Assistant Brand Manager, Nordics

What will you work on?

You will be:

• Assisting the BM with all marketing brand activations and administration of the Nordic region
• supporting and managing all brands in the Spin Master portfolio
• assisting on duties as required to support the distributor and agencies.

• General Responsibilities:
  • Collaborate in all marketing activities including (but not limited to) licensing, promotions, advertising, media production, packaging, branding, public relations, trade shows, market research for a select group of brands, and SKU rationalization.
  • Partner with local agencies for key brands and marketing activity.
  • Assist in administering the critical path analysis process, ensuring all timelines are adhered to, all details are properly recorded, and that all parties are informed of relevant information where required.
  • Proactively engage with the distribution partner and retailers, ensuring they are updated with the most recent brand details and marketing plans.
  • Develop and execute trade marketing plans with both retailers and distributors.
  • Attend global meetings required for brand while liaising with GBU teams throughout.
  • Support in liaising with and supplying information to licensors (e.g. Warner Bros/Universal/Nickelodeon).
  • Manage marketing approval processes both internally and for our licensors.
  • Develop data and sales trackers to better identify trends and results.

• Merchandising and instore projects
  • Lead the development and execution of instore and POS packages with multiple stakeholders.
  • Project manage and be close to detail on all merchandising opportunities.
  • Understand retailer requests to better approach briefing stages.

• Distributor brands within the Spin Master portfolio
  • Supply relevant key information to the distributor throughout the year
  • Work with the GBU teams to better understand products and objectives for each brand.
  • Develop a growth plan with opportunities for relevant brands

• Online and ecommerce development
  • Work closely with the distributor and retailers to understand better online and ecommerce opportunities.

How will you fit into the team?

• Ability to do whatever it takes.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with people at all levels globally, internally and externally.
• Passionate about creative excellence and willing to drive self and others to achieve “magic”.

What are your skills and experience?

• Exceptional written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of MS Office.
• Ability to both adapt to and mange changing priorities independently in a fast paced environment – ability to do whatever it takes.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with people at all levels globally, internally and externally.
• Passionate about creative excellence and willing to drive self and others to achieve “magic”.
• Strong marketing skills – experience in developing and delivering strong marketing plans. Plans that stand out against the competition, are best in class internally and deliver fully on a commercial level.
• Commercial outlook – appreciating the need for commercially viable plans.

• Relevant experience of 2+ years of consumer product brand management in a new product-orientated industry, preferably working within toy or entertainment industries.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple projects and prioritize work without missing critical deadlines.
• Degree Educated with marketing/business qualifications (preferably). Marketing qualifications could include Degree, Diploma in Marketing (DipM) or other recognised marketing qualifications from the UK or oversea.

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.

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. From top leadership to new and veteran team members alike, everyone at Spin Master embodies our Core Values:

• We partner
• We invent
• We are open-minded
• We collaborate
• We get results
• We’ve got integrity
• We are entrepreneurs

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 JobsEU@spinmaster.com or by phone at +421910820541 and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

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