Brand Manager – Wine

Ready to take the next step in your brand career? Join us in London and take ownership of a portfolio of some of Australia’s most recognised wine brands, including McGuigan, MadFish, Tempus Two and Nepenthe.

About AV:

Australian Vintage (AV) is an ASX-listed company and the proud owner of the multi-award-winning McGuigan, Tempus Two, Nepenthe and Barossa Valley Wine Company brands. Leveraging our world-class assets and innovative expertise, we are dedicated to delivering exceptional results.

Australian Vintage is committed to making a positive impact on people and the planet through continuous improvement and responsible business practices. Our main winery is powered by renewable energy, and ensures all our owned and operated vineyards and wineries are certified under Sustainable Wine guidelines.

We support our people to make an impact where they live through paid volunteer days and are proud to be recognised as an accredited Mental Health First Aid workplace by Mental Health First Aid Australia as of January 2023.

About the role:

We’re looking for a Brand Manager to join our UK Marketing team in London. This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded marketer who is ready to take greater ownership of a brand portfolio and make their mark. You’ll work across brand strategy, NPD, campaigns, digital, insights and commercial performance, with the opportunity to see your ideas move from concept through to execution.

Reporting to the Senior Marketing Manager, you’ll play a key role in shaping and delivering the annual brand plan, working closely with Sales, Category, R&D, Operations and external agency partners to grow your brands and deliver against business objectives.

If you’re ready to take the next step in your brand career, this is a role where you’ll have the opportunity to build your experience, broaden your commercial exposure and take real ownership.

What you’ll do:

• Own and deliver the annual brand plan across your portfolio.
• Develop and execute campaigns, digital, social and market activity.
• Lead NPD from concept through to launch, working closely with cross-functional teams.
• Manage external agencies and partners to deliver great brand work.
• Track brand and commercial performance, using insights and data to identify opportunities.

What you’ll bring:

• Experience in brand or marketing, ideally within FMCG or another consumer-facing category.
• Experience working across brand plans, campaigns and NPD.
• Strong commercial and analytical mindset, with the ability to turn insights into action.
• Confident stakeholder management skills and experience working with agencies.
• A proactive, organised approach and the confidence to take ownership and make things happen.

What we offer: We’re proud to offer a strong benefits package that we know can make a big difference to work life and life outside of work.

• Primary carer parental leave offering 26 weeks paid leave
• Loyalty leave
• Work from Anywhere benefit, offering flexibility to work remotely
• Birthday leave
• Volunteer days
• Further education and study support
• Flexible working
• Mental health and wellbeing training and support
• Annual product allowance
• Options to purchase additional annual leave
• Sabbaticals and career breaks
• Continuation of superannuation while on paid and unpaid parental leave

If you are excited by the opportunity to make an impact in a purpose-led, values-driven business, we encourage you to apply with your CV.