Brand Manager

Job description / Role

Our client is an organisation with a varied portfolio of services & products seeking a Brand Manager to ensure that the client brand is accurately represented and implemented across key stakeholder groups. Reporting to the Marketing and Communications Director, the brand manager will maintain a leading brand that supports the clients' vision to become the most trusted and recognised brand in their industry.

Key Responsibilities and Duties
* Ensure the brand strategy and positioning are relevant to organisation's goals
* Increase brand awareness and brand understanding across key stakeholder groups (internal and external)
* Ensure consistency in brand communication across web, print, corporate literature, office and community spaces with a clear link to the corporate vision.
* Evaluate and recommend opportunities for brand presence across a variety of platforms against an agreed set of criteria.
* Identify cross-marketing opportunities for client products & services and implement as needed.
* Manage advertising agency and other partners and work closely within the marketing division to support all functions and execution of the strategy.
* Guard the corporate identity by ensuring strict methods and filtering processes are in place
* Work with business units to reinforce consistency amongst internal & external communications
* Support the Director of Marketing & Corporate Communications with the development and achievement of departmental objectives and key performance indicators
* Responsible for expenses of the branding section and manage costs of any third party supplier.

Requirements

* Minimum 5 years experience in a managerial position with a pure focus on brand.
* Must have proven experience of building key relationships with advertising agencies, third party suppliers and other stakeholders.
* The individual must be customer focused, knowledge seeking and have key influencing skills at all levels.

Due to the high volume of applications, only successful candidates will be contacted.

SR Group is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

About the Company

Carter Murray is a specialist recruitment consultancy specialising in the placement of marketing professionals into professional services firms, the financial services sector, multi-national corporations and global brands from our offices in London, Dubai and Sydney. Carter Murray is a member of The SR Group, a specialist global recruitment consultancy founded in 1987, operating in the niche markets of Taxation, Legal, HR and Marketing recruitment. From the worlds largest companies to small owner-managed businesses, we recruit at all levels for a complete cross-section of clients. Our clients include the full range of UK and international professional services firms and financial services companies. We recognise that they expect an exceptional level of service and a real knowledge of todays highly specialised market.Each of our consultants personally manages their own clients and specialises in specific areas of this key marketplace. We take the time to really understand both parties needs and provide focused and consistent advice.