Manager, Brand Communications

We are the VMS Co-Op, a group of fast growing companies in the Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements (VMS) space. The VMS Co-Op includes OLLY, SmartyPants and future acquisitions to come! This position's home company is SmartyPants Vitamins.​

We are looking for a highly organized, creatively driven, and relentlessly execution-focused Brand Communications Manager to join the SmartyPants Marketing team. In this role, you will serve as the day-to-day owner of brand campaigns, content, and creative execution across the full consumer journey. You will help bring our brand strategy to life through best-in-class communications, ensuring every asset, campaign, and consumer touchpoint reflects our brand standards while driving measurable business impact. 

This role sits at the center of marketing execution. You will lead campaign development and activation across major tentpole moments, manage asset creation from briefing through delivery, and partner closely with Brand, eCommerce and external agency teams to ensure work is delivered on time, on brand, and optimized for performance. 

The ideal candidate is equal parts brand steward, content strategist, and executional powerhouse. They love creativity, sweat the details, move with urgency, and have a reputation for making things happen. They're comfortable owning a high volume of work while maintaining exceptional standards and inspiring partners to deliver their best

We are SmartyPants Vitamins – the best-selling vitamin and supplement brand known for making high-quality, nutrient-dense, unbelievably delicious gummy multivitamins for the whole family. In 2020 we joined Unilever as part of the Health & Wellbeing Collective, yielding additional support as we continue to grow the brand globally. From the start, SmartyPants Vitamins has been about family, authenticity and a core commitment to our collective wellbeing. SmartyPants believes in making it easier to stay healthy by providing best-in-class products that also taste great. We're industry leaders in testing, transparency, and advocacy, from sourcing the highest-quality ingredients to testing and packaging. We have an appreciation for the comedy and intensity that comes from working in a company with explosive growth and a strong sense of social responsibility. Our mission is to bring better health to the real world. How? By making premium products that are crafted to fit delightfully into the lives of real families, and by giving back to women and children in need with the help of our partners at Vitamin Angels. Since 2011, SmartyPants Vitamins has helped Vitamin Angels Reach over 30 million mothers and children worldwide by making a matching 1-for-1 micronutrient grant for every bottle of vitamins sold!

• Initial video screen with a member of our Talent team
• Round 1: Conversation with the Hiring Manager + 1-2 conversations with other Ollies on the team
• Round 2: 2-3 conversations with team or cross functional Ollies
• Final Round: Homework*

*At VMS, our final round is called Homework. Candidates who participate in this round are given 3 questions in advance to answer and present to the interview panel they previously spoke with in the process. We understand every candidate is different. If you need a reasonable accommodation to adjust this procedure, please let us know as soon as possible so that we can evaluate and provide other options that work for your needs

THE DETAILS 

​LOCATION: El Segundo, CA​

HOURS: Full time, exempt (salary)​

MANAGER: Senior Director, Brand Communications ​

PLEASE NOTE: Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. 

The base salary range for this role is $101,800-124,500. Final compensation will be based on the candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, and overall alignment with the role.

WHAT WE OFFER: 

• An opportunity to work with an intelligent, inspiring, and extraordinarily fun team 
• We pay 100% of the premiums for employee-only medical, dental + orthodontics, and vision insurance
• 4 weeks PTO + paid holidays + 12 Mental Health Days per year
• 100% Paid parental leave, Fertility + Adoption Benefits 
• Annual Bonus  
• 401(k) plan with Employer Match 
• Hybrid Work + Wellness + Cell Phone Stipends 
• Free product 
• And much more!