply
• Work From Office Only

About CercleX:-

CercleX is a digital technology platform which is a leading https://cerclex.com/blog/waste-management-in-india/">waste management company in India  with an extended outlook of circularity through its various ventures into the field of sustainability.

We have received FICCI Impactful Cleantech Startup Award, MeitY Emerging Startup Award, TVS Capital Budding Nxt Gen Entrepreneur Award, and many more for our digital solutions enabling transactions between waste generators, and aggregators, processors, and bringing in complete transparency, traceability to the waste ecosystem.

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Job Description:-

Brand Managers are the people who shape a company’s outward image. To do that, you’ll need to uncover consumer insights and deliver innovative marketing campaigns. We’ll turn to you to learn what can attract our customers and prospects and how we can improve customer experience.

Cerclex is looking for an experienced Brand Manager to help us build our brand and raise brand awareness. You’ll work across all levels and departments of our organization to find what makes us unique and communicate it to the world.Ultimately, you’ll help us improve our company’s reputation and drive growth.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze brand positioning and consumer insights.Stay current on market trends and competitive activity
• Translate brand elements into plans and go-to-market strategies
• Manage a team of marketing people working on brand initiatives
• Lead creative development to motivate the target audience to “take action”
• Establish performance specifications, cost and price parameters, market applications and sales estimates
• Measure and report performance of all marketing campaigns, and assess ROI and KPIs
• Monitor market trends, research consumer markets and competitors’ activities
• Align the company around the brand’s direction, choices and tactics
  
  

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, or related field. MBA preferred.
• 3-5 years of experience in brand management, brand marketing, or marketing management
• Experience managing a brand across multiple markets
• Creative thinker and problem solver
• Strong communication skills
• Project management experience, with a solid understanding of project management principles and techniques

• Past experience of working with startups is preferred
• Metric driven marketing Strategies & Campaigns
• Digital & Social Media Marketing
• Experience in Market Research & Consumer Insights is preferred
• Ability to Advertise & Activate Campaigns

NOTE: Immediate joiner