Zillow
Reimagining real estate to make it easier than ever to move from one home to the next.
Brand Strategy & Activation Manager
Location
California + 15 moreAll locations: California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington
Posted
10 days ago
Salary
$109K - $174K / year
Bachelor DegreeEnglish
Job Description
• Author strategic frameworks (brand positioning, messaging, architecture, etc.) that clarify how our brand shows up to consumer audiences.
• Identify opportunities and collaborate cross-functionally to ensure our brand is activated across the consumer ecosystem (campaigns, experiences, content, stories, etc.).
• Steward and evolve our brand strategy to ensure brand health, strength, and clarity. Consult and guide teams related to naming, brand identity, etc.
• Report on the state of the brand via qualitative and quantitative tracking research, ensuring we have meaningful feedback on the health of our brand with our consumer audiences.
• Monitor and dissect the competitive landscape.
• Immerse with key stakeholders to understand their business context and complexity; consult on how the brand is accelerated through their work (product roadmap, experience design, business model, etc.).
• Develop a deep understanding of our consumer audiences in order to help internal teams develop understanding and empathy; Lead creative ways to inspire those teams with clarity around our brand promise and impact.
Job Requirements
- Proven experience shaping brand strategy and creating frameworks that translate strategy into action for various teams
- Track record of serving as a consultative partner to teams executing campaigns and initiatives, ensuring consistency, clarity, and strategic rigor across all touchpoints
- Ability to partner with cross-functional teams in a matrixed organization, building influential and collaborative relationships across a geographically distributed company.
- Skilled facilitator of workshops and/or projects that lead cross-functional teams from insight to strategy to implication.
- Strategic problem solver, with a high level of curiosity and an insight backed approach.
- Ability to analyze opportunities, define objectives and drive desired outcomes.
- Demonstrates understanding of audience insights and knows how to extract meaning to tell a powerful story in collaboration with Research teams.
- Confident communicator, with strong oral and written communication skills.
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in marketing or business.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary
- Equity awards based on experience, performance, and location