Brand Activations Marketing Manager
Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.
Affirm is looking for someone to lead our brand activation strategy and executions! This person will activate our brand and use key channels around culturally relevant ideas to build our brand.
We are looking for a self-starter that can develop innovative media and engagement plans, establish relationships to open up brand activation opportunities for Affirm and drive the analysis of activations with a focus on metrics.
This person should be highly motivated, able to work collaboratively across our marketing organization with skills in project management, communication and influence.
With a high attention to detail, the Brand Activations Manager will drive execution of highly visible activations, partnerships and media plans. This person is able to think strategically and offer innovative ideas. They are proactive and adaptable and consistently deliver high quality, timely results.
What you'll do
• Collaborate with the Brand Activations Director to build strategies for activations using paid media, influencers, experiential, brand partnerships and sponsorship. Supports in building proposals and communicating activations across the organization and with external agencies.
• Leads the development of innovative media plans, recommending channels, messages and tactics to support brand activations with the support of external media agencies, and runs measurement plans with analytics teams.
• Owns the execution of activations including development of proposals, briefs & measurement plans. Leads collaboration & implementation with cross functional partners and external agencies.
• Supports in ensuring that brand activations are aligned with brand identity and marketing objectives, working closely with the team to define activation objectives, required resources and measurement.
• Analyzes and measures Brand Activation performance through recaps to provide findings & recommendations, and communicates results to partners. Supports the team in building a strong metric tracking ecosystem for activations.
• Cultivates positive relationships with internal and external partners to support activations and open up opportunities for Affirm.
• Collaborates with partners cross-functionally internally and externally to build project plans.
• Supervises budgets, coordinates contracts and asset approvals, leads team updates, communicates project plans to execute successful activations.
What we look for
• Minimum 5-7 years of recent brand activation and media experience.
• Ability to collaborate across departments, agencies and geographies.
• Ability to produce results in fast-paced, fluid, start-up situations with experience in executing high quality, and high profile projects.
• Is highly creative with a strong background in content, brand management, and media management.
• Has strong project management, interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
• Has excellent analytical skills with the ability to problem-solve creatively and complete projects in budget and to timelines.
Location - Remote U.S.
The majority of our roles can be located anywhere in the U.S. (exclusive of the U.S. Territories) and Canada (with the exception of Quebec)
Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
#LI-Remote
Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company! Employees in remote roles have the option of working remotely or from an Affirm office in their country of hire, and may occasionally travel to an Affirm office or elsewhere for required meetings or team-building events. Our offices in Chicago, New York, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City, San Francisco and Toronto will remain operational and accessible for anyone to use on a voluntary basis, subject to local COVID-19 guidelines.
Check out our remote-first approach to learn more about the new ways we work.
If you got this far, we hope you're feeling excited about this role. Even if you don't feel you meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply. We're eager to meet people who believe in Affirm's mission and can contribute to our team in a variety of ways—not just candidates who check all the boxes.
At Affirm, People Come First is one of our core values, and that’s why diversity and inclusion are vital to our priorities as an equal opportunity employer. You can read about our D&I program here and our progress thus far in our 2020 DEI Report.
We also believe It’s On Us to provide an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process.
By clicking "Submit Application," you acknowledge that you have read the Affirm Employment Privacy Policy, or the Affirm Employment Privacy Notice (EU) for applicants applying from the European Union, and hereby freely and unambiguously give informed consent to the collection, processing, use, and storage of my personal information as described therein.
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Affirm is looking for someone to lead our brand activation strategy and executions! This person will activate our brand and use key channels around culturally relevant ideas to build our brand.
We are looking for a self-starter that can develop innovative media and engagement plans, establish relationships to open up brand activation opportunities for Affirm and drive the analysis of activations with a focus on metrics.
This person should be highly motivated, able to work collaboratively across our marketing organization with skills in project management, communication and influence.
With a high attention to detail, the Brand Activations Manager will drive execution of highly visible activations, partnerships and media plans. This person is able to think strategically and offer innovative ideas. They are proactive and adaptable and consistently deliver high quality, timely results.
What you'll do
• Collaborate with the Brand Activations Director to build strategies for activations using paid media, influencers, experiential, brand partnerships and sponsorship. Supports in building proposals and communicating activations across the organization and with external agencies.
• Leads the development of innovative media plans, recommending channels, messages and tactics to support brand activations with the support of external media agencies, and runs measurement plans with analytics teams.
• Owns the execution of activations including development of proposals, briefs & measurement plans. Leads collaboration & implementation with cross functional partners and external agencies.
• Supports in ensuring that brand activations are aligned with brand identity and marketing objectives, working closely with the team to define activation objectives, required resources and measurement.
• Analyzes and measures Brand Activation performance through recaps to provide findings & recommendations, and communicates results to partners. Supports the team in building a strong metric tracking ecosystem for activations.
• Cultivates positive relationships with internal and external partners to support activations and open up opportunities for Affirm.
• Collaborates with partners cross-functionally internally and externally to build project plans.
• Supervises budgets, coordinates contracts and asset approvals, leads team updates, communicates project plans to execute successful activations.
What we look for
• Minimum 5-7 years of recent brand activation and media experience.
• Ability to collaborate across departments, agencies and geographies.
• Ability to produce results in fast-paced, fluid, start-up situations with experience in executing high quality, and high profile projects.
• Is highly creative with a strong background in content, brand management, and media management.
• Has strong project management, interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
• Has excellent analytical skills with the ability to problem-solve creatively and complete projects in budget and to timelines.
Location - Remote U.S.
The majority of our roles can be located anywhere in the U.S. (exclusive of the U.S. Territories) and Canada (with the exception of Quebec)
Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
#LI-Remote
Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company! Employees in remote roles have the option of working remotely or from an Affirm office in their country of hire, and may occasionally travel to an Affirm office or elsewhere for required meetings or team-building events. Our offices in Chicago, New York, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City, San Francisco and Toronto will remain operational and accessible for anyone to use on a voluntary basis, subject to local COVID-19 guidelines.
Check out our remote-first approach to learn more about the new ways we work.
If you got this far, we hope you're feeling excited about this role. Even if you don't feel you meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply. We're eager to meet people who believe in Affirm's mission and can contribute to our team in a variety of ways—not just candidates who check all the boxes.
At Affirm, People Come First is one of our core values, and that’s why diversity and inclusion are vital to our priorities as an equal opportunity employer. You can read about our D&I program here and our progress thus far in our 2020 DEI Report.
We also believe It’s On Us to provide an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process.
By clicking "Submit Application," you acknowledge that you have read the Affirm Employment Privacy Policy, or the Affirm Employment Privacy Notice (EU) for applicants applying from the European Union, and hereby freely and unambiguously give informed consent to the collection, processing, use, and storage of my personal information as described therein.
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