About Bonfire Collective

Bonfire Collective partners with outdoor brands to help them reimagine the future, build movements, and grow explosively. Our team of brand and story experts develop visionary insights, strategies, content, and marketing campaigns that guide and inspire. 

We work exclusively with mission-based and forward-thinking organizations that are positively impacting the future of recreation and conservation. Our clients include national non-profits like the American Mountain Guides Association and the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education, as well as outdoor brands who are shifting industry paradigms, like Ibex, Alpenglow Expeditions, and Rocky Talkie. We also work with guide services, ski areas, conservation organizations, and other adventure- and experience-driven brands.

Our little team is rock solid. We:

• Play hard. We recharge our creativity by skiing volcanoes, scaling desert towers, and going on long mountain runs.
• Work hard. We relentlessly innovate, execute, and make life better for our clients.

• Care hard. Personally and as a team, we volunteer with conservation nonprofits. We also give to environmental causes as a 1% for the Planet member business.

Summary of Position

Bonfire Collective is looking for a full-time Senior Account/Brand Manager to join our team. The Senior Account/Brand Manager will be leading a handful of key accounts in the outdoor apparel industry, collaborating and working with a brand team consisting of creatives, media, and strategy. It is imperative that the Senior Account/Brand Manager have expertise managing complex accounts and teams; additional expertise/experience in business turnaround is ideal. 

You might be our dream candidate if…

• The outdoors is in your DNA
• You have expertise developing brand strategies
• You are an executional genius
• You think proactively on both macro and micro levels
• You’re excited about managing and growing complex brands
• You have expertise in the outdoor market, or even better, in DTC outdoor apparel

If these ring true, we welcome your application.

Reports To
Director of Strategy

Expected Duties Include…

• Brand Management & Strategy
  • Develop a deep understanding of each client’s business, industry and competitors, aligning all campaigns and executions with the client’s brand strategy.
  • Consult with internal teams to communicate client objectives and develop alternative strategic solutions.
  • Use market research information to evaluate, adjust, and redirect campaigns.
  • Shape strategy, monitor performance, and identify opportunities to generate additional revenue and drive incremental client growth.
• Client & Project Management:
  • Act as main contact with the client and internal team on a daily basis.
  • Manage & lead internal team (creatives, media, and strategy).
  • Oversee all projects from start to finish; leader in every step of the process and responsible for driving team collaboration.
  • Advocate on behalf of clients internally: offer a deep understanding of client’s industry, business and marketing goals — continually drive value with this perspective.
  • Drives timeline and project management (we use Monday.com, Slack & Toggl) 
  • Mentoring of staff, contractors, and clients.
• Financial Stewardship & Profitability:
  • Develop proposals, estimates, track budgets/hours, monthly time reconciliations, monthly projections, negotiations.
  • Build trust and drive revenue through opportunity identification.
• Collaborating on owned/earned media, advertising strategies, content strategies, and creative campaigns alongside our team of experts

Our Ideal Candidate…

• 6+ years brand/account management experience, with 3+ of those years in an advertising agency.
• The outdoors embedded in your DNA, and ideally professional experience in the outdoor industry.
• Proven track record of successful campaign management across fully-integrated, complex marketing campaigns.
• Understanding of DTC marketing, preferably through Shopify (bonus points!)
• Experience in the nonprofit industry.
• The ability to analyze data and develop strategic recommendations.
• Creatively strong with knowledge of creative / visual best practices and principles for social and digital projects.

Personal Attributes & Skills

• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment, juggling multiple assignments on tight timelines.
• Amped about the Bonfire mission and client base and wants to grow with us (we love what we do, and we’re looking for a team member who will help stoke the fire).
• Entrepreneurial work style: multi-faceted, resourceful self-starter with proven ability to work in an autonomous environment with a high level of personal initiative.
• Ability to lead, work independently, and contribute as a member of a highly collaborative team.

Location

As a company, we offer tons of flexibility on where, how, and when you work, and this position can be fully remote. However, if you’re located in the Denver–Boulder metro area, there is opportunity for on-site or partial on-site work. Bonfire Collective is based in downtown Golden, Colorado, and we just moved into a great new office.