Associate Brand Manager - (New York, New York)
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Who We Are:
Marquee Brands owns and manages a portfolio of global brands across consumer products and channels across home & culinary, luxury, fashion, and sports & active. 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 Overview
Marquee Brands is seeking a knowledgeable, strategic, product-loving Associate Brand Manager to join its New York team. The Brand Manager will support the Brand Director in the management and growth of two iconic fashion brands: Ben Sherman®,
and Bruno Magli®.
Merchandising:
- Assist with building and maintenance of the time and action calendar
- Collaborate with licensees to manage:
- Product approvals
- Sample procurement and organization
- Go-To-Market assets such as linelists, linesheets, and campaign imagery
Retail Management:
- Execute & analyze business reporting for ecomm and retail businesses and circulate business updates internally
- Assist with development of global go to market strategies
- Maintain & update store distribution lists
- Own Amazon reporting and forecasting in tandem with the marketplace team
Marketing:
- Collaborate and liase with internal teams such as marketing and PR teams on needs to support brand strategy and growth (ie. linesheets, samples, pricing, launch dates)
- Maintain merch inputs for the marketing team’s launch calendars
- Own weekly go-to-market meetings held with marketing and creative
Financial:
- Procure and enter monthly, quarterly actuals and projections in relevant corporate files
- Analyze financial information provided by licensees
Trademark and Contract Management
- Provide trademark proof of usage and maintain reporting
- Assist with various tasks by liasing with the legal team, and own Bi-Monthly legal team touchbases
- Own and maintain detailed trackers surrounding partner contracts and terms
- Compliance
- Manage RoyaltyZone Process End to End, from validating partner inputs to generating ad hoc reporting, while keeping careful records of any and all system updates needed (example: loading new retailers for a partner)
Market Research
- Execute market research online and instore to identify opportunities and positioning within the market
- Research prospective retail opportunities and prepare pitch decks
Administrative Responsibilities:
- Schedule and own the agendas for internal bi-monthly and weekly touchbases internally
- Schedule and own the agendas for quarterly business reviews with licensees
- Schedule and own the agendas for partner meetings (ex. Design reviews)
Required Skills:
- Must be in advanced in Microsoft excel and the entire Microsoft Suite, Adobe Suite and Canva
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree
- 2+ years of experience in retail merchandising and/or licensing
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
- 401k match
- 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:
$70,000-$80,000+ Bonus
