W

Wattpad

Global platform connecting readers and writers

Global Brand Marketing Manager

Brand & Creative MarketingUpdated on Nov 14
Full-timeEl Segundo, CA, USA$80k - $145k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of brand marketing experience, ideally within entertainment or fandom-driven industries.
  • Proven experience developing brand strategies and executing integrated, multi-channel marketing campaigns.
  • Strong understanding of the U.S. entertainment landscape, media ecosystem, and consumer trends.
  • Experience working within a global organization and ability to drive cross-functional collaboration and influence teams without direct authority.
  • Experience collaborating with internal creative teams and external agencies to develop impactful creative campaigns.
  • Strong analytical mindset and ability to use consumer research, brand tracking, and campaign performance data to inform strategy.
  • Project management and organizational skills, including ability to independently manage multiple initiatives, budgets, timelines, and stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
  • Communication, presentation, and storytelling skills.
  • Ability to adapt and navigate ambiguity, shifting priorities, and a dynamic work environment.

Responsibilities

  • Help build WEBTOON's brand foundation in the U.S. and globally, and develop short-, mid-, and long-term strategies to drive brand growth as a member of the Global Brand Task Force.
  • Shape WEBTOON's brand marketing vision, positioning, and core messaging.
  • Partner with teams across the company worldwide to ensure consistent brand execution across all channels and align brand initiatives with measurable user growth goals.
  • Own end-to-end execution of always-on and major brand campaigns and 360-degree, multi-channel activations, from planning through execution, including digital advertising, out-of-home, experiential marketing, strategic partnerships, and influencer and celebrity partnerships.
  • Manage campaign budgets, timelines, and agency and vendor relationships in close partnership with the Creative team.
  • Partner with Creative teams to develop campaign concepts, messaging, and creative assets that reinforce the WEBTOON brand.
  • Develop measurement frameworks to evaluate campaign effectiveness and optimize future initiatives based on results.
  • Track and report campaign and brand performance on an ongoing basis, including platform metrics and brand health indicators such as awareness, consideration, preference, and perception.
  • Develop scalable marketing frameworks and campaign playbooks to improve execution efficiency and collaboration across the Task Force and broader team.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience marketing to fandom-driven audiences, with an understanding of community building and audience engagement.
  • Familiarity with WEBTOON, anime, manga, web novels, gaming, or adjacent fandom communities.
  • Bilingual proficiency in English and Korean.

About the Company

Wattpad

Global platform connecting readers and writers

Wattpad connects a global community of 90 million readers and writers on a social storytelling platform. Users create, share, and discover stories, building a network around serialized and diverse narratives. The platform monetizes through ads, premium subscriptions, and content monetization, including partnerships with entertainment companies to adapt popular stories into books, movies, and TV series via Wattpad Studios. Wattpad Books publishes popular platform stories as physical books worldwide. Unlike many platforms, Wattpad combines user-generated storytelling with media adaptation and traditional publishing, creating multiple revenue streams while expanding audience reach. Its goal is to give diverse voices a path from digital storytelling to broader audiences through publishing and adaptation.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Acquired
Total funding
$117.8M
Headquarters
Toronto, Canada
Founded
2006

Recently Posted Jobs

Explore more opportunities at Wattpad

See more jobs