Senior Brand Marketing Manager
OSRAM SYLVANIA is the #1 lighting manufacturer in North America and the leading automotive lighting supplier worldwide. This role is based in Hillsboro, NH, within a hybrid work model requiring on-site presence at least one day per week. Preferred candidates are located in the Greater New England area.
About the Role
The Sr. Brand Marketing Manager plays a pivotal role in the marketing team, overseeing brand strategy, media, product launches, consumer insights, creative development, and digital activation. Reporting to the Director of Marketing, this position demands a balance of tactical execution and long-term strategic vision to drive business growth and strengthen brand equity.
This is a highly collaborative environment where teamwork, accountability, and measurable results are expected and rewarded.
Responsibilities
- Monitor marketplace and competitive dynamics to ensure marketing relevance and effectiveness.
- Drive consistent and ownable brand positioning, ensuring integration across all marketing mix elements.
- Lead high-visibility brand initiatives from strategy development through execution.
- Develop clear and effective creative briefs and manage agency partners from briefing to implementation.
- Measure performance through ongoing tracking, optimize programs in real time, and conduct post-campaign analyses.
- Manage and optimize marketing investments across digital, search, social, CTV, television, radio, podcast, and emerging channels.
- Develop media briefs and budget parameters based on analysis and reporting to optimize strategies and performance objectives.
- Oversee day-to-day management of media agency partners, including campaign execution, optimization, and reporting.
- Analyze campaign performance (e.g., MMM, brand-level sales) and continuously optimize delivery against KPIs.
- Collaborate with internal and external partners for campaign setup, trafficking, tagging, and reporting to ensure data integrity.
- Partner with digital/social teams to plan, drive, and measure year-over-year KPIs for brand consistency.
- Ensure brand consistency across paid, owned, and earned media channels.
- Lead portfolio analytics and budget initiatives, including forecasting and reconciliation.
- Conduct consumer research, segmentation, brand health tracking, and insights development.
- Apply A/B and multivariate testing methodologies to refine marketing strategies.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or a related field; MBA or related Master’s degree highly preferred.
- Minimum 8+ years of progressive experience in consumer marketing and brand management within CPG.
- Hands-on experience managing, analyzing, and optimizing paid and organic media campaigns with agency oversight.
- Proven success in traditional, digital, social, and omnichannel marketing programs.
- Experience collaborating with agencies and cross-functional teams.
- Proficiency in budget forecasting and reconciliation.
- Familiarity with data and analytics tools such as Circana, MMM, and HH Panel (preferred).
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Ability to travel up to 25%.
Skills
- Strategic thinker with strong analytical capabilities.
- Self-motivated, team-oriented, and fosters innovation.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and decision-making skills.
- Strong project management and time-management abilities.
- Collaborative, dependable, and data-driven.
- Technically proficient and curious.
- Ability to multitask, prioritize, and meet deadlines.