Brand Manager

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.

Strong Brand Marketing Manager profiles, with experience with well-known B2C brands

Mandatory (Experience 1): Must have total 6+ YOE, and recent 3+ years working in end-to-end Brand Marketing (including Brand building, positioning, & brand strategy)

Mandatory (Experience 2): Must have strong hands-on experience in Brand Marketing for a Top / well-known B2C or Fintech brands

Mandatory (Core Skills): Must possess creative thinking, strong project management skills, and be execution-focused; should have managed brand campaigns including creative development, production, social content, media planning, and buying..

Mandatory (Education): Candidates from Top college like IIMs, ISB, MICA, VGSOM-IIT Kharagpur, IIT etc (Note: College can be ignored if candidate is from unicorn companies like Bharatpe, Unilever, Reliance, Groww etc)

Mandatory (Company): Well-know B2C Brands in FMCG, Fintech, BFSI, Consumer Tech, or Lifestyle brands.

Brand Strategist (Brand Consultancy Team)

About Us: We are not just an AD agency or a creative agency, we are a Communication Company. Founded in 2014, Moshi Moshi is a young, creative, gutsy, and committed communication company that wants its clients to always Expect the EXTRA from it. Our primary clientele consists of Startups and corporations like Ola, Zoomcar, Mercedes Benz, ITC, Aditya Birla Group, TATA Group, MTV, IHCL, Jaquar, Sobha, Simple Energy, and Godrej amongst others. We have a huge team of creative folks, marketers, learners, developers, and coders who believe Moshi Moshi is an experience rather than a company.

Job Role: Brand Strategist - Brand Consultancy Team

Experience Level: 3+ Years

Location: Bangalore, Karnataka (On-site)

Roles and Responsibilities:

● Define, plan, and execute brand research - primary and secondary.

● Plan & Conduct primary research by way of interviews, site visits, focus groups, etc.

● Plan & Conduct secondary research by way of brand audits and SWOT analyses to assess

strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.

● Develop brand positioning statements and value propositions that differentiate the company in the marketplace.

● Collaborate with creative teams to develop compelling visual assets, marketing collateral, and brand campaigns.

● Present brand strategies, recommendations, and campaigns

● Stay updated on industry trends, consumer preferences, and emerging technologies to recommend innovative brand strategies and tactics.

Qualifications:

● Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, or a related field.

● Demonstrable experience as a Brand Strategist, Brand Manager, or similar role with a minimum of 3-4 years in brand development and management.

● Experience in developing and launching successful brand campaigns.

● Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret data, consumer insights, and market research findings.

● Creative thinker with a strategic mindset and a strong understanding of brand identity and positioning.

● Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively.

● Strong leadership and management skills.

● Ability to prioritise and manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

● Proficiency in branding tools and software, as well as Google Workspace and project management tools.

Objectives of this role:

● Developing and implementing comprehensive brand strategies that align with the company’s objectives and target audience preferences.

● Conducting branding focused market research and analysis to identify trends, competitive insights, including conducting primary research to understand consumer behaviours that inform brand positioning.

● Defining brand elements, including brand architecture, messaging, value proposition, positioning, tagline, voice, and tone, to ensure consistency across all channels.

● Aiding design & content teams in properly understanding and implementing finalised strategies

● Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including marketing, PR, and web to integrate brand strategies into ongoing initiatives.

● Project ownership, coordination, and client management on key accounts.

Job Responsibilities:

● Conceptualizing, executing & managing branded campaigns across LBB formats on web, app & social media based on client briefs

ensuring high repeat rate

Should have worked on branded content / content marketing

● Ensuring a mix of client objectives & LBB tonality

● Social Media Marketing & execution for sales collaborations

● Client servicing: Being the SPOC for a partner brand, daily liaison, end to end life cycle management of the brand campaigns from

brief to deliverables

● Creating pitches, briefs, presentations, campaign plans, innovations & partners to maximize conversion

● Mapping daily progress of branded content & reporting the success of a campaign post closure

● Keeping up with client deadlines & incorporating feedback/changes

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Building GTM Strategy. You’ll own our growth strategies and identify the key channels in which we can invest in and scale our customer acquisition efforts. You’ll be a thought leader who is excited to take a scrappy approach, brainstorm and launch new experiments, A/B test, and double down upon early signs of success.
• Relentlessly optimizing.. You’ll combine quantitative and qualitative insights to identify opportunities, improve conversion rates, and reduce costs.
• Scale a world class team. We’re looking for someone who can build the playbook that the team will operate against as it grows. You’ll be empowered to recruit and get the most out of a high-performing, efficient team.
• Execute a broad mandate. You’ll roll up your sleeves and get done what is necessary to remove blockers to our company’s growth, recognizing that this will change and develop as the business matures. You aren’t afraid to dive in and help us solve other business problems as needed.
• Own growth, content and digital marketing completely: experience in PR/ Comms not needed.
• Highly quantitative approach to growth and marketing. Experience with A/B experiments, growth hacks and other tools.

What will set this person apart:

• BS/BA degree
• 3+ years experience in management consulting and/ or previous experience in a founders role. Former founders encouraged to apply
• Strategic thinker that can tailor nuanced responses to different audiences and define priorities
• Ability to weigh in on or make decisions with authority across all parts of a business
• Self starter; highly motivated and resourceful with proven ability to lead and execute
• Exceptional organizational and task management abilities
• Ability to execute good judgment, tact, professionalism and diplomacy when interacting with employees, managers or clients
• Adept at handling multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced, results-driven, rapidly changing environment

Are you looking to work in the ecommerce space? Read on to know more.

Our client is a 360-degree boutique firm that provides single-point branding and eCommerce growth consulting to its clients. They have best-in-class professionals with a combined experience of over 40 years in Retail, Textiles, FMCG, Fashion, Consumer Durables and more. They create online brands for their clients through strategies like marketplace management, marketing, social media channels, and analytics that help planning and forecasting.

Currently, they are helping businesses from Fashion, Lifestyle and Personal technology to create a unique space in leading marketplaces like Amazon, Flipkart, Myntra, TataCliq etc. With over Rs.100 crores revenue generated through their 10000+ listings, the team is led by passionate entrepreneurs with a mission to simplify the digital market and e-commerce presence for all businesses.

As a Client Success Manager, you will be responsible for managing clients’ account end to end, including developing channel strategy, defining targeting, managing creative, setting up campaigns, measuring performance, and deriving insights.

What you will do:

• Taking complete ownership for a portfolio of accounts
• Understanding the client and their business from a holistic perspective
• Strategizing and creating a robust plan of action/ roadmap for clients
• Guiding a team of 2-3 people to work on client’s listings, reviews, account health and day to-day operations
• Tracking and driving the progress of various projects to ensure timely delivery
• Being responsible for all regular (and ad hoc) reporting and analysis
• Onboarding clients on multiple marketplaces by liaising with category managers at respective marketplaces
• Co-ordinating with various Marketplaces for solving queries and issues regarding the accounts
• Reviewing every account in the portfolio in complete detail to understand the current level of performance
• Being accountable for hitting goals and driving sustainable growth
• Preparing and presenting plans and results to the clients

• Minimum bachelors' degree in any field
• Strong analytical skills including Microsoft Excel
• Proactive, Team Player, requires good co-ordination and networking capabilities
• Good written communication skills and typing speed in English
• Self-motivated with passion for e-commerce
• Outstanding client handling & communication skills both written & verbal

Duties/Responsibilities:

The person plays a dual role of Public Relation and Influencer Manager.

Public Relations

• Combine creativity, communication, and storytelling to create meaningful public relations campaigns that promote our products/ Founders.
• Pitch stories to top-tier local and national journalists, editors, media outlets, TV, radio, podcasts, niche blogs, and other online outlets.
• Cultivate, strengthen, and maintain media relationships.
• Create media materials such as press releases, talking points, run sheets, and messaging documents.
• Seek and manage business award submissions, interview opportunities, and speaking engagements for Co-Founders.
• Secure, track, and measure results.

Influencer Marketing

• Grow and maintain relationships with influencers to create excitement and mass brand exposure across social media platforms
• Mine the social media platforms for top-tier influencers, celebrities, content creators, and talent that can increase brand reach.
• Manage and update internal influencer database to ensure platform and metrics stay updated.
• Collaborate with internal creative and social marketing teams to drive influencers to create high-quality and engaging content.
• Continually engage with existing influencers and creators via email, DMs, and phone to build strong, long-lasting relationships. Manage day-to-day communications with talent/influencers.
• Manage all influencer requests, place and track product samples requests.
• Oversee gift boxes and other special packaging needs for high-touch influencers.
• Think creatively and add new ideas to pitch for new and exciting influencer programs.

Qualifications/Skills:

• 5+ years experience in public relations, in-house, or agency.
• Course in Mass Communication.
• Strong experience writing news releases, media advisories, feature stories, blogs, and media pitches.
• Existing relationships with top-tier local and national journalists, editors, media outlets, TV, radio, podcasts, niche blogs, and influencers preferred.
• Social media wizard who is well-versed in all platforms (IG, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, TikTok, etc.) and in tune with how the influencer marketing landscape differs across each respective platform.
• Deep expertise in identifying key tastemakers, celebrity endorsers, and influencers.
• A passion for building and cultivating relationships with influencers.

Other Requirements

• Previous experience working with consumer products and fashion brands.
• Passionate about social media trends and pop culture in general.
• Love working in fast-moving, high-growth companies.
• Meticulous organizational skills.
• Self-starter, comfortable with managing multiple priorities at any given time.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Outstanding relationship-building skills

PAVONIAN SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED is looking for an experienced, versatile, multi-faceted UX Writer to perform copywriting magic on our BRAND. This is a remote full time role.

ABOUT YOU

Improve our users' experiences through copy: Creating original concepts and following through with clear, detailed and clear copy that is interesting, on brand, and focused on performance marketing. Writing in range of styles as appropriate for different clients

• Following best practices for quality user experiences from ideation user flow and wireframes to final content and implementation.
• Shape our product tone of voice guidelines:Help raise the bar for all brand communication, driving consistency and further developing our voice and tone guidelines as part of our wider foundational design system.
• Strengthen our brand:Working closely with our marketing copywriting team to make sure the copy you write to help people use our services is also consistent with our brand tone of voice and guidelines. Together you'll make sure that the brand is represented from marketing material through on boarding into using the product regularly, balancing that tone of voice with the context of the copy.
• Communication:You'll frame your decisions with strong rationales. Be able to tell a story, articulate the insights from market and UX research, and support decisions firmly and reasonably. Building brand awareness and increasing brand value and profitability
• Execution:Make sure marketing initiatives resonate with the target market
• Market research:You will research on services and data to determine the performance of the original solutions. This will allow you to iterate on your concepts and improve them over time.

You'll also be an integral part of the UX & Design team

• Collaboration: We believe that working with other disciplines makes for better solutions. Feedback is an important part of our personal and team development and we encourage one another to engage in regular, open conversation within cross-functional teams to build trust and respect about our work.
• Contribute to our design system: Helping take our mature design system, maintained by the whole team, to the next evolution.
• Grow the community: Coaching your colleagues in the team. Evolving our design processes, leading by example. Working on initiatives to expand the reach of UX and Design in the company.
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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

You have a demonstrated track record of content and linguistic background, ideally in digital products. Maybe you've been called a copywriter, or a content designer, brand manager or a content strategist in a previous role. Maybe you're a UX research or a designer who has become more focussed on language. You're someone who can communicate and present the decisions and constraints within a project.

You've worked on complex projects before. You have a strong opinion on how copy and communication can be applied to product development. You are a fast, iterative thinker who can partner with any relevant department.

What to include in your application

A portfolio is a must. A portfolio with case studies is better. Tell us about the work as well as showing it.