Position: Marketing Director
Location: Mumbai
Reporting to: Company Founders
Role Overview:
The Marketing Director will serve as the strategic and creative force for the brand's portfolio. This role demands a rare blend of creative vision and strategic thinking -someone who can translate brand identity into compelling campaigns, drive digital-first storytelling, and make high-impact decisions that elevate both brands in a competitive lifestyle and F&B; market.
The ideal candidate brings a robust portfolio and a proven track record of building brands with both cultural resonance and business impact.
Key Responsibilities
Brand Strategy & Portfolio Leadership:
- Own and drive the overall marketing and brand strategy
- Define brand positioning, voice and visual identity in alignment with the founders’ vision.
- Build and lead a high-performance marketing team, setting the creative and strategic direction.
Content & Creative Direction:
- Lead the conceptualisation and execution of all creative campaigns across digital, social, and offline channels.
- Ensure all content (visual and written) reflects the premium lifestyle character of the brands.
- Maintain a portfolio-level view ensuring the two brands are treated as distinct yet complementary brands.
Digital & Social Media Oversight:
- Oversee strategy and performance across all social media platforms.
- Drive decisions on platform priorities, content calendars and campaign execution.
- Leverage trends,
platform insights and consumer behaviour to maximise reach and relevance.
Growth & Business Impact:
- Partner with the founders on marketing-led growth initiatives aligned with the brand’s expansion into pan India locations.
- Drive customer acquisition, retention and loyalty through integrated marketing efforts.
- Track and report on brand health, campaign performance and marketing ROI.
Vendor & Agency Management (as relevant):
- Identify, brief, and manage external creative agencies, photographers, influencers, and production partners.
- Ensure quality control and brand consistency across all vendor outputs.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Marketing, Mass Communication, or a related field.
- 08+ years of experience in brand marketing, with significant exposure to lifestyle, F&B; and/ or consumer brands.
- Demonstrated experience in a strategic leadership role managing marketing teams and multi-brand portfolios.
- Strong creative sensibility with the ability to direct visual storytelling and content creation.
- Deep understanding of digital marketing, social media platforms, and content trends.
- Experience in a high-growth, founder-led, or startup environment is strongly preferred.
- A strong portfolio demonstrating brand-building and campaign work is mandatory.
Preferred Skills:
- Prior experience with café, restaurant, or QSR brands.
- Experience with brand launches or city expansion campaigns.
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