Associate Manager, Brand Marketing; Temp

Overview

OUAI means “yes” in that casual, Parisian way. We’re here to give you the confidence to win life YOUR OUAI. Our Hair, Body, and Fragrance products were created for effortless routines and nourishment from head to toe. Founder Jen Atkin’s simple philosophy – “Life is hard. Looking good should be easy.” We don’t use sulfates or parabens—just the good stuff, just for you.

Oh yeah and btw, we smell as good as we look. Our product categories, ranging from hair care and body care to fragrances, supplements, and merch, reflect this commitment to easy, effective, and enjoyable self-care. Join us on this journey where 'OUAI' is not just a word; it's a lifestyle.

What’s it like to work here?

Our culture is driven by our brand ethos (fun, purposeful and approachable) and our 5 Culture Codes. (1.) We Aren’t Afraid to Go First. (2.) We Don’t Compete, We Collaborate. (3.) We Ask Questions to Find the Best Answers. (4.) We Keep It Real In a OUAI That Feels Kind. (5.) We Go All The OUAI With Work and Play.

Our flexible trust-based culture is rooted in respect, empathy and compassion and is driven by employees who love doing great work and care deeply about the brand and each other.

OUAI does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.

Reporting directly to the Brand Marketing Manager, the Associate Manager of Brand Marketing will support the success of all divisions of the marketing team. This role will help conceptualize and execute brand marketing initiatives across activations, advertising, sampling, activism, partnerships & collabs, merch, and more. The Associate Manager will work closely with cross-functional teams to bring campaigns to life and ensure alignment across channels.

The ideal candidate is both creative and detail-oriented, with strong project management skills and a passion for building culturally relevant brand moments.

• Support all marketing initiatives including activism, awareness media, sampling, events, and merch.
• Contribute ideas that add to our larger strategy for all new launches and existing core skus
• Assist in driving the development and execution of all sampling initiatives - sampling ~100K+ units annually to reach new audiences and drive brand awareness
• Serve as a key player in developing all merch for the OUAI and events, helping to lead concepting, briefing, and execution to Creative and Product Development, and managing sourcing and execution
• Manage all shipments for brand marketing (placing/shipping orders for sampling, events, vendors, activism, and all other product requests)
• Contribute to the strategy and execution of activism initiatives such as charitable give-back for the OUAI It Forward program
• Ideate and support development of collabs & brand partnerships
• Help to support execution of brand events & activations that support our brand community and marketing strategies
• Lead all promo code activation for media campaigns, and tracking
• Maintain and grow our marketing vendor library
• Provide regular recaps on key programming and owned projects ie: collection and distribution of meeting recaps for brand and cross-functional meetings
• Ensure all brand materials are kept up-to-date ie:
  Brand Deck Templates, Brand Shared Drive, Brand Book, etc.
• Serve as a gatekeeper for the brand’s identity, ensuring that all external outputs meet our brand guidelines and clearly convey our DNA

• 2+ years’ experience in Marketing within Consumer Goods preferred. Beauty industry experience is a plus
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Must be based in LA and able to come into the office
• Strong attention to detail and highly organized
• Able to lead projects independently and manage to timeline
• Ideate creative marketing concepts to support key brand priorities and launches
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Able to build and deliver marketing presentations
• Highly collaborative and team oriented - with a flexible, roll-up-your-sleeves mindset

• Employment Type: Temporary - $32.00 - $35.00 an hour depending on experience
• Duration: Approx. 3–6 months (with potential to extend)

Immigration Sponsorship is not available for this role. OUAI does not sponsor candidates for non-immigrant visas or permanent residency except in some areas that in OUAI’s sole discretion require highly specialized backgrounds.