Spindrift is a sparkling water brand that uniquely brings the best of mother nature to the category by intentionally crafting beverages with real squeezed fruit. Spindrift challenges expectations of how good a beverage can be - with real ingredients and no added sugar. Spindrift is also available in a Spiked version as Spindrift Spiked, a better-for-you option made with sparkling water, real squeezed fruit, and alcohol from fermented cane sugar.

Job Overview

Spindrift is seeking a senior-level individual to provide coverage for a parental leave on our marketing operations team. The ideal candidate should have strong people and project management skills, as well as a problem-solving mentality to jump in and steer the ship to execute programs in a timely and effective manner. Ideally, this candidate has experience setting up and nurturing the marketing ops function within a small team (15 –20 people) at a fast-growing company.

This role will be an integral team player that will plan and execute initiatives to finish out 2023 and set our team up for success in 2024 planning. Our team is fast-paced, fun-loving and fanatical about our delicious product and we’re looking for a senior marketing operations manager that is super passionate about the brand and engaged in the everyday details.

Hours Required:

30-40 hours a week starting week of AUG 14st through DEC 31st

At least 20 hours a week starting week of JAN 1st through JAN 30th

This role is based in Newton, MA and is not a remote position.

What You'll Do

• Oversee project management of all initiatives, big and small, through the Asana platform.
• Help continue to set up and advance marketing operations on our team. influence and guide how we work, to raise the level of excellence in the brand experiences and consumer activations that keep our Drifter community super engaged and excited about the brand.
• Steward the execution of 3rd trimester 2023 plans and setup the planning framework in Asana with dependencies etc. for 2024. Serve as a resource across marketing department needs to keep planning and programs on track and on budget. Be the subject matter expert in all big team projects, being able to identify any roadblocks, hiccups, or potential delays
• Proactively identify new projects and develop process for tackling project
• Implement (working closely with Sr. Director) a best practice for running effective meetings that drive the correct conversations forward within the meeting parameters to ensure most efficient usage of time and movement of projects
• Work closely with Director of Content and Creative to implement proper project management best practice that solves the current planning roadblocks and inefficiencies.
• Have a relentless commitment to problem solving
• Assist Sr. Director, Consumer Marketing and VP, Marketing on 2024 budget planning
• Coordinate with team leaders to ensure new vendors are set up appropriately with Finance for payment
• Support new merchandise set up by working cross-departmentally with Operations and Innovation departments
• Help establish Marketing Ops approach to Martech, performance measurement, reporting and data analytics.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Spindrift® is a delicious sparkling water made with real squeezed fruit. Founded in 2010, Spindrift® celebrates simplicity, transparency, and the superior taste that only real ingredients can deliver. All products are free of added sweeteners and artificial ingredients, with just the right amount of bubbles, and real squeezed fruit. The result is light, bright, and flavor-rich sparkling water that tastes just like the fruit in its name. Varieties include: the new Peach Strawberry and mocktail-inspired Nojito, the new Iced Tea line (Mango Black Tea, Mint Green Tea and the original Half Tea & Half Lemon), a Sparkling Lemonade line (Lemon Limeade, Strawberry Lemonade, and Pink Lemonade), Pineapple, Lime, Grapefruit, Lemon, Mango Orange, and Raspberry Lime. Spindrift® sparkling water is available nationwide at grocery retailers and café-style restaurants, including Trader Joe's, Whole Foods Market, Starbucks, Kroger, Target, at Amazon and drinkspindrift.com. Spindrift® Spiked launched as the company’s first hard seltzer - a lightly carbonated hard sparkling water made with sparkling water, alcohol from fermented cane sugar and real squeezed fruit. Spindrift® is headquartered in Newton, MA.

Who You Are

At least 7-10 years of relevant marketing experience

Strong project management skills, attention to detail, an overachiever yet no-task-too-small mentality

Collaborative, solution-oriented, grace under fire attitude

Loves to build and iterate, equally on existing success and from scratch

This is a temporary Sr. Manager, Marketing Operations with a hourly gross employment rate of $50/hour.