Marketing Director

Location: Vernon, CA (Onsite, Full-Time)
Compensation: $120,000-$140,000 base salary
 

An established and fast-growing CPG company in the beverage space is seeking an experienced Marketing Director to lead all in-house marketing initiatives. This individual will oversee brand strategy, campaign development, and product innovation while helping to expand the company's reach beyond its core Hispanic market. The ideal candidate is a bilingual, culturally fluent leader who thrives in a hands-on, collaborative environment and has proven experience building brands within CPG, food, beverage, or related industries.

Strategic Leadership & Brand Growth

• Develop and execute annual marketing and product development strategies aligned with company goals.
• Lead initiatives that expand brand visibility into mainstream U.S. markets while maintaining cultural authenticity.
• Oversee product innovation, packaging, and launch strategies from concept through commercialization.
• Manage budgets, KPIs, and reporting on marketing ROI.
• Partner cross-functionally with Sales, Purchasing, E-commerce, and Operations to ensure marketing alignment with business objectives.

Digital, Influencer & Social Media Strategy

• Drive growth across digital and social platforms, including Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, and YouTube.
• Identify and develop influencer, entertainment, and celebrity partnerships, including opportunities for product placement.
• Strengthen digital advertising, e-commerce marketing, and community engagement.

Campaigns, Events & Partnerships

• Lead integrated campaigns across digital, retail, and experiential channels.
• Oversee trade shows, cultural events, and consumer activations, ensuring on-brand execution.
• Negotiate and manage external vendor, media, and partnership contracts.

Team Leadership

• Supervise and mentor a small in-house marketing team (social media, e-commerce, coordinator, and design functions).
• Encourage collaboration, creativity, and accountability in a fast-paced, hands-on environment.
• Promote a culture rooted in teamwork, integrity, and excellence.

• Bachelor's degree required (Marketing, Business, or related field).
• Bilingual in Spanish required
• Minimum of 5 years of marketing experience within the CPG industry; experience in food, beverage, beauty, or skincare preferred.
• Experience managing a marketing team required
• Proven success in developing and executing consumer-facing marketing strategies.
• Strong understanding of both Hispanic and general U.S. consumer markets.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and project management skills.
• Self-motivated, hands-on leader with high attention to detail and the ability to operate with autonomy.

Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

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Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.