Retail Marketing Manager
Launched in 2014 by former philosophy professor David Barnett, PopSockets is a global digital-lifestyle company that sells empowering, fun, and expressive products that improve people’s digital lives. PopSockets has sold close to 300 million of its iconic phone grips in 75 countries and now has an expanding ecosystem of related products, including phone cases, wallets, mounts, batteries, and chargers.
Our mission is to empower enhanced mobile functionality, self-expression, and authentic human connection. We imagine an Eternal Positivity Machine that sparks joy, creativity, and meaningful relationships. We bring this vision to life by upholding the highest standards in materials, packaging, logistics, and design—while ensuring our supply chain and labor practices remain ethical, responsible, and transparent.
In 2021, PopSockets was honored as one of Fast Company’s World's Most Innovative Companies.
At PopSockets, we believe in building a brand that’s expressive, empowering, and, above all, positive—and we’re looking for a Retail Marketing Manager who shares that spirit. Reporting to the Retail Marketing Director, this role is all about making things happen on the ground level—bringing marketing plans to life at retail with energy, precision, and creativity. You’ll be the operational heart of our retail marketing team, responsible for executing campaigns, coordinating materials, managing processes, and supporting key retail initiatives that help us connect with people in authentic, impactful ways.
We’re looking for someone who is a team player, a collaborator, and a detail-lover who thrives in a fast-paced, fun environment. If you like to juggle deadlines, build relationships and coordinate the moving parts—this role is for you.
What You’ll Do:
- Process Optimization: Build, implement, and optimize processes to drive forward retail marketing campaigns, promotions, and merchandising programs across key accounts.
- Cross-Functional Coordination: Coordinate the development and deployment of in-store signage, displays, and product launch materials in partnership with the Marketing Operations Manager to ensure all asks are delivered on time and on trend.
- Tools and Documentation: Maintain up-to-date documentation, including campaign calendars, retail trackers, and store master lists.
- Content Development: Assist in the creation of sell-in decks, account presentations, and retail toolkits. Own day-to-day management of our ratings and reviews catalog in partnership with the Retail Marketing Director.
- Operational Representative: Gather feedback from the sales team on process opportunities and flag opportunities for further refinement.
- Budgeting: Track marketing budgets and vendor invoices to ensure spending is aligned with approved plans.
- Events: Support the planning and execution of key industry tradeshows and retail events, coordinating logistics, materials, and promotional elements while capturing insights for future optimization
- Stay flexible, have fun, and jump in where needed—we’re all in this together.
What You’ll Bring:
- 3-5 years of experience in retail, trade, or shopper marketing, ideally in a consumer-facing brand environment.
- Strong project management skills with a knack for organization, multitasking, and communication.
- Strong brief-writing skills — that include consumer insight, clear brand thinking, and specific, actionable direction
- A connector and collaborator who builds trust across external vendors and internal teams. You lead through influence and keeps projects moving forward even when things get complicated.
- An excitement and willingness to jump in and propose solutions.
- A positive, proactive attitude and the ability to solve problems with a smile.
- Sharp attention to detail and pride in delivering polished, buttoned-up work.
- A desire to work in a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment where creativity and collaboration are everything.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
Who You Are:
- You’re expressive, kind, and creatively driven.
- You believe in doing good work for a good cause—and you love being part of something bigger.
- You’re transparent, selfless, and want your impact to be felt by the team, the brand, and the world.
- You’re down to work hard, laugh harder, and bring your full self to everything you do.
PopSockets is dedicated to the practice of equal opportunity employment. We prohibit unlawful discrimination against applicants and employees on the basis of age, race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, military status, genetic information, color, creed, ancestry, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law. This prohibition includes unlawful harassment based on any of these protected classes. Unlawful harassment includes verbal or physical conduct which has the purpose or effect of interfering with an individual’s work performance, or creating an intimidating, hostile, offensive, unsafe or otherwise non-welcoming work environment. This policy applies to all employees, including managers, supervisors, co-workers; and non-employees such as customers, clients, vendors, consultants, etc.