Roles & Responsibilities
- Define and implement brand marketing growth plans that achieve business objectives for the growth of Rascals, including
- Developing and executing of marketing strategies for the Rascals brand in line with best-in-class FMCG brand marketing practice.
- Lead global marketing campaigns from concept to completion, bringing them to life by building strong relationships with external agency partners, and internal cross functional teams.
- Lead go-to-market strategies and activations for US & CA markets, retailers and NPD launches.
- Gather and analyse data and insights from external sources such as the market, customers, prospects, and industry analysts, as well as internal sources such as customer service and sales, to understand customers’ needs and apply these insights to marketing strategies & tactics.
- Overseeing digital marketing campaigns & performance, collaborating closely with internal Digital Marketing Team
- Manage brand marketing budgets from planning to execution, reporting to the Marketing Director on ongoing optimisation of activity and spend.
- Develop marketing plans and objectives as part of annual business planning with commercial and product teams to help create strategic growth brands.
- Develop strong relationships with key retail customers, to deliver strong joint execution plans across trade marketing touch points
- Lead contact for external PR agency partners, conducting performance reviews to ensure they deliver best-in-class comms
- Working closely with the Content Team to ensure content meets objectives on time & on budget
- Leadership, mentorship and growth of the Rascals brand marketing team, managing a junior team member to deliver and execute plans across the brand, including:
- Establishing processes that empower team members to work efficiently and embody continuous improvement
- Day-to-day management of junior team members in accordance with wider business priorities
- Upskilling, training and development of junior team members
Skills & Experience
- 6+ years’ experience in a brand marketing role with proven depth and breadth of brand marketing experience
- Strong commercial and business acumen, strategic thinking, and problem-solving ability
- Must demonstrate leadership ability and be able to influence and motivate cross-functional teams, while holding stakeholders accountable to deliver on business objectives
- Experience in mentoring, coaching, and leading others to support development and build high-performing teams
- Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to translate messages across a variety of internal and external stakeholders
- A go-getter with energy, creativity, and determination to continuously improve and push boundaries
- Strong solutions-focused mindset, with high levels of resilience and passion
- As a digitally-led business, we value experience in leading and executing 360 campaigns across digital and social channels, with strengths in go-to-market strategy and consumer research
- Proven ability to manage and prioritise multiple projects in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
Top Skills
What We Do
ZURU is on a quest to reimagine tomorrow from A to Z. Founded in 2003, ZURU Group has rapidly grown and now spans three core divisions—ZURU Toys, ZURU Edge (consumer goods) and ZURU Tech (construction). Known for its cutting-edge software and world-leading automation and manufacturing systems, ZURU has over 5,000 team members in over 30 global locations, making it perfectly placed to continue building its reputation as one of the fastest-growing and most disruptive companies in the world. ZURU TOYS ZURU Toys is one of the largest toy companies in the world, known for its innovation, creativity and disruption through automation. Inspired by kids and imaginative play, ZURU Toys distributes to all major retailers in over 120 countries and has delighted millions of families all over the world with brands such as Bunch O Balloons™, X-Shot™, Rainbocorns™, Robo Alive™, Smashers™, 5 Surprise™, and Pets Alive™ and partnerships with entertainment properties, including Nickelodeon, Disney, Universal Studios and DreamWorks. ZURU EDGE ZURU Edge is disrupting stale consumer goods categories and building new generation brands to better serve modern consumers. Arguably the fastest-growing consumer goods company in the world today, ZURU Edge has a key focus on building tomorrow’s brands across five key verticals—Pet Care, Baby Care, Personal Care & Beauty, Home Care and Health & Wellness. ZURU TECH ZURU Tech is revolutionizing the way the world builds to bring greater flexibility, speed, affordability, quality and sustainability to the construction industry. Ten years in the making, ZURU Tech has reinvented every aspect of the construction process, developing the world’s first BIM software that directly connects to fully automated production. Get to know us a little better by checking out our company Instagram @lifeatzuru