Brand Manager

Marquee Brands owns and manages a portfolio of established global brands across consumer products and channels—from luxury goods to sports and active apparel. The team is focused on driving organic growth through natural brand extensions, impactful marketing, and direct consumer engagement, ensuring each brand’s storied success continues through relevant product, expanded retail distribution, and international growth.

About the role

We are seeking a knowledgeable, strategic, product-loving Brand Manager to support the VP Global Brand Management in the management and growth of the iconic Body Glove and Dakine brands.

Responsibilities

• Request and analyze sales and forecast reporting by channel and account; circulate business updates internally for all retailers and marketplaces.
• Partner with the Director to share successes and opportunities across the partner portfolio; identify opportunities to further drive business and results with the Brand Director/VP.
• Assist with execution of global go-to-market strategies.
• Maintain and update store distribution lists, active categories, and retailer footprint.
• Track partner performance on Amazon: ad spend, overarching PDP execution; collaborate with Brand Director/VP and Marketplace team to identify business opportunities and drive results.
• Procure and enter monthly, quarterly actuals, and projections in relevant corporate files.
• Support Director in chasing licensee payments as needed.
• Lead the overall business management of a subset of brand licensees with guidance from Director/VP; own agendas and monthly/quarterly touch bases; drive results to see strategies through.
• Execute market research online and in-store to identify opportunities and positioning within the market; prepare presentations accordingly.
• Research prospective retail opportunities alongside Brand Director/VP; prepare pitch decks to support business development.
• Collaborate and liaise with internal teams (marketing, PR, etc.) to support brand strategy and growth (e.g., line sheets, order management, samples, pricing, launch dates, sample ordering).
• Maintain merchandising inputs for the marketing team’s launch calendars.
• Contribute to weekly/monthly meetings with marketing, creative, legal, and business development teams.
• Build and maintain the time and action calendar; alert stakeholders when timelines slip.
• Collaborate with licensees to manage product approvals, go-to-market assets (line lists, line sheets), and showroom/sample organization.
• Provide trademark proof of usage; assist with legal tasks and own legal team updates.
• Maintain detailed trackers surrounding partner contracts and terms.
• Support Royalty Zone Process: validate partner inputs, generate ad hoc reporting, track system updates, and keep records of new approvals.
• Schedule and own agendas for internal bi-monthly/weekly touch bases (marketing, creative, legal, business development).
• Schedule and own agendas for monthly/quarterly business reviews with licensees.
• Schedule and own agendas for partner design meetings.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 3+ years of experience in retail merchandising and/or licensing.

Skills

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the entire Microsoft Suite, Adobe Suite, and Canva.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and bonus structure.
• Healthcare benefits including dental and vision.
• Flexible spending account (FSA) or health savings account (HSA).
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Parental leave.
• Life insurance.
• Pet insurance.
• Paid vacation.
• Two fully paid “Marquee In Action” days each year to dedicate to a charity or cause of your choice.
• 11 paid holidays in addition to paid vacation.

Pay

$80,000–$100,000 + target bonus.

Schedule

Hybrid (Redondo Beach).