Brand Manager

Job description

Company Description We’re http://checkout.comCheckout.com http://Checkout.com. You might not know our name, but companies like eBay, Spotify, Klarna, Uber, and Sony do, because we’re behind many of the digital experiences you use every day. We are where the world checks out, enabling over 10 billion transactions yearly for more than one billion global shoppers. Whether you want to book a holiday, order food, renew a subscription, or check out online, there’s a good chance our tech powers the payments behind the scenes. Our platform helps the most ambitious businesses deliver effortless digital experiences, at scale. If you want to do career-defining work, you’ve come to the right place. We move fast, think globally, and believe great teams are built by hiring exceptional people with conviction, curiosity, and the desire to make an impact. With 20 offices across six continents and London as our HQ, we’re shaping the future of fintech – and we’re just getting started. Brand & Creative at Checkout.com http://Checkout.com We’re determined to build the best FinTech brand in the world. To do this, we’ve built a Brand & Creative team that is a collaborative group of problem-solvers who partner with people across the business on a wide range of activities. From brand identity, product marketing, and performance campaigns to physical brand environments, responsive web experiences, and bespoke pitches. We’ve built retro games, out-of-home campaigns across Europe and the US, created immersive event experiences, and TV ads that introduce the invisible engine powering payments for the world’s biggest brands. And we’re just getting started. About the Brand & Creative team We’re a diverse team of creative thinkers with a strong culture of experimentation and collaboration at its heart. And we love the work we do. Our Creative Operations team helps make sure we’re on the right work at the right time. We partner closely and cross-functionally with Product Design, and hold regular Design Town Halls where we align and cross-pollinate to cultivate our shared vision for design at Checkout. We work closely with partner agencies to realize our vision. We champion our brand attributes, design principles, systems, and standards that support us in creating world-class work with our colleagues and partners. We work alongside sharp Marketeers who help drive our brand awareness across the world, and are the ultimate guardians of the Checkout.com http://Checkout.com brand. What does a Brand Manager do at Checkout.com http://Checkout.com? Brand Managers at Checkout own our biggest brand moments – from global advertising campaigns and our flagship Peak Season campaign, to the brand-focused initiatives that define how the world sees us. You’ll also be the connective tissue between Checkout.com http://Checkout.com and our audiences. Working across B2B and B2C campaigns, you’ll lead on everything from goal-setting through to launch and measurement, orchestrating the many moving parts that bring an idea to life across markets and channels. You’ll set clear objectives, plan distribution, coordinate with channel owners, and partner closely with our creatives to make sure every campaign lands with impact. Brand Managers are highly organised, exceptional communicators, and comfortable holding the whole picture – the timeline, the stakeholders, the budget, and the creative ambition – all at once. What we're looking for: - Proven experience planning and delivering integrated brand campaigns end to end, ideally with a mix of B2B and B2C, working alongside creatives, copywriters, media and channel owners to bring big ideas to life. - Confidence setting clear campaign goals and KPIs, measuring performance against them, and using the results to sharpen the next moment. - Organisational excellence – you can juggle multiple work-streams, timelines, stakeholders and budgets at once without dropping a detail. - Strong communication skills, with the ability to align cross-functional teams, brief creatives clearly, and keep everyone moving in the same direction - Experience planning distribution and coordinating across channels – from out-of-home and paid media to owned and partner channels – to maximise reach and efficiency - You think holistically about the campaign – the audience, the message, the channel mix, and the moment it lands in. - You’re comfortable interfacing with partner brands and merchants, gaining their buy-in and supporting co-marketing activities that benefit everyone involved. - A close collaborator with creative teams, and a guardian of our brand, with a great understanding of how we show up across channels and communications - You are skilled in articulating your work, the process, and decisions to cross-functional stakeholders and you’re proactive in getting constructive feedback to help you produce your best work - A drive to deliver exceptional work and always iterate for better solution About