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Red Bull

Manufactures and markets energy drinks

Field Marketing Specialist

Marketing Generalist & ManagementPosted on Nov 12
Full-timePortland, OR, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 2 years of marketing experience.
  • Experience leading teams and managing people.
  • A strategic thinker who takes initiative and ownership.
  • Ability to build connections, communicate and network effectively, open doors, and generate enthusiasm for ideas.
  • A proactive attitude, attention to detail, and commitment to high-quality project execution.
  • Leadership, motivation, and ability to cultivate a team environment.
  • Analytical, planning, budgetary, and project management competencies.
  • Creative thinking and a track record of implementing new ideas and assessing results.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
  • Fluency in English.
  • A valid U.S. driver's license.
  • Excellent communication skills, including presenting and training abilities.

Responsibilities

  • Set clear goals with the Consumer Collecting Manager and FMM to drive trial, engage new users, and expand the consumer base on and off campus in the region.
  • Communicate expectations and guidelines to Student Marketeers so they can plan and deliver trial-driving plans in market and student life during key moments and consumption occasions.
  • Ensure sales support programs drive distribution, excite the trade, and improve in-store visibility around universities.
  • Work with the team to create university initiatives that build the brand and resonate with students.
  • Use program tools and reporting features to steer the program toward relevant student groups, track performance, and identify opportunities to reach new consumers.
  • Coach and empower team members in planning to maintain a flow of fresh mission ideas to grow the user base.
  • Manage internal and external sampling requests and align them with wider priorities.
  • Ensure interactions drive positive consumer trial and address barriers and negative perceptions.
  • Source and hire Student Marketeers who fit the brand and have the skills and attitudes needed for business priorities.
  • Implement and uphold national recruitment, onboarding, and training modules.
  • Train and lead Student Marketeers using an empowerment approach, helping them own targets and supporting development opportunities for top performers.
  • Lead the Team Leader program.
  • Create and support key events, scenes, and marketing opportunities aligned with Red Bull brand values and local consumers, with a focus on participation.
  • Support programs that balance and involve third-party event properties in relevant sports and culture scenes on and off campus.
  • Identify collegiate and market-level local opinion leaders in relevant brand scenes and work with the FMM to connect them with the World of Red Bull.
  • Implement national and global events and projects to a high standard.
  • Incorporate indirect sampling initiatives to broaden reach in hard-to-reach occasions and surprise consumers.
  • Activate national pillars, events, and global brand projects around universities in support of core program objectives.
  • Work with the FMM to develop, own, and execute locally relevant ideas that complement global and national initiatives.
  • Involve the Consumer Collecting team in idea generation and use its university lifestyle knowledge to identify technology-, digitally-, and socially driven consumer trends early.
  • Lead the creative process with Student Marketeers, including focus groups, to generate ideas that build loyalty among students.
  • Understand the consumer landscape and determine how to approach and reach different consumers across consumption occasions through direct and indirect sampling.
  • Model Red Bull values with a consistent, motivating, and inspiring tone of voice.
  • Ensure the program is set up in suitable areas to reach target groups and flexibly allocate resources.
  • Drive program efficiencies using program tools.
  • Support the local logistics system, including tools, warehousing, and management, to meet local needs and maintain premium appearance and tool management.
  • Support the national operations team in managing product stock.
  • Maintain and manage program tools, the Mini fleet, and other branded items.

Desired Qualifications

  • Additional language skills are an advantage.

About the Company

Red Bull

Manufactures and markets energy drinks

Red Bull makes and markets energy drinks. It focuses on a signature global beverage and uses a distinct marketing strategy to build the brand. How it works: the drink combines ingredients such as caffeine and sugars (originally based on Krating Daeng) and is carbonated for Western palates, distributed worldwide through large-scale marketing, sponsorships, and events to boost sales. How it differs: it remains privately held by the founding families, avoiding public funding, and relies on a marketing-heavy approach—extreme-sports sponsorships, high-profile events, and a strong brand identity—rather than conventional product features alone. What it aims to do: maintain leadership in the energy-drink category, grow globally through branding and partnerships, and continue expanding its product line and presence without going public.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Salzburg, Austria
Founded
1984

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