Associate Brand Manager, Equity

Mondelēz International•East Hanover, NJ

3d•$86,900 - $119,515•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Senior Brand Manager of Equity, the Associate Brand Manager supports the execution of brand initiatives that drive awareness, equity, and commercial performance across the Core portfolio. This role is a critical day-to-day partner in bringing brand strategy to life, supporting product renovations, creative development, paid media execution, and performance reporting. The Associate Brand Manager collaborates closely with cross-functional teams and agencies to ensure projects are delivered on time, on brand, and aligned with strategic objectives.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a related field such Marketing, PR, Advertising.
3+ years of brand marketing experience in food, beverage, beauty, or health & wellness brands
Experience assisting with packaging design projects, artwork reviews, or commercialization processes.
Strong project management skills with proven ability to manage timelines, deliverables and cross functional collaboration.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft applications, including PowerPoint, Word and Excel
Working knowledge of a brand’s communications ecosystem and how touchpoints work together to drive awareness and equity.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesize data into actionable insights for the team.
Awareness of the competitive landscape, particularly small to mid-scale CPG brands, and ability to flag trends and learnings.
Collaborative team player with excellent relationship-building skills across internal teams and agency partners.
Strong aesthetic judgment with high attention to detail in creative and packaging reviews.
Clear and concise communicator, both written and verbal, able to convey ideas and updates effectively.
Adaptable, organized, and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

Passion for CPG industry.

Responsibilities

Serve as the marketing lead for all Business Continuity Projects (BCPs) and Price, Pack, Architecture (PPA) projects, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and on-time delivery across packaging and marketing assets.
Manage workstreams within the commercialization stage-gate process, coordinating timelines, deliverables, and approvals, and overseeing the packaging artwork process inclusive of briefing creative, gathering feedback, and managing revisions.
Support the Senior Brand Manager on larger Core packaging renovations, assisting with execution, cross-functional coordination, and artwork development while ensuring alignment to brand standards.
Partner closely with Legal, Regulatory, Operations, and PCM teams to ensure compliance, mitigate risk, and maintain uninterrupted business continuity while keeping marketing milestones on track.
Support the Senior Brand Manager and Director of Equity & Communications on creative and brand equity initiatives that drive awareness and consistency across touchpoints.
Oversee the paid media trafficking process end to end, including managing asset inputs, ensuring accurate delivery to media partners, coordinating timelines, and maintaining organized asset libraries.
Support creative development by briefing internal creative teams, auditing assets for brand consistency and accuracy, organizing final assets within shared folders, and assisting with commercialization packages.
Lead the development of monthly industry and consumer trend reports, highlighting competitive campaigns, new launches, and relevant category activity to inform brand and creative strategy.
Support ad hoc data analysis as needed, synthesizing insights across brand performance, media, and consumer behavior.
Assist with quarterly KPI and performance reporting, coordinating inputs across paid, owned, and earned channels and helping translate data into clear, actionable insights for the broader marketing organization.
Provide ongoing ad hoc support to the Equity team to ensure smooth day-to-day operations, including assisting with budget tracking, processing invoices, coordinating product sends, managing samples, and supporting special projects as needed.
Act as a flexible resource across the team, helping ensure priorities stay on track and initiatives move forward efficiently.