Senior Manager, Shopper & Occasion Marketing

Occasion Marketing Strategy & Campaign Leadership

Own the occasion marketing go-to-market strategy for the Toys and Games portfolio, aligning with our merchandising and insights teams on key purchasing moments (such as birthdays, Valentine's Day, Easter, back-to-school, Halloween, etc.) where Hasbro has the greatest opportunity to grow share and consumer relevance.

Partner with brand leads to identify which brands and products are strongest for each occasion, building occasion programs that complement rather than compete with individual brand campaigns.

Develop occasion-specific campaign platforms and creative strategies that lead with consumer moments rather than product features, building cross-portfolio programs where multiple brands show up together in a cohesive and commercially compelling way.

Lead the go-to-market planning for priority occasions, inclusive of campaign messaging, asset and toolkit development and retail activation hooks needed for A+ execution.

Ensure occasion platforms are built for global relevance and regional adaptability, working with our international marketing and commercial leads to understand which occasions translate across markets and how messaging and assets should flex by region.

Bring a consumer and shopper mindset to occasion strategy, grounding creative direction in real purchase behavior, basket data, and the moments and channels where consumers are most receptive.

Shopper Strategy & Upstream Planning

Serve as the shopper marketing expert for the Toys and Games Global Consumer Marketing team, partnering with brand leads to ensure campaign platforms are built with clear shopper strategy, messaging, and retail activation potential from the outset.

Develop shopper marketing frameworks, messaging hierarchies, and call-to-action guidance that translate brand and campaign strategy into materials regional teams can activate effectively across diverse markets and retail environments.

Partner closely with global and regional merchandising and CSM teams to understand key account milestones, retail calendars, and market-level priorities, so that global asset development reflects what regional teams actually need to execute.

Bring a strong point of view on channel strategy, including how to reach adult consumers, collectors, and gift purchasers, ensuring toolkits are built for diverse audiences and can be adapted by region rather than rebuilt from scratch.

Briefing & Creative Partnership

Write clear, strategically grounded briefs to develop occasion campaigns and shopper-focused assets, ensuring every brief includes the occasion insight, consumer target, key message, CTA, channel requirements, and regional adaptability needs.

Serve as the strategic lead through the creative development process for occasion campaigns, ensuring outputs stay true to the brief, land the shopper intent, and are delivered at the quality and flexibility needed for regional execution.

Cross-Functional Partnership

Act as a shared specialist resource across all brand leads, bringing consistent occasion and shopper expertise to every brand so the team benefits from dedicated expertise rather than each lead navigating this independently.

Build strong working relationships with Brand Design, CSM, merchandising, and account teams, ensuring clean briefing, strong handoffs, and aligned expectations at every stage.

Serve as a strategic partner to regional and commercial teams, not an approval layer, so that the handoff from global marketing to regional execution is well-equipped and built on shared understanding of what success looks like.

Insights & Learning

Synthesize shopper and occasion insights from regional merchandising, CSM, and shopper insights teams into clear implications for occasion strategy and toolkit development, staying grounded in what is actually happening at retail.

Track occasion program performance and capture learnings from regional activations to continuously improve the quality, relevance, and ambition of future programs.

Stay current on retail trends, occasion marketing best practices, and competitor activity, bringing relevant thinking back to the team to raise standards across the portfolio.