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Senior Director, NA Brand Marketing – Fenty Beauty Brands

Market Xcel, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199


Position Summary

Key leader on the Fenty Marketing team, responsible for driving Fenty’s NA marketing team with visionary leadership, consumer marketing strategies, robust product storytelling and disruptive digital and social innovation. This role will be a “go to” leader across the various Fenty categories with passion across all of beauty. This role leads the North America marketing strategy, integrated campaign development, paid media and regional-specific content asset creation in order to fuel brand awareness, traffic and advocacy. This role will work cross-functionally to drive the business and connect the dots with Brand Management, Global Marketing, Sales, Creative, International, Digital, Field and Education teams, our founder and our external partners. The ideal candidate will have 8-10+ years of experience in consumer marketing with expertise in the beauty category, passion for product, consumer-obsessed and digital and social-first mindset. This position is based in San Francisco, CA with moderate travel required.

ResponsibilitiesJob responsibilitiesSeasoned 360 global creative beauty marketer with the ability to dream big creatively and connect ideas to sales resultsVisionary leadership in both development of marketing strategies & plans as well as strong ability to coach and grow teamsDrive NA Fenty marketing team across 360 marketing strategic planning, paid media, retailer initiatives and experiential, ultimately developing robust NA plans to drive the business across the region at all consumer touch points & retailersWork in lock step with each NA retail partner to develop and maximize global marketing plans and create dedicated plans to drive business objectivesCollaborate closely across multiple Fenty marketing leaders to drive overall marketing calendar, investment and priorities across all Fenty brands taking into account YOY initiatives, category growth initiatives and overall business KPIsDrive cutting-edge creative marketing initiatives that resonate with our target audience and reinforce our market position as an industry leaderLead teams overseeing all category NA Marketing across 360, Retailer, Experiential, PR & MediaLead strategic marketing plans designed to introduce product innovations as well as reinforce and grow established categories.Works with global content team to ensure all NA content needs are met with clear objectives, briefs and needsExperienced in leading development of comprehensive, disruptive marketing plans across all marketing levers, including but not limited to retailer social marketing, partner marketing, PR, paid media, channel, digital, experiential, etc.Passionate about product with impeccable ability to bring product storytelling to life through cut-through, compelling content grounded in consumer insightsAbility to refine global direction to maximize regional objectives, while maintaining balance of creativity and sales-driving, full-funnel campaignsProactively able to anticipate business & consumer trends, remaining agile in order to pivot plans to stay in lockstep with the consumerResponsible for presenting, adapting & aligning plans based on feedback to internal and external partner key stakeholders, Executive team and international regional team, retailers, and founder teamsFoster innovation and creativity among the team and cross-functional teams to push plans to unprecedented territoryFuture-thinking, digital marketing thought leader across cultural, technological, social and digital trendsProvide leadership to direct reports including coaching, development and strategic/tactical direction, serving as a mentor and role-model to team membersConsumer-focused, data-driven marketer with ability to compile and analyze data quickly to create data-based recommendations and strategiesAbility to brief & guide creative in an effective way with both internal and external teamsDevelop, manage and allocate marketing budget for brand across all levers and regionsWork in close partnership with other Fenty Marketing & Brand leads around the globe to build upon each other’s plans and partner on strategies and timingProfileREQUIREMENTS8-10+ years of experience in marketing or brand management on beauty/skin brand and/or agency side. Beauty expertise required along with skin/hair/fragrance experience preferred. Product-obsessed. Experience developing robust 360 marketing campaigns including concept, strategic 360 plans and execution road map. An infectious 'Can do' spirit brimming with optimism and the drive to overcome challenges by testing, learning and pivoting with agility. A balance of creative intuition and quantitative analytical thinking. A fervent passion for narrating compelling product stories bolstered by robust consumer insights. Incredible communicator & passionate storyteller with ability to craft and pitch ideas both internally & externally. Strong desire for driving business growth through product & category building initiatives. Balanced strategic & creative marketer with BLUE SKY thinking. Proven track record of driving BUSINESS & CULTURAL impact. Effective relationship-building skills; professional savvy and organizational agility to leverage partnerships across the organization to get work done. Strong leadership skills with ability to manage 5+ team members. Passion for mining for consumer insights, data and cultural trends with agility and ability to incorporate into plans quickly and take calculated risks. Obsessed with the world of digital and social media marketing. Focused on the consumer journey from online to in-store. Proactive problem-solving skills; ability to anticipate obstacles and also quickly generate alternate solutions/ideas. Ability to work in fast-paced environment, working with speed and agility. Entrepreneurial – able to deal with ambiguity and work with little or no direction with agility. Exceptional organizational skills; detail-oriented. Strong time management skills; ability to juggle priorities and multiple projects. Employs a strategic approach to process; ability to organize and divvy up work effectively. Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint); ability to deliver strong, polished, effective PowerPoint presentations.

Additional InformationABOUT KENDOKendo Holdings, Inc. is a San Francisco-based beauty brand developer and wholesaler owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, the world’s largest luxury group. A play on the words “can do”, Kendo has become the hub of creativity and next generation beauty product development for global Sephora channels and selective retailers outside of Sephora.

Through original development, collaborations and acquisitions the Kendo stable of brands will always be creative, inspiring and innovative. A dynamic engine of speed, expertise and market-savvy, the Kendo team continues to redefine the beauty industry through great product, great storytelling, great retail and direct-to-consumer partnerships.#J-18808-Ljbffr