Director of Brand & Integrated Marketing, Away
$180k
+ Annual Company Performance Incentive Bonus Plan & Equity Grant
4 days a week in office (Soho, NY)
Luggage for the modern traveller
Be an early applicant
Luggage for the modern traveller
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$180k
+ Annual Company Performance Incentive Bonus Plan & Equity Grant
4 days a week in office (Soho, NY)
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To transform travel to inspire people to get Away more and see more of the world.
Role
Who you are
- You have a minimum of 8 years of experience in brand marketing, integrated marketing, or GTM strategy, preferably in consumer, retail or lifestyle industries
- You have a proven track record of building and executing successful GTM campaigns that drive measurable sales growth
- You have strong experience in retail and wholesale marketing, including co-op programs and partner negotiations
- You have exceptional project management, organizational, and leadership skills
- You have expertise in developing integrated campaigns across multiple channels (digital, retail, influencer, PR, partnerships)
- You are commercially minded with strong analytical and strategic thinking abilities
- You have experience with premium or lifestyle brands
- You have a strong network with retail partners, media, or agencies
- You have experience with global markets and international GTM strategies
- You are a strong leader with a process-driven mindset who is confident in cultivating and developing talent —someone who people want to learn from, work with, and are inspired by
- You are an effective cross-functional leader and are adept at working with your peers across growth, media, creative, PR, and merchandising
- You are customer-obsessed—you understand our customers and how to speak to them at every point of the marketing funnel
- You obsess over how our brand shows up and have exceptionally high personal and team standards
- You have exceptional budget management capabilities—with laser-sharp budget allocation and optimization, and the ability to build the business case for spend
- You thrive in a fast-paced environment—agile and nimble in both leadership and execution
- You’re creative and innovative; you love to build great new things that are fresh and unique while staying on brand
- You’re agile, and motivated by a fast-paced and ever changing environment
- You’re passionate about transforming travel for all (but that’s a given!)
What the job involves
- We are hiring a Director, Brand & Integrated Marketing to join our Brand Marketing team
- This position reports to the Vice President of Brand Marketing and takes Away further by leading a team and collaborating cross-functionally with Growth, Retail, Wholesale/B2B, Creative, Partnerships/Social, Merchandising, and Product to ensure cohesive storytelling across paid, owned, and earned touchpoints while delivering measurable business outcomes
- In addition to the responsibilities listed below, this position will also oversee the partnerships and channel marketing team
- You’ll develop and oversee a holistic brand marketing strategy that drives awareness, brand equity, and market share
- You’ll build GTM frameworks for product launches, seasonal campaigns, and market expansion - ensuring alignment with sales, retail, and ecommerce objectives
- You’ll partner closely with Merchandising, Retail, and Product teams to forecast demand and identify growth opportunities to meet sales projections
- You’ll lead the marketing strategy for wholesale partners (Amazon, Nordstrom), ensuring strong sell-in, sell-through, and brand presentation
- You’ll lead and mentor a team of brand & retail marketers and a retail visual designer, fostering an inspiring, collaborative, and high-performing culture
- You’ll present marketing plans, forecasts, and post-campaign analysis to leadership and key stakeholders
- You’ll own the planning and execution of fully integrated campaigns across paid, owned, and earned media, including retail activations, digital marketing, PR, influencer, and partnerships
- You’ll oversee the creative briefing process to ensure messaging, visuals, and storytelling align with brand positioning and commercial goals
- You’ll partner with Growth Marketing to ensure upper-funnel brand campaigns drive measurable lower-funnel results
- You’ll act as the bridge between creative, digital, retail, and sales teams to ensure seamless execution of initiatives
- You’ll leverage consumer insights, market data, and competitive intelligence to shape strategy & positioning
- You’ll maintain a deep understanding of the customer, their evolving needs and preferences, and the competitive landscape to craft compelling strategies that attract new customers and deepen the loyalty of existing customers
- You’ll collaborate with retail teams on in-store activations, point-of-sale marketing, and promotional strategies
- You’ll build co-marketing programs with wholesale partners to amplify launches and seasonal initiatives
- You’ll evaluate the effectiveness of channel marketing strategies, adjusting for performance and market trends
- You’ll analyze campaign performance and retail/wholesale sell-through, applying learnings to future initiatives
- Our working hours are 9am-6pm et, but we embrace a common-sense approach to flexibility in the workplace. It’s about being present, engaged, and balancing work with real-life needs
Application process
- Deadline to Apply: August 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM UTC
Our take
Away took on a market that was being ignored by everyone else - luggage - and it's had great success bringing innovation to a product that has been unchanged for decades. With simple touches like adding a mobile charging pack inside the suitcase, it has given luggage a big overhaul, and has survived through both a global pandemic and controversial former CEO.
The company, now headed by co-founder Jen Rubio, spent some time revamping its core business and working on its workplace culture, and has successfully grown its internal infrastructure and retail presence in the last couple of years. In 2022 it partnered with United - its first partnership with a major airline - to provide customers with onboard amenity kits, which represents another step in the company's impressive return to form.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jun 2020
$35m
LATE VC
May 2019
$100m
SERIES D
Total funding: $216m
Company benefits
- Stock options
- Paid Time Off
- Health coverage
- 401(k)
- Family leave
- We provide the conditions for you to achieve remarkable things
Company HQ
SoHo, New York, NY
Leadership
Jen Rubio
(CEO)Trustee of the Whitney Museum of American Art. Previously Head of Social Media at Warby Parker, and Global Head of Innovation for AllSaints.
Salary benchmarks
We don't have enough data yet to provide salary benchmarks for this role.
Submit your salary to help other candidates with crowdsourced salary estimates.
Share this job
View 1 more job at Away