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Brand Activations Manager

Pay
Salary
Location
Plano, TX · On-site
Job type
Full-time
Level
Lead / Staff
Experience
5+ years
Education
Bachelor's degree
Listed
Today

Skills & highlights for this role

  • Brand activation strategy
  • Experiential marketing
  • Event marketing
  • Project management
  • Sponsorship management
  • Talent management
  • Contract negotiation
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Executive stakeholder communication
  • Team leadership
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Outlook

Also useful

  • Budget management
  • Post-activation reporting
  • Trend analysis

About the role

The Brand Activations Manager leads the strategy, execution, and evolution of large-scale brand activations and consumer-facing experiences that drive engagement, brand relevance, and business impact. This role operates with a high-level of autonomy, partners closely with executive and key stakeholders, and provides leadership across activation planning, execution, and performance reporting. The Senior Manager guides team members and ensures brand activations align with enterprise priorities and long-term brand strategy.

Your Impact and Responsibilities

  • Lead the strategy and execution of high-impact brand activations that support marketing and enterprise business objectives
  • Serve as a primary point of contact for executive and senior stakeholders, providing clear communication, recommendations, and updates
  • Develop and present activation strategies and proposals, including objectives, brand integration, investment rationale, and risk considerations
  • Oversee talent, sponsorship, and partnership strategy, including negotiation, alignment, and long-term relationship management
  • Provide leadership, direction, and coaching to team, ensuring consistent execution and professional development
  • Lead cross-functional collaboration with Marketing, Operations, Creative, PR, and external partners to deliver seamless activations
  • Own execution of priority activations and provide oversight for on-site delivery, escalation management, and contingency planning
  • Monitor cultural, consumer, and industry trends to identify scalable activation opportunities and innovation
  • Manage budget oversight and executive-level post activation reporting, delivering insights, learnings, and recommendations

Travel Requirements

  • Up to 50% travel to support activations and events

Required Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in brand activations, event marketing, or experiential marketing supporting large-scale, high-visibility events
  • Bachelor's degree in marketing or related field
  • Proven experience leading complex activations with senior or executive-level stakeholders
  • Strong strategic, project management, and decision-making skills with hands-on execution experience
  • Experience managing talent, sponsorships, and contract negotiations
  • Demonstrated ability to lead teams and influence cross-functional partners
  • Excellent executive-level written and verbal communication skills
  • Comfort operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment with shifting priorities
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word
  • Flexibility to work non-standard hours, including evenings, weekends, and holiday as needed

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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About the Company

At Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers®, we serve only the most Craveable Chicken Finger Meals® - it's our ONE LOVE®. What began as a dream by our Owner and Founder, Todd Graves, has grown into one of the fastest-growing chicken concepts, with over 1,000 Restaurants worldwide. Known for our great Crew and cool Culture, we live by a Work Hard, Have Fun philosophy. As we continue to grow across the U.S. and internationally, including Restaurants in the U.K. and Mexico, every Crewmember plays an important role in our success. Now is your chance to join the team and help establish Cane's in the U.K!

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From Raising Cane's's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 12, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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