Regional Marketing & Philanthropic Manager

Position Overview:

The Regional Marketing and Philanthropic Manager is responsible for growing brand heat, customer acquisition & community footprint at the national level. This position mirrors the Retail structure and reports directly into the Sr. Regional Marketing Manager depending on regional, district and store level focus areas. This role will support our Central Florida market stores including Jacksonville, Tampa, Orlando Disney Springs, Sarasota and Naples .

Responsibilities:

Your primary role involves executing localized retail-focused events and partnerships, garnering local press impressions and hosting ongoing philanthropic outreach.

• Identifies and fosters partnerships with philanthropic organizations, local businesses, and community influencers to develop revenue-driving initiatives that simultaneously drive brand heat, awareness and traffic
• Customizes monthly regional retail marketing strategy to best connect with local customer and tell brand story in the most meaningful ways
• Holds accountability and strategizes with Retail District Manager cross functional partner and local retail team(s) member(s) to effectively plan for and achieve quarterly event revenue goals through regional events and partnerships
• Optimizes brand perception through quality execution of events, partnerships and local press relationships
• Experiments, learns, evolves and shares best practices with counterparts and key stakeholders
• Acts as a leader and a brand ambassador at all times by living out the KS core values and setting the example for other team members
• Manages a monthly budget, product/charitable donations and ensures ROI/ revenue goals for district are achieved
• Primary KPIs are brand awareness and overall business growth as measured by revenue and traffic with a special focus on events

Our Ideal Candidate Will Have:

Skills & Knowledge

• Highly motivated individual with proven experience in driving event revenue
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Proven track record of success within a specialty retail environment
• Solid experience bringing events to life in a Retail organization
• Proficient project Management skills
• Solid written and oral communication skills.

Experience & Education Required

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 5 years job specific experience
• CPG and/or Retail Marketing experience
• Must live within region supporting-Tampa or Sarasota

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.