Brand Director

Job Summary

The Brand Director for Firestone Beer and Cali Squeeze serves as the business leader responsible for the long term growth, performance, and stewardship of the Firestone and Cali Squeeze brands and portfolio of beers including but not limited to Cali Squeeze, Mind Haze, DBA, Pivo, Union Jack, and specialty brands. This role is responsible for developing and executing strategies that drive long term brand health, commercial growth, and profitability. The Brand Director works cross functionally across Marketing, Sales, Brewing, Operations, Finance, Creative, Digital, Shopper Marketing, Public Relations, and Executive Leadership to ensure the brand delivers against both consumer and business objectives.

Essential Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Develop and lead annual and long range brand strategies aligned with company goals and business objectives.

• Serve as the primary steward and internal champion of the brand.

• Define and evolve brand positioning, architecture, target consumers, and growth opportunities.

• Ensure consistent and authentic brand expression across all consumer touchpoints.

• Establish clear priorities and align cross functional teams around brand objectives.

• Present strategic recommendations and business updates to executive leadership.

• Partner closely with Sales Leadership to develop integrated commercial plans that support distribution growth, rate of sale, and market share objectives.

• Analyze shipments, depletions, scan data, distribution trends, pricing performance, and profitability to identify opportunities and risks.

• Monitor competitive activity and category trends to inform strategic decisions.

• Support annual planning, forecasting, and business review processes.

• Develop plans that balance short term performance with long term brand health.

• Lead portfolio strategy and product lifecycle management across assigned brands.

• Identify opportunities to improve focus, simplify complexity, and optimize portfolio performance.

• Evaluate innovation opportunities through consumer, commercial, operational, and financial lenses.

• Partner with Brewing, Operations, Quality, and Finance teams to assess and launch new products.

• Manage product launches from concept through commercialization and post launch evaluation.

• Lead development of integrated marketing plans across paid, earned, owned, social, digital, experiential, and retail channels.

• Partner with Creative teams to develop campaigns, packaging, content, and brand experiences that strengthen consumer connection and drive business results.

• Manage agency relationships and external partners as required.

• Establish objectives and key performance indicators for marketing programs.

• Evaluate program effectiveness and recommend optimizations based on performance.

• Partner with Sales and Shopper Marketing teams to develop customer and channel specific strategies.

• Participate in distributor meetings, customer presentations, market visits, and industry events.

• Build strong relationships with key distributors, retailers, and industry partners.

• Ensure brand plans translate effectively into retail execution and consumer demand generation.

• Support the development of tools, programs, and assets that improve marketplace execution.

• Develop and manage annual brand budgets.

• Evaluate investment decisions through return on investment and business impact measures.

• Partner with Finance to manage forecasting, planning, and budget allocation.

• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness of brand investments.

• Lead cross functional teams in support of brand initiatives and business objectives.

• Build strong partnerships across Marketing, Sales, Brewing, Operations, Finance, and Executive Leadership.

• Drive accountability, alignment, and execution across multiple stakeholders.

• Foster a culture of collaboration, ownership, and continuous improvement.