Brand & Partnerships Manager
At a glance
Manager-level Channel & Partnerships role at Kitsch. Remote · full-time.
Pay not stated Partnerships Manager salary
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What you'll do
- Build the partner pipeline from prospecting and vetting through negotiation and signed agreements
- Keep active partnerships moving with plans, timelines, and monthly performance updates
- Develop co-marketing recommendations and maintain the priority partner list for review
- Create launch briefs and timelines eight to ten weeks ahead, linking major releases to partnership or earned moments
- Lead activations, outbound mailers, partner press materials, and coordination with the influencer team
What you bring
- You have taken partnership opportunities from initial conversations through completed deals
- You have led go-to-market delivery using briefs, timelines, and cross-functional coordination
- You can serve as partners’ press contact and write one-sheets, releases, and talking points
- You have managed and developed a direct report
Who this fits
This role suits a partnerships manager who can own deals, launch execution, partner communications, and team development. You’ll manage the Brand Partnerships Coordinator and work remotely from the United States.
From the employer
About Kitsch
Kitsch is a certified female and minority-owned global beauty brand, in 32,000+ retailers across 92 countries. We make essentials that make you feel exceptional — and we're looking for people who bring that same energy to work.
The Role
As our Brand & Partnerships Manager, you'll be the engine behind Kitsch's brand partnerships. You'll build and run the partner pipeline, lead activations and mailers, manage partner press relationships, and make sure every product launch has the right partnership moments attached — all while managing and growing our Brand Partnerships Coordinator.
What You'll Do
- Own our partnerships pipeline end to end: find partners, vet them, negotiate, and sign the deal
- Keep every active partnership on track with a clear plan and timeline — nothing slips
- Bring vetted co-marketing ideas to our Director, backed by a clear recommendation
- Keep our priority partner list current and ready for review, without being asked
- Build the briefs and timelines that keep our biggest launches on track, 8–10 weeks ahead
- Make sure every major launch has a partnership or earned moment tied to it
- Run our brand activations and outbound mailers — on time, on brief, every time
- Coordinate with our influencer team so nothing falls through the cracks
- Be the go-to press contact for our brand partners — write the one-sheets, releases, and talking points
- Report on pipeline and activation performance to our Director every month, before they have to ask
- Manage and grow our Brand Partnerships Coordinator — set priorities, give feedback, help them level up
What You Bring
- Proven experience running a partnerships pipeline from first conversation to signed deal
- Experience leading GTM execution — briefs, timelines, cross-functional coordination
- Comfort being the press point of contact for partners, and writing partner-facing materials
- Experience managing and developing a direct report
Location
United States — Remote
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