Overview
Brand Activation Lead – Costco Roadshows Jobs in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, USA at LOVE BRANDS, Inc.
Position: Brand Activation Lead – Costco Roadshows, East
Location: Ho-Ho-Kus
This is a full time role withCompetitive Salaryand Bonus Incentive.
LOVE CORN is the fastest growing snack brand in the USA & UK with a vision to become the next iconic snack brand. We are entering anexcitingnew phase of growth and looking to hire a Brand Activation Lead with a focus on buildingbrand awarenessand customer trial at Costco through roadshows on the East Coast.
JOB SUMMARY
In year 1, the primary focus (90%) will be Costco Roadshows with recruiting, training and coaching 2-3 person local teams in New Jersey, New York, Washington DC, Chicago, Atlanta, Florida, etc. who will spread positive energy, good vibes and deliver high performance at Costco roadshows.
10% of your role will be Brand Activation at other retailers and events.
The role would require 1 day in the Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ office, 1 day at home and 3 days in the field.
Standard work week would be Wednesday through Sunday with Monday & Tuesday off.
Travel will be expected 50+% of the time as you build & train your roadshow teams across the East Coast.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
LIVE THE BRAND:you are passionate and will live the brand in-and-out of store
RECRUIT:hire 2-3 person teams in New Jersey, New York, Atlanta, Washington DC, Chicago, Florida etc for always on Costco roadshows
TRAIN:obsess about training your team with best practices, creating a training feedback loop and “always learning” mindset
COACH:you are the team leader and coach. Make everyone better and importantly train each team to be self managed so you can focus on building the next market
CULTURE:build a team of positive-energy, good vibes, reliable brand ambassadors who love meeting people and selling
RELATIONSHIPS:Build the BEST relationships in-store: goal is to be the store managers and employees favorite brand
LOGISTICS NINJA/BEST PRACTICE:working alongside the operations and marketing teams, create the processes to ensure all events are fully resourced
ACCOUNTABILITY & RESULTS:Costco roadshows are a hybrid of field experiential and selling events. Track and improve sales results & key KPIs weekly of every event
REQUIREMENTS
4+ years of Field Marketing experience in Food & Beverage, ideally have worked with Costco
Excellentcommunication skills, both verbally to build relationships in store, and writing concise, effective emails
Strong with Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel and Power Point
Can do attitude with a “go the extra mile” mindset
Ability to travel 50% of the time to major metro areas on the East Coast
SKILLS
Strong organizational skill set – loves checklists and can help organize your team
Capacity to juggle a dozen balls at the same time – ability to multitask and prioritize workload
Strong team player but also possess the ability to work independently
Natural coach and manager of a team
Self-starter,results-oriented& problem solver
Player & Coach
Good judge of a person when recruiting
ABOUT LOVE CORN
In life and in snacks, it’s all about finding love in the simple things!
LOVE CORN is a delicious crunchy corn snack and fan favorite amongst busy adults, always-hungry teens and picky little eaters that makes lunchtimes moreexciting, road trips go quicker, the party more fun and life a little bit better, one kernel of joy at a time.
Founded in 2017 by family m…
Title: Brand Activation Lead – Costco Roadshows
Company: LOVE BRANDS, Inc.
Location: Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, USA
Category: Management, Marketing / Advertising / PR
