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Associate Manager, Brand Strategy & Activation Hot Wheels
Associate Manager, Brand Strategy & Activation Hot WheelsMattel • El Segundo, California, USA
Associate Manager, Brand Strategy & Activation Hot Wheels

Associate Manager, Brand Strategy & Activation Hot Wheels

Mattel • El Segundo, California, USA
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The Opportunity :    The Associate Manager Brand Strategy & Activation will assist with defining the long-term brand equity positioning and cross-category strategy while also driving day-to-day brand activations in partnership with internal cross-functional teams and external agencies. The Associate Manager will focus on the core Hot Wheels business developing and executing strategies that define the brand strategy accelerate brand awareness drive launches and grow the full franchise business.

What Your Impact Will Be :

  • Brand Strategy

Partner with Toy and Franchise Marketing to ensure brand consistency across product experiences and retail

  • Develops Content in partnership with Mattel Studios to ensure brand objectives and alignment
  • Serve as the cross-functional integrator between content product experiences retail and marketing
  • Brand Activation
  • With leadership plan brand moments (anniversaries entertainment launches retail programs) that supports all businesses at retail and work with commercial partners to ensure flawless execution

  • Translate brand strategy into campaigns content and activations
  • With leadership plan integrated marketing plans (digital retail social influencer events PR) and work with commercial partners to execute
  • Ensure media strategy is executed well across regions and manage day-to-day creative production
  • Ensure creative execution stays consistent with brand positioning (via brand guardrails) and product highlights
  • Ensure brand stories are executed well to drive demand generation brand love and consumer loyalty
  • Manage day-to-day execution of agency scope in partnership with brand creative
  • Track & report on campaign performance (awareness engagement conversion)
  • Track & report on franchise health through consumer engagement sales performance and cultural impact.
  • Qualifications :

    What Were Looking For :

  • 5 years (3 years with MBA) experience in brand marketing (on brand or agency side) franchise management / marketing content marketing or purpose-driven strategy / marketing.
  • Experience managing a portfolio spanning multiple categories (toys apparel publishing etc.).
  • Self-starter who is detail oriented driven focused pro-active and collaborative
  • Strategic thinking : Ability to define brand vision and multi-year roadmaps.
  • Consumer insights & research : Strong understanding of consumer psychology brand equity drivers and cultural trends. Ability to synthesize data and pull insights to create recommendations
  • Thorough understanding of marketing mix and KPIs
  • Portfolio management : Balancing toys and non-toy CP categories under a unified brand.
  • Cross-functional leadership : Skilled at influencing Design Product Marketing and Franchise teams without direct authority.
  • Financial acumen : Experience with P&L at the brand or category level.
  • Communication skills : Excellent at storytelling presentations and influencing senior leadership. Strong PowerPoint creation and presentation skills proficiency in Outlook Word and Excel
  • The pay range is indicative of projected hiring range however base pay will be determined based on a candidates work location skills and experience. Mattel offers competitive total pay programs comprehensive benefits and resources to help empower a culture where every employee can reach their full potential.
  • Additional Information :

    Dont meet every single requirement At Mattel we are dedicated to an inclusive workplace and a culture of belonging. If youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. Join Mattels Talent Community and start receiving exciting updates about our company our employees and our culture. Also interested in signing up for job alerts Do so here!

    How We Work :

    We are a purpose driven company aiming to empower generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviors :

  • We collaborate :  Being a part of Mattel means being part of one team with shared values and common goals. Every person counts and working closely together always brings better results. Partnership is our process and our collective capabilities is our superpower.
  • We innovate :  At Mattel we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences. No matter where you work in the organization you can always make a difference and have real impact. We welcome new ideas and value new initiatives that challenge conventional thinking.
  • We execute :  We are a performance-driven company. We strive for excellence and are focused on pursuing best-in-class outcomes. We believe in accountability and ownership and know that our people are at their best when they are empowered to create and deliver results.
  • Who We Are :

    Mattel is a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world. We engage consumers and fans through our franchise brands including Barbie Hot Wheels Fisher-Price American Girl Thomas & Friends UNO Masters of the Universe Matchbox Monster High MEGA and Polly Pocket as well as other popular properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include toys content consumer products digital and live experiences. Our products are sold in collaboration with the worlds leading retail and ecommerce companies. Since its founding in 1945 Mattel is proud to be a trusted partner in empowering generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.

    Mattels award-winning workplace culture has been recognized by Forbes Fast Company Newsweek Great Place to Work TIME and more.

    Visit us at  is an Equal Opportunity Employer where we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day. We welcome all job seekers and all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race ethnicity color national origin religion sex gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation veteran and protected veteran status disability status and or any other basis protected by applicable federal state or local law.

    Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment.

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    Remote Work : No

    Employment Type : Full-time

    Key Skills

    Customer Service,Brand Management,Communication,ABAP,Bpel

    Experience : years

    Vacancy : 1

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