Senior Brand Manager, DECIEM - Consultant

WHAT ON EARTH IS DECIEM?

Known as “The Abnormal Beauty Company”, DECIEM is the parent company of The Ordinary, NIOD, and other beauty brands & is an industry disruptor with a science first approach to innovation. DECIEM was Co-Founded in 2013 by the late Brandon Truaxe, a visionary who set out to change the beauty industry through authenticity and transparency. He developed DECIEM to be a happy family (of people and beauty brands), rooted in kindness, creativity, diversity, and respect, alongside Co-Founder and CEO, Nicola Kilner.

We are growing rapidly and we’re looking for someone who shares this vision and wants to grow with us!

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a seasoned London-based brand builder who is passionate about supporting the growth of both DECIEM and NIOD. Reporting into the global Head of Brand Narrative for DECIEM, the Freelance/Contract Senior Brand Manager, DECIEM will be comfortable managing end-to-end global campaigns such as brand voice and seasonal moments, while also developing NIOD into a science-tech powerhouse brand.

This is a freelance role from November 26th, 2024 to March 31st, 2025.

WHAT YOU’D BE DOING IN THIS ROLE

• Confidently own the go-to-market management of integrated brand campaigns from end to end. Build and present strong briefs to creative and downstream teams, grounded in a seasoned understanding of 360 stakeholders + business objectives.
• Foster pivotal relationships with cross-functional teams, including Digital, Retail, Regional Brand Leads, Scientific and Senior Leadership, to introduce campaigns, strategize plans, track progress and analyze results.
• Produce well-designed decks such as ‘toolkits’ to deliver all campaign assets and plans in an organized matter to be used by team members across the world.
• Think innovatively and strategically, unafraid to upend a typical campaign architecture to create campaigns that will bring brand moments to life.
• Analyze campaign results to provide short and long term strategic recommendations, working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver nuances and sophisticated insights and a clear path post-campaign.
• Comfortably manage all parts of briefing, skillfully feedbacking, and managing development of creative assets with the creative team. This includes submitting detailed briefs for assets needs including video, educational graphics and paid digital, ensuring that what is created is efficient, impactful, and relevant to channels.
• Act as a lighthouse of inspiration for the brand across all stakeholders, working to foster interdepartmental buy-in and unlock new insights, while persevering the brand vision as an unwavering brand guardian.
• Possess an eye and appreciation for elevated creative work, ensuring that art direction continually aligns with a brand’s identity and future aspirations.
• With the support of the Global Brand Director and Global Head of Brand Narrative, own the NIOD brand calendar to ensure ongoing visibility for cross-functional teams and planning.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED TO GET THE JOB DONE

• 5+ years experience in a brand management or equivalent role is essential, ideally with a global brand in beauty or CPG
• Proven delivery of successfully integrated, omnichannel brand campaigns is essentialAbility to write a strategically-sound campaign brief from a blank page.
• Confident public speaker and presenter of ideas in both large and small, casual and formal settings
• Strong ability to manage projects, including timeline tracking, stakeholder engagement and problem solving
• In-depth understanding of and interest in the beauty and technology industry with extensive knowledge of emerging trends occurring in other industries such as technology.
• Experience working with laboratories’ technical communications team to ensure on-brand messaging that is scientifically accurate and legally compliant; preferred but not essential
• Ability to initiate and monitor simultaneous projects, including responding quickly to changing priorities
• Must be based in London (UK) and be willing to come into the office two days a week.

BUILDING GROWTH TO POWER GOOD

We are a People first company that lives by our core values to…

Do the right thing

Create impact

Respect small things

❤️ Care too much

Be the future

These values continue to guide us in all that we do. Along the way, we’ve been honoured to win some pretty incredible awards, including a CEW Achiever Award, Best Skincare Brand at Sunday Times Style Beauty Awards, and Most Popular Sustainable Brand by The Cosmetify Index Global. We’re still blushing!

SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL IMPACT

DECIEM’s objective is to build growth and do good things while prioritizing people, animals, and the Earth.

Our Sustainability strategy is focused on fighting climate change, improved waste management, responsible packaging, responsible sourcing and product lifecycle, and water conservation.

In 2020, DECIEM established the Good Fund to support both large and grassroots charities in response to global events.

CREATING A HUMAN WORLD OF BEAUTY

DECIEM is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) by creating meaningful, measurable change in the lives of our team members and in the communities where we operate. Achieving equality is critical to DECIEM and our future. You can learn more about our DEI commitment in our open letter, "Belonging is the Destination, Change is the Journey".

DECIEM is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination based on age, colour, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, and any other legally protected class in accordance with applicable federal, provincial and local laws. We are also committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace. If you are contacted to be part of our recruitment process and require accommodation, please let us know.

WANT TO JOIN US?

Thank you for reading the whole thing! If you liked what you heard, kindly send us your resume. We really appreciate your effort in applying for this position. However, only those who have been shortlisted for interviews will be contacted. <3