Deputy Manager-Brand Marketing

Reports to: Marketing Director / VP of Marketing

Type: Full-time

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Brand Manager to lead and execute brand strategies that drive growth and enhance brand equity. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in brand management, a deep understanding of consumer behavior, and the ability to manage cross-functional teams effectively.

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Key Responsibilities:

1. Brand Strategy Development:

Develop and implement comprehensive brand strategies aligned with business goals.

Define brand positioning, target audience, and key messaging.

2. Marketing Campaign Management:

Lead the planning, execution, and analysis of multi-channel marketing campaigns.

Collaborate with creative, media, and digital teams to ensure cohesive brand communication.

3. Market Analysis & Insights:

Conduct market research to understand consumer needs, competition, and industry trends.

Analyze sales data and campaign performance to refine strategies.

4. Budget Management:

Manage the brand budget, ensuring effective allocation of resources.

Track and report on ROI for marketing activities.

5. Product Development Support:

Work closely with product development teams to align new products with brand strategy.

Lead go-to-market strategies for product launches.

6. Team Leadership:

Mentor and guide junior brand managers and marketing coordinators.

Facilitate cross-functional collaboration with sales, PR, and product teams.

7. Brand Performance Monitoring:

Develop and monitor KPIs to track brand performance.

Provide regular reports and insights to senior management.

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Key Requirements:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or a related field (MBA preferred).

Experience: 5+ years of brand management experience, preferably in [industry, e.g., FMCG, Tech].

Skills:

Proven ability to develop and execute successful brand strategies.

Strong analytical skills and proficiency in using data for decision-making.

Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Proficiency in marketing tools and software (e.g., Google Analytics, CRM systems).

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Key Competencies:

Strategic thinking

Creativity and innovation

Financial acumen

Project management skills

Consumer-centric mindset

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To Apply: Please submit your resume and a cover letter

detailing your relevant experience to [contact email].

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ROLES AND 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 analyzing 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.

Designation: Art Director

Department: Brand Marketing

Location: Bangalore

Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, art, or similar discipline

Experience: 4+ years of relevant experience in creative roles at Ad agency, with an understanding of creative development and production.

Responsibilities:

1. Collaborate, brainstorm, and strategize with teams for a wide range of materials – be in ATL, BTL, internal, corporate or brand communication
2. Translate strategic direction into high-quality design within an established brand identity
3. Develop concepts by hand or with software, and execute original content determining ideal usage of colour, text, font style, imagery, and layout
4. Use trend intelligence and an understanding of the current and historical business and market to design and execute specific classifications
5. Develop innovative marketing experiences that help tell meaningful stories, which connect to users and communities to drive awareness and viewership of the brand.
6. Graphic and Layout design, End to End development of the set.
7. Create tailored content and conversations across each channel for total ecosystem engagement.
8. Effectively build and manage relationships with internal stakeholders, as well as talent.
9. Read, review and design content to identify the right content for videos.
10. Supervise projects, timelines and manage deadlines

Skills:  

1. Exceptional creativity and innovative design skills
2. Experience with design software, including Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, etc.
3. Proven experience with graphic design, with a strong portfolio of work
4. Excellent communication and presentation skills
5. Organizational and time-management skills for meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment
6. Hands-on knowledge in creative skills like content, layout design, graphic design,
7. Excellent verbal and written skills and confident communication skills..

Salary: Upto 12LPA (Negotiable)

IMMEDIATE JOINING PREFERRED!

Desired Candidate Profile

• Demonstrable experience in marketing together with the potential and attitude required to learn
• A passion for issues around Sustainability, Energy Transition, Climate Action, Distributed & Renewable Energy
• Startup experience desired
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Willingness to roll up your sleeves and execute
• Proven experience in identifying target audiences and in creatively devising and leading across channels marketing campaigns that engage, educate and motivate
• Solid knowledge of website analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, NetInsight, Omniture, WebTrends)
• Experience in setting up and optimizing Google Adwords campaigns
• Numerically literacy, comfort working with numbers
• Ability to make sense of metrics and processing figures with spreadsheets
• Up-to-date knowledge of the latest trends and best practices in online marketing and measurement

• Execute and manage the company’s brand strategy as well as corresponding brand elements in order to maximize the brand’s equity
• Responsible for the creation and placement of advertising that is in support of the business’s initiatives through media planning, creative development, metrics, market research, and vendor management.
• Drive programs and projects across the various customer touch points to drive customer consideration and trust for our products
• Execute aggressive multi-channel marketing plans to drive customer acquisition and retention
• Take ownership of the brands voice by defining guidelines and best practices across products and platforms
• Work with digital teams to create digital first assets that can help drive acquisition & engagement
• Establish metrics for the purpose of measuring campaign effectiveness against KPI’s.
• The role will report to the Head of Brand marketing

Key skills

• Customer Centricity
• Innovative and creative thought process
• Analytical
• Exposure to Brand Communication and Media Planning
• Prior experience in an internet/digital company, or managing digital first brands is preferred

Industry we can Look at: FMCG/ Consumer Durable/Retail or any B2C

Based Location: Bangalore (work from Office)

• Identify and sign up with influencers in the digital platforms to increase brand reach through content
• content planning, strategy to improve brand engagement in the social media
• tie-up with brands ( co-branding) for amplifying brand reach and building ROI ( generate leads)
• work closely with the PR agency to monitor and enhance the brand engagement in the print/ digital platforms through paid and organic methods
• Handling AB LinkedIn page to run engaging write up, videos, tech talk, industry snippets to develop and build a business audience in LinkedIn
• Outstanding project management skills
• Strong analytical ability – analyze data, develop insight
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