Associate Manager Content - Axe - Deos PC US

Purpose:

This role is a key member of the US Deos PC Engagement team, responsible for driving best‑in‑class content development, multi‑channel activation, and operational excellence. The role requires an independent operator who can turn consumer insights into actionable content strategies, manage complex workflows across agencies and internal teams, and maintain flawless execution across digital and commerce channels.
You will collaborate closely with the full Integrated Agency Team (IAT), the MMC team, Consumer Insights, Brand Managers, and cross‑functional partners to deliver high‑quality work at speed.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Content Strategy & Insight Activation
Translate consumer insights, brand strategy, and category trends into sophisticated content strategy matrices that guide always‑on, campaign, modular, and commerce content.
Partner with CMI, MMC, Strategy, and Creative Agency teams to ensure all content is insight‑driven, culturally relevant, and aligned to platform best practices.

2. Modular & BSAY Content Development
Lead briefing processes for BSAY modular content, including video, social, display, and commerce assets.
Collaborate with strategic creative agencies and executional agencies, ensuring strong alignment with the MMC team for platform optimization and asset versioning.

3. Commerce & PDP Content Management
Ensure brand content across retailer PDPs and brand websites is current, high‑quality, and optimized for search, conversion, and retailer‑specific requirements.
Lead cross‑functional partnership with ecommerce, retailer, and digital excellence teams to ensure timely updates and content governance.

4. End‑to‑End Budget Management
Own brand engagement budget management including annual planning, forecasting, PO management, accruals, and reconciliation.
Partner with Finance and Procurement to ensure governance, compliance, and cost transparency.

5. Media Trafficking Leadership
Act as the brand’s primary owner of the media trafficking process, ensuring accurate and timely delivery of assets and metadata to media partners.
Maintain asset trackers, version control, and trafficking documentation to support flawless activation.

6. Project, Stakeholder & Workflow Management
Independently manage complex multi‑agency project workflows, timelines, and approvals.
Operate confidently in a fast‑paced, high‑ambiguity environment, proactively removing roadblocks and escalating issues when needed.
Collaborate broadly with the full IAT and internal cross‑functional partners (Brand, CMI, Finance, R&D, Legal, Media, Ecommerce, MMC, etc.).

7. Communication & Collaboration
Communicate clearly and efficiently: strong written updates, strategic POVs, and succinct storytelling.
Build trusted partnerships across the IAT and internal teams, acting as a reliable connector and problem‑solver.


Skills & Experience:

• 3–5+ years in brand engagement, digital content, creative agency, or media activation roles.

• Demonstrated ability to translate insights into content strategies and multi‑channel content matrices.

• Experience briefing creative agencies and managing content production cycles.

• Strong budget management experience (forecasting, PO management, accruals).

• Familiarity with PDP optimization, commerce content, or retailer requirements (preferred).

• Proven ability to work independently, manage complexity, and handle ambiguous environments.

• Strong communication skills and the ability to influence across internal teams and agency partners.

• Leadership Behaviors

• Bias for Action; Ownership

• Consumer & Customer Centricity

• Accountability & Precision Execution

• Ability to Simplify Complex Workflows

• Collaboration & Influencing Skills

• Learning Agility

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