Personal Care Product Manufacturing · 172 people
Brand & Partnerships Manager
Posted 29 Sept
What’s this role about? The Brand & Partnerships Manager will own the end-to-end partnership pipeline, including vetting, negotiating, and executing co-marketing activations. They will also manage brand press relationships and oversee the development of the Brand Partnerships Coordinator.
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Company
About Kitsch LLC Your best friend in beauty. Leader in solid shampoo and conditioner along with hundreds of beauty products that are sustainable, specifically tailored for all hair types and accessible for everyone.
Kitsch LLC
Woman-owned hair-care, beauty, lifestyle brand committed to creating high-quality products that are effortless...
Responsibilities
- As our Brand & Partnerships Manager, you'll be the engine behind Kitsch's brand partnerships. You'll build and run the partner pipeline, lead activations and mailers, manage partner press relationships, and make sure every product launch has the right partnership moments attached — all while managing and growing our Brand Partnerships Coordinator.
- Own our partnerships pipeline end to end: find partners, vet them, negotiate, and sign the deal
- Keep every active partnership on track with a clear plan and timeline — nothing slips
- Bring vetted co-marketing ideas to our Director, backed by a clear recommendation
- Keep our priority partner list current and ready for review, without being asked
- Build the briefs and timelines that keep our biggest launches on track, 8–10 weeks ahead
- Make sure every major launch has a partnership or earned moment tied to it
- Run our brand activations and outbound mailers — on time, on brief, every time
- Coordinate with our influencer team so nothing falls through the cracks
- Be the go-to press contact for our brand partners — write the one-sheets, releases, and talking points
- Report on pipeline and activation performance to our Director every month, before they have to ask
- Manage and grow our Brand Partnerships Coordinator — set priorities, give feedback, help them level up
Qualification
- Proven experience running a partnerships pipeline from first conversation to signed deal
- Experience leading GTM execution — briefs, timelines, cross-functional coordination
- Comfort being the press point of contact for partners, and writing partner-facing materials
- Experience managing and developing a direct report
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