Brand Manager

The Job

We're looking for a Brand Manager to own how Ekster looks, sounds, and shows up, across every touchpoint.

This is a high-ownership creative role at the centre of the brand. You'll be the single owner of creative production and tone of voice, responsible for translating brand strategy into consistent, high-quality output across campaigns, content, product, PR, and collaborations. You'll set the creative bar, direct the team (Brand & Social Media Lead, Content Creator and Graphic Designer) and external partners who produce the work, and make sure everything that carries the Ekster name meets it.
This is a full time role, reporting into the Creative Director.

What will you do?

Brand strategy & stewardship

• Execute against identified brand positioning, identity, and guidelines.

• Ensure brand consistency across all channels and touch points: web, paid, social, packaging, retail, and partnerships.

• Act as the final guardian of brand integrity in all outward-facing work.

Tone of voice & copy

• Own the brand's tone of voice as the definitive standard.

• Write and direct key brand copy; review and sign off on all outward copy (campaigns, website, paid media, advertorials, packaging) for voice and quality.

• Govern tone of voice across copy produced by others, including the dedicated SEO/content resource.

Campaign & launch creative

• Lead creative concepting and production for product launches and campaigns.

• Partner with the Marketing Operations Manager, who runs the operational timeline and cross-team readiness.

Creative production

• Own end-to-end creative output: photography, video, design, content, packaging, and collaboration artwork.

• Brief, direct, and quality-control all creative work from concept to delivery.

• Set and uphold the creative standard for the team and all partners.

Creative partners & vendors

• Own relationships, creative briefs, and creative quality with external partners and freelancers across render, photography, video, and design.

• Select partners and direct their work to the brand standard. (Operational scheduling and budget tracking sit with the Marketing Operations Manager; the Brand Manager owns the brief and the relationship.)

PR & communications

• Own PR strategy and manage the PR agency relationship.

• Drive brand mentions and editorial coverage; protect and shape the brand narrative.

Collaborations & partnerships

• Source, shape, and deliver brand collaborations and cultural partnerships that build brand equity.

Team leadership

• Lead and develop the brand creative team (social and design), setting the creative bar and growing the team's capability.

We love people who…

• Have 5–8 years in brand, creative, or marketing roles — with a track record of owning creative output end to end.

• Have strong creative judgment: you can tell when something is on-brand, and you can articulate exactly why.

• Are excellent writers who are equally confident directing copy across channels and formats.

• Have experience directing creative work across multiple formats — photography, video, design, copy.

• Have a proven ability to manage external agencies and freelancers to a high creative standard.

• Take full ownership: you get the brief and make it happen without needing hand-holding.

• Are detail-oriented enough to catch brand drift before it compounds.

• Can lead and develop a small team while staying close to the work themselves.

• Come from a consumer, lifestyle, or DTC background (preferred but not required).

What’s in it for you?

• A high-ownership creative role where the brand is yours to protect and develop.

• Working at the forefront of e-commerce and direct-to-consumer, in a fast-growing, international environment.

• A seat at the table: you'll work directly with senior stakeholders and have a clear line of sight to how your work impacts the business.

• A competitive salary, in line with your experience and know-how.

• 25 holiday days to relax and unwind throughout the year (based on full-time employment).

• Being part of a fun, young, boundary-pushing company with colleagues from across the globe to meet, learn and grow from.

• Getting your carbon footprint offset on a monthly basis and trees planted on your behalf through Regreener.

• The possibility to update your wallet gear and that of your family and friends!

Sounds like you?

If you're ready to own the creative standard and make sure the Ekster brand shows up at its best: we want to hear from you.

At Ekster we are an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and strive to create an environment where all our employees feel welcome, supported, and empowered.