Assistant Brand Manager
At Barkley, we are on the front lines of a world-class idea company.
We are looking for an Assistant Brand Manager for our Brand Leadership team who is prepared to change the trajectory of brands by creating the conditions for brave ideas. This partner is inspired to assist in projects that bring to life an idea's biggest possible future. This partner has an eye for detail, and holds teams to a high standard of quality and accuracy. This partner is fueled by outcomes - always optimistic but never satisfied.
If you want to learn what you're capable of when surrounded by top talent working on innovative brands, let's talk.
Duties + Responsibilities
- Become familiar with products and tactical elements of a marketing plan and how they are used
- In the absence of account group, field requests from client to ensure that requested modifications (e.g. creative changes) are documented, communicated and implemented
- Maintain status reports, if applicable
- Assist account team in coordinating and producing special projects/items for clients
- Participate in the preparation of materials for promotional planning or new business presentations as needed
- Make all arrangements for internal team meetings and client meetings, including ordering and setting up refreshments
- Provide administrative support for all internal and client communications
- Work with creative and account team to develop job estimates
- Maintain paper or electronic files for promotional plan and budget, current product literature and all client information
- Analyze publications for pertinent articles to be circulated to product team, as time permits
- Prepare timelines in conjunction with project management; understand and support project management
- Occasionally prepare client contact reports
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university preferred
- Related agency experience and/or training preferred (can include prior internships)
Barkley's Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
- We believe being radically diverse and inclusive is the key to becoming one of the world’s great creative idea companies. By embracing everything that makes our partners who they are and what makes them unique to the world around them, we create the conditions and capacity to help creative, original thinking thrive.
- Barkley is committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging as part of our corporate strategic goals, supported by a formal DEI+B program, Employee Resource Groups, Director of Diversity leadership and agency commitment to The Brand Lab.