Brand Manager, Melissa & Doug

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Wilton, CT, USA
In-Office
100K-120K Annually
Senior level
Kids + Family • Marketing Tech • Mobile • News + Entertainment • Retail
The Role
Lead Melissa & Doug brand growth through integrated multi-channel marketing campaigns, strategic partnerships, and budget management. Direct cross-functional teams and external agencies, define communication strategies with Creative, consolidate campaign performance into executive reports, and use consumer insights and audience targeting to optimize campaigns and build long-term brand affinity.
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Are you a kid at heart looking to build a career with a leading global children's toy, entertainment and digital gaming company?

At Spin Master, our unwavering commitment to open mindedness, integrity and innovation is a great part of what has made us an industry leader. How do we stay ahead of the pack? By hiring the best and brightest minds—and that’s why we want you!

Job Description:

What will you work on?
As the Brand Manager for Melissa & Doug, you are responsible for driving brand growth through integrated marketing campaigns and strategic partnerships. You will lead our marketing communication strategy, manage the brand budget, and oversee cross-functional project execution to bring our brand narrative to life and engage consumers globally.
How will you create impact?

  • Lead the development and execution of integrated marketing campaigns across multiple channels, managing allocated budgets to optimize return on investment.

  • Direct cross-functional teams, establishing clear timelines and holding project partners accountable to ensure seamless execution.

  • Partner with the Creative team to define communication strategies and develop compelling, brand-aligned content.

  • Deliver strategic briefs to external media and public relations agencies, continuously evaluating and optimizing performance.

  • Consolidate complex campaign performance data to track marketing effectiveness, translating metrics into clear strategic reports for executive leadership.

  • Utilize consumer insights and audience targeting data to develop tailored communication strategies that build lasting brand affinity.

What are your skills and experience?

  • Proven track record in brand management, with demonstrated experience leading integrated marketing campaigns and launching consumer products.

  • Deep expertise in consumer insights, audience targeting, and translating market research into actionable brand strategies.

  • Strong financial acumen with experience managing marketing budgets, analyzing performance metrics, and optimizing active campaigns to meet business goals.

  • Experience writing agency briefs, managing creative deliverables, and partnering with external media and public relations agencies.

  • Demonstrated capability to lead cross-functional project teams and align multiple stakeholders on timelines and goals.

  • Advanced analytical skills with the ability to synthesize multiple data sources into cohesive performance stories for senior management.

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The anticipated pay range for candidates who will work in Connecticut is $100,000 to $120,000 Per Annum. The offered pay to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to years of experience within the job, years of experience within the required industry, education, etc. Spin Master Inc. is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work only in other states.

This job posting is tied to an open vacancy.

What you can expect from us:

Our mission is to Make Life More Fun with a vision to push the boundaries of innovation, creativity, and fun.

  • Growth and Career Opportunities

  • Flexible Work Hours

  • Innovation, Collaboration and Fun

  • Comprehensive Benefits

  • Other fun Perks!

What’s it like to work here?

Spin Master is a fast-paced, hands-on organization that provides many great opportunities for impactful decision-making; though our challenging start-up atmosphere isn’t for everyone, we have a proven record of opportunities for future advancement and internal transfers for our passionate and results driven team.

Everyone is welcome in our sandbox and we are committed to an accessible and inclusive hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants.

Spin Master strives to create an accessible and inclusive application and selection process and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to job applicants who may require provisions to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment processes. Should you require an accommodation, please contact our Talent Acquisition team, by email at [email protected] or by phone at 416 364-6002 and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @SpinMaster to stay up to date on Spin Master career opportunities.

We do appreciate all interest; however only those selected for interview will be contacted.

Skills Required

  • Proven track record in brand management, leading integrated marketing campaigns and launching consumer products
  • Deep expertise in consumer insights, audience targeting, and translating market research into actionable brand strategies
  • Strong financial acumen with experience managing marketing budgets, analyzing performance metrics, and optimizing active campaigns
  • Experience writing agency briefs, managing creative deliverables, and partnering with external media and public relations agencies
  • Demonstrated capability to lead cross-functional project teams and align multiple stakeholders on timelines and goals
  • Advanced analytical skills with the ability to synthesize multiple data sources into cohesive performance stories for senior management
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The Company
HQ: Toronto, Ontario
1,909 Employees
Year Founded: 1994

What We Do

Spin Master Corp. (TSX:TOY) is a leading global children's entertainment company creating exceptional play experiences through a diverse portfolio of innovative toys, entertainment franchises and digital games. Spin Master is best known for award-winning brands PAW Patrol®, Bakugan®, Kinetic Sand®, Air Hogs®, Hatchimals® and GUND®, and is the toy licensee for other popular properties. Spin Master Entertainment creates and produces compelling multiplatform content, stories and endearing characters through its in-house studio and partnerships with outside creators, including the preschool success PAW Patrol and 10 other television series, which are distributed in more than 160 countries. The Company has an established digital presence anchored by the Toca Boca® and Sago Mini® brands, which combined have more than 25 million monthly active users. With over 1,800 employees in 28 offices globally, Spin Master distributes products in more than 100 countries.

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