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YETI is looking for a talented creative, analytical, and results-oriented Senior Brand Strategy Manager to conjure and champion great ideas. The role reports to the Senior Director, Brand in Austin, TX. The Senior Brand Strategy Manager will be a force for critical thinking who is creatively curious, has an instinct for a good brand story, and has the confidence to challenge conventional thinking. 

Position Type (See Workplace Approach Below): Hybrid

Responsibilities:

• Gather data, formulate insights, and articulate strategic brand opportunities that will impact the business and drive omnichannel growth
• Work cross-functionally to collect all relevant inputs and opinions, provide the analysis to make marketing decisions from that effort
• Look to culture and consumer behavior to craft briefs and campaigns that power our growth goals and generate positive affinity with audience targets
• Identify and refine target audience(s), regularly monitoring relevance of that target and identifying strategies and tactics to engage and connect our brands to our consumer
• Use creative storytelling and presentation to bring to life our brand strategies, insights, and target audience
• Ideate and identify the unexpected applications of brand that touch consumers and culture – partnerships, collaborations, brand activations
• Champion and wield brand thinking across campaigns, concepts, and the organization; ensure everything we do is authentic and represents the best interests of the communities we serve
• Consistently assess competitive strategies and uncover white space opportunities
• Work closely with domestic and international teams to ensure alignment with the overall global strategy; define and communicate modifications based on local market needs

Qualifications and Attributes:

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• At least 6 years of experience with direct-to-consumer marketing in global brand management/brand strategy
• Record of leveraging consumer insights and experience to develop campaigns; experience using data and metrics to back up assertions of business value
• Experience leading go-to-market strategies
• Demonstrable understanding of the various functional aspects of a marketing organization, plus digital/social media landscapes
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to interact at senior levels of the organization
• Previous experience developing cross-channel marketing plans
• Nimble, resourceful, and detail-oriented; thrive in both independent and collaborative work environments
• Strong project management skills – ensure project milestones are met according to commitments; ability to manage and prioritize a wide variety of project types that vary in scope and scale and excel in a lean work environment

US Workplace Approach:

• Onsite: Role requires you to be onsite full-time.
• Hybrid: Role requires you to be located in Austin, Texas and is a mixture of onsite and remote.
• Remote: Role is full-time remote.

Approach may vary based on role.

YETI is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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