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Brand Director jobs are open across consumer goods, retail, tech, healthcare, and agencies, from senior manager to VP level, with specializations in brand strategy, creative direction, and integrated marketing. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Purpose:
- Responsible for the creation of a yearly NAM strategy for each area under their remit. This should take into account consumer trend and behavior, Global and Market business needs, what has and has not worked previously
- Ensure execution of strategy across each area of the business (taking direction from paper to consumer)
- Direct all channel teams that support Originals and SPW (set direction, oversee briefs, ensure they know how they can support, what success looks like, clear obstacles, keep accountabilities etc)
- Support VP Brand Communication in MaEx process: building, managing, analysis, forecasting and reporting
- Be able to look across the categories to coordinate, money and resources strategically to accomplish our business goals
- Ensure the execution of the Global/NAM calendar (including any locally planned and globally approved Market-specific initiatives)
- Lead local Campaign creation where needed within Global guidelines while servicing NAM needs
- Partnership with Media team for Category Media planning, decisions and execution
- Responsible for key KPIs for each area of responsibility and corrective actions / learnings against them
- Oversight of agency roster and selection to ensure strong relationships, good direction, diversity of skill sets and perspectives and appropriate pricing (in partnership with procurement)
- Oversee sell-in tools for key milestones
- Consistent planning and communication with BU teams to ensure marketing and product plans are complimentary
- Lead by example in driving a high employee engagement and high performance culture
- Identify and develop high-potential talents, to fuel the team's succession plan
- Oversee full team, give feedback, counsel, help to ensuring strongest team possible
- Progressive experience in brand and/or product marketing
- Leading and managing a diverse team
- Proven ability to take projects from high level strategy all the way to consumer touch points
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong presentation, planning, and analytical skills
- Bachelor’s degree (B.A.), with an emphasis in Marketing/Business/Sales preferred, and
- At least 10 years sports or other product marketing or related experience, 6 years at the managerial level in the Sporting Goods Industry.
- Equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be substituted for degree.
- At adidas we offer a Hybrid work policy which requires attendance in the office Monday through Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday each week. For work requiring a high degree of collaboration or an in-person presentation, in-office attendance is required even on Friday.
Please note:
- adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We actively encourage individuals with disabilities to apply and will provide reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- adidas offers robust and progressive medical, including HSA (Health Savings Account) with employer funding or FSA (Flexible Spending Account) options, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, adoption, with surrogate and fertility support, short and long-term disability, and basic life and AD&D insurance, which can be supplemented with employee-paid coverage. Employees are able to enroll in adidas’ 401k plan and Stock Purchase Plan with employer match. Full-time employees are eligible for education assistance and generous Leave policies including 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
- Employees are eligible to earn an annual bonus based on company performance. Employees accrue prorated flexible time off in the amount .4388 hours per day that increases with years of service, eleven paid holidays throughout the calendar year and Service Time Off during milestone years.
- At adidas we offer a Hybrid work policy which requires attendance in the office Monday through Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday each week. For work requiring a high degree of collaboration or an in-person presentation, in-office attendance is required even on Friday. The working location of this position is Portland, OR.
- Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.
AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.
- COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..
- OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.
- INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.
- TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.
- INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.
- RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.
At adidas, we strongly believe that embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into our culture and talent processes gives our employees a sense of belonging and our brand a real competitive advantage.
– Culture Starts With People, It Starts With You –
By recruiting talent and developing our people to reflect the rich diversity of our consumers and communities, we foster a culture of inclusion that engages our employees and authentically connects our brand with our consumers.
Job Title: Senior Director Brand Communications, Originals
Purpose:
- Responsible for the creation of a yearly NAM strategy for each area under their remit. This should take into account consumer trend and behavior, Global and Market business needs, what has and has not worked previously
- Ensure execution of strategy across each area of the business (taking direction from paper to consumer)
- Direct all channel teams that support Originals and SPW (set direction, oversee briefs, ensure they know how they can support, what success looks like, clear obstacles, keep accountabilities etc)
- Support VP Brand Communication in MaEx process: building, managing, analysis, forecasting and reporting
- Be able to look across the categories to coordinate, money and resources strategically to accomplish our business goals
- Ensure the execution of the Global/NAM calendar (including any locally planned and globally approved Market-specific initiatives)
- Lead local Campaign creation where needed within Global guidelines while servicing NAM needs
- Partnership with Media team for Category Media planning, decisions and execution
- Responsible for key KPIs for each area of responsibility and corrective actions / learnings against them
- Oversight of agency roster and selection to ensure strong relationships, good direction, diversity of skill sets and perspectives and appropriate pricing (in partnership with procurement)
- Oversee sell-in tools for key milestones
- Consistent planning and communication with BU teams to ensure marketing and product plans are complimentary
- Lead by example in driving a high employee engagement and high performance culture
- Identify and develop high-potential talents, to fuel the team's succession plan
- Oversee full team, give feedback, counsel, help to ensuring strongest team possible
- Progressive experience in brand and/or product marketing
- Leading and managing a diverse team
- Proven ability to take projects from high level strategy all the way to consumer touch points
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong presentation, planning, and analytical skills
- Bachelor’s degree (B.A.), with an emphasis in Marketing/Business/Sales preferred, and
- At least 10 years sports or other product marketing or related experience, 6 years at the managerial level in the Sporting Goods Industry.
- Equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be substituted for degree.
- At adidas we offer a Hybrid work policy which requires attendance in the office Monday through Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday each week. For work requiring a high degree of collaboration or an in-person presentation, in-office attendance is required even on Friday.
Please note:
- adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We actively encourage individuals with disabilities to apply and will provide reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- adidas offers robust and progressive medical, including HSA (Health Savings Account) with employer funding or FSA (Flexible Spending Account) options, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, adoption, with surrogate and fertility support, short and long-term disability, and basic life and AD&D insurance, which can be supplemented with employee-paid coverage. Employees are able to enroll in adidas’ 401k plan and Stock Purchase Plan with employer match. Full-time employees are eligible for education assistance and generous Leave policies including 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
- Employees are eligible to earn an annual bonus based on company performance. Employees accrue prorated flexible time off in the amount .4388 hours per day that increases with years of service, eleven paid holidays throughout the calendar year and Service Time Off during milestone years.
- At adidas we offer a Hybrid work policy which requires attendance in the office Monday through Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday each week. For work requiring a high degree of collaboration or an in-person presentation, in-office attendance is required even on Friday. The working location of this position is Portland, OR.
- Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.
AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.
- COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..
- OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.
- INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.
- TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.
- INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.
- RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.
At adidas, we strongly believe that embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into our culture and talent processes gives our employees a sense of belonging and our brand a real competitive advantage.
– Culture Starts With People, It Starts With You –
By recruiting talent and developing our people to reflect the rich diversity of our consumers and communities, we foster a culture of inclusion that engages our employees and authentically connects our brand with our consumers.
Job Title: Senior Director Brand Communications, Originals
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Hospitality & Tourism
- Consulting & Professional Services
- Retail
- Insurance
- Food & Beverage
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in brand director jobs.
- 7 or more years of progressive brand marketing or brand management experience
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage agency partners
- Experience developing brand strategy, positioning, and visual identity guidelines
- Proficiency with project management tools and creative collaboration platforms
- Strong presentation skills with experience reporting to C-suite or executive stakeholders
- Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business, or a related field
Tips for Your Brand Director Job Search
Quantify brand impact on your resume
Brand directors are expected to show measurable outcomes, not just activities. Replace lines like 'led rebranding effort' with the scope, timeline, and result, such as market share shifts, awareness lifts, or revenue tied to brand campaigns you owned.
Build a portfolio beyond ad creative
Hiring panels for brand director roles want to see brand architecture decisions, positioning frameworks, and how you handled a brand through a product launch or identity overhaul, not just finished campaign visuals. Document your strategic reasoning, not just the output.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists brand director openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target companies at a brand inflection point
Companies that just raised a funding round, launched a new product line, or are entering a new market are actively rebuilding or elevating brand. Those postings move fast and reward candidates who frame their experience around brand transformation, not maintenance.
Prepare a brand audit as an interview asset
Many brand director interviews end with a take-home exercise or live brand review. Practice auditing a mid-size consumer brand cold: its visual identity, voice, positioning gaps, and one concrete recommendation. Coming in with a sharp POV separates strong candidates from polished ones.
Negotiate scope before you negotiate salary
At the director level, budget ownership, agency relationships, and reporting structure vary enormously from company to company. Clarify what the role actually controls before the offer stage, so you can evaluate whether the seniority matches the title.
Brand Director Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most brand directors?
The most active employers for brand directors right now are Meta, Amazon, and Chick-fil-A Restaurants, and the most openings are in California, New York, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Consumer goods companies, healthcare systems, and growth-stage tech firms tend to post brand director roles most consistently.
How many brand director jobs are remote?
About 77% of brand director openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the role's heavy reliance on digital collaboration tools and async creative review. Brand strategy and content-focused positions tend to be the most remote-friendly, while roles tied to retail environments or in-house creative studios more often require on-site presence.
How do you become a brand director?
Most brand directors build toward the role through a progression from brand coordinator or associate to brand manager and then senior brand manager, accumulating ownership of a full brand or product line along the way. Building a portfolio that documents strategic decisions, not just executions, is what moves candidates from manager to director consideration. Gaining cross-functional exposure across product, creative, and go-to-market teams accelerates that path considerably.
Can you get hired as a brand director without direct director experience?
Some candidates move into brand director roles directly from a senior brand manager or head of brand position, particularly at smaller companies or startups where the title reflects scope rather than a formal promotion ladder. The clearest path without prior director experience is demonstrating that you have already been doing director-level work: owning a brand P&L, managing agencies, and presenting brand strategy to leadership, even if your title hasn't caught up yet.
What does the brand director interview process look like?
Brand director interviews typically begin with a recruiter screen, followed by a hiring manager conversation focused on past brand work and strategic thinking. Later rounds often include a panel with marketing peers, a creative or strategy leader, and sometimes a CMO or VP. Many companies add a take-home case study or a live brand presentation where candidates audit an existing brand and pitch a direction. Reference checks are standard before an offer is extended.
Where can I find and apply to brand director jobs?
You can find and apply to brand director jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find the roles that match your experience and location preference, then apply directly to each listing from the page.
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