Senior Manager, Shopper & Occasion Marketing

Hasbro is a company that takes play seriously, seeking curious adventurers ready to build innovative experiences. The Senior Manager of Shopper & Occasion Marketing will lead occasion-based marketing and ensure retail strategies are shopper-ready, collaborating with various teams to create compelling campaigns that resonate with consumers.

Responsibilities:

• Own the occasion marketing go-to-market strategy for the Toys and Games portfolio, aligning with our merchandising and insights teams on key purchasing moments (such as birthdays, Valentine's Day, Easter, back-to-school, Halloween, etc.) where Hasbro has the greatest opportunity to grow share and consumer relevance
• Partner with brand leads to identify which brands and products are strongest for each occasion, building occasion programs that complement rather than compete with individual brand campaigns
• Develop occasion-specific campaign platforms and creative strategies that lead with consumer moments rather than product features, building cross-portfolio programs where multiple brands show up together in a cohesive and commercially compelling way
• Lead the go-to-market planning for priority occasions, inclusive of campaign messaging, asset and toolkit development and retail activation hooks needed for A+ execution
• Ensure occasion platforms are built for global relevance and regional adaptability, working with our international marketing and commercial leads to understand which occasions translate across markets and how messaging and assets should flex by region
• Bring a consumer and shopper mindset to occasion strategy, grounding creative direction in real purchase behavior, basket data, and the moments and channels where consumers are most receptive
• Serve as the shopper marketing expert for the Toys and Games Global Consumer Marketing team, partnering with brand leads to ensure campaign platforms are built with clear shopper strategy, messaging, and retail activation potential from the outset
• Develop shopper marketing frameworks, messaging hierarchies, and call-to-action guidance that translate brand and campaign strategy into materials regional teams can activate effectively across diverse markets and retail environments
• Partner closely with global and regional merchandising and CSM teams to understand key account milestones, retail calendars, and market-level priorities, so that global asset development reflects what regional teams actually need to execute
• Bring a strong point of view on channel strategy, including how to reach adult consumers, collectors, and gift purchasers, ensuring toolkits are built for diverse audiences and can be adapted by region rather than rebuilt from scratch
• Write clear, strategically grounded briefs to develop occasion campaigns and shopper-focused assets, ensuring every brief includes the occasion insight, consumer target, key message, CTA, channel requirements, and regional adaptability needs
• Serve as the strategic lead through the creative development process for occasion campaigns, ensuring outputs stay true to the brief, land the shopper intent, and are delivered at the quality and flexibility needed for regional execution
• Act as a shared specialist resource across all brand leads, bringing consistent occasion and shopper expertise to every brand so the team benefits from dedicated expertise rather than each lead navigating this independently
• Build strong working relationships with Brand Design, CSM, merchandising, and account teams, ensuring clean briefing, strong handoffs, and aligned expectations at every stage
• Serve as a strategic partner to regional and commercial teams, not an approval layer, so that the handoff from global marketing to regional execution is well-equipped and built on shared understanding of what success looks like
• Synthesize shopper and occasion insights from regional merchandising, CSM, and shopper insights teams into clear implications for occasion strategy and toolkit development, staying grounded in what is actually happening at retail
• Track occasion program performance and capture learnings from regional activations to continuously improve the quality, relevance, and ambition of future programs
• Stay current on retail trends, occasion marketing best practices, and competitor activity, bringing relevant thinking back to the team to raise standards across the portfolio

Requirements:

• 7+ years of experience in shopper marketing, occasion or seasonal marketing, trade marketing, or integrated consumer marketing, with meaningful time working upstream on strategy and campaign development
• Demonstrated experience leading occasion-based or seasonal marketing programs, with a track record of building cross-portfolio campaigns grounded in consumer purchase behavior and retail moments
• Strong creative strategy skills, with the ability to develop compelling occasion platforms, write tight briefs, and guide creative development from insight through final asset delivery
• Deep shopper marketing expertise, including messaging strategy, call-to-action development, and a clear understanding of how consumers make purchase decisions across retail environments and channels
• Strong cross-functional partnership skills, with experience working alongside brand, design, commercial, merchandising, and account teams across complex multi-brand or multi-market programs
• Global or multi-market experience, with a genuine understanding of how occasion relevance, retail environments, and shopper behavior vary across regions
• eCommerce fluency, with a solid understanding of digital shelf best practices and how occasion and shopper strategy differ across physical and online retail
• Experience working across a broad brand portfolio, with the ability to identify shared opportunities and build scalable frameworks that serve multiple brands efficiently
• Excellent communication and alignment skills, with the ability to build trust across diverse stakeholders and present strategy with confidence and clarity
• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business, or related field
• Toys, games, licensed consumer products, or CPG experience a plus, though not required
• MBA a plus