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ABOUT US
Ancient + Brave is a female founded, mission-driven wellness brand with an award-winning range of collagen, supplements and functional blends.
Rooted in ancient wisdom and validated by science, our simple daily rituals support our community in nurturing whole body health.
As a business, we are ambitious about our growth and disciplined in how we execute. In June 2024, we were named 5th in The Sunday Times 100 fastest-growing private companies and 4th in the Oresa retail growth index in 2025.
We care deeply about the impact we have - on our customers, our community and the world around us. As well as a B Corp, we are a member of 1% for the Planet, contributing 1%+ of all revenue to environmental and social causes - putting people and the planet at the heart of all we do.
As an equal-opportunity employer we are committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace culture, where we are brave, connected and intentional - and lead with integrity in all we do.
While most of our roles are advertised as full-time, we are happy to discuss part-time setup where appropriate.
We operate from beautiful head offices overlooking the river Ouse in Lewes, East Sussex.
THE ROLE
We are looking for a strategic and hands-on Brand Manager to support Ancient + Brave’s ambitious growth trajectory.
This is a central brand role, sitting at the heart of the global marketing team and working across all markets (UK, EU and US) to define, develop and scale the Ancient + Brave brand.
Working alongside another Brand Manager, you will collectively be responsible for:
+ Defining how the brand shows up - across voice, messaging and creative expression
+ Leading the development of global campaigns, content and brand assets
+ Ensuring consistency and quality across all markets and touchpoints
You will partner closely with local marketing teams to enable effective in-market execution, providing the frameworks, toolkits and creative assets needed to deliver strong commercial outcomes - while maintaining a clear and consistent global brand.
Reporting to the Brand Lead, this role plays a key role in shaping the brand’s creative output and campaign thinking, while supporting and developing more junior team members.
If you are a strategic and creative marketer who loves building brands, we’d love to hear from you.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING
Brand Governance
Act as a brand guardian
Maintain and evolve brand guidelines, templates and toolkits
Ensure consistency and fluency of the brand across all markets and channels
Global Campaign Development
Support the strategy, creative development and production of global campaigns and NPD launches
Translate brand strategy and insight into globally relevant, locally adaptable campaign platforms
Develop campaign frameworks and toolkits for markets
Ensure campaigns are developed in the right formats and delivered on time for market deployment
Global Content & BAU Ecosystem
Develop branded content across the global content ecosystem
Define and align the global editorial calendar
Oversee delivery of BAU content into the ecosystem
Cross-Market Enablement & Collaboration
Partner closely with local marketing teams (UK, DE, ESP, US)
Act as the bridge between central brand and local execution
Cross-Functional Brand Leadership
Work cross-functionally with nutrition, innovation, e-comm, performance, CRM, social, retail and design teams.
Ensure all outputs are aligned to brand strategy and ready for market deployment
Brief and manage agencies, creatives and freelancers where required
Performance, Insight & Optimisation
Partner closely with performance teams to align on priorities, test plans and optimisation opportunities
Lead on ideation and oversee the development of performance-driven creative assets with internal design team
Working with local marketing teams to analyse performance and identify cross-market learnings and opportunities
Feed back any insights to the right channels
Seek to continuously improve brand effectiveness across the ecosystem
WHO YOU ARE
To be successful in this role, you will need the following skills / knowledge / experience:
Proven experience in brand marketing, ideally with D2C consumer brand(s) but open to agency side brand building experience.
Strong background managing content across multiple channels from brand to performance
Experience working with editorial calendars and cross-functional teams
Excellent copywriting and editing skills
Strong brand sensibility and attention to detail
Confident project management and prioritisation skills
Ability to balance creative quality with commercial objectives
Passion for consumer insights and data-driven decision-making.
A good understanding of key brand metrics and an ability to interpret data and ask the right questions.
Experience utilising/ implementing AI tools to scale branded output with efficiency is a plus.
Experience managing/co-ordinating shoot production and/or experience within the wellness category is a plus.
Further, to truly thrive at Ancient + Brave you will need to embody the spirit of our brand and align with our company culture. For us that is a series of shared beliefs:
WE BELIEVE IN BRAVERY — We are: Courageous, Bold, Experimental
WE BELIEVE IN INTEGRITY — We are: Honest, Accountable, Ethical
WE BELIEVE IN CONNECTION — We are: Collaborative, Inclusive, Open
WE BELIEVE IN INTENTION — We are: Purposeful, Proactive, Focused
Please Note:
+ This role requires full time working at our stunning Lewes offices. Please apply only if you’re within a reasonable commute.
+ We’re not seeking recruitment support for this role at this time.
WHY JOIN US
Ancient + Brave are a community-built brand and embracing innovation and sustainability with social and environmental responsibility is at the heart of everything we do. We hold ourselves accountable to the highest standards when it comes to our commitment to balance profit and purpose - working with us means being part of building a truly sustainable product. We are B Corp certified and members of 1% for the Planet, committed to giving back % of all sales towards helping environmental partners, so we can work together towards a better future for our planet.
At Ancient + Brave you’ll find an engaging, collaborative and inclusive work environment where your talents will be nurtured, and your contributions valued.
We provide all our team members with suitable laptop computers & headphones and our office is equipped with monitors, ergonomic chairs and sitting + standing desks. Our kitchen is fully stocked with the usual supplies as well as limitless supply of A+B products (you also get 50% off on any product you wish to purchase).
We pay a discretionary bonus based on a mix of company performance and individual contributions and review our salaries annually. Our pension contributions are ESG invested (so no pharma, weapons or other ethically questionable investments).
Our Private Medical Insurance is designed to support your health and wellbeing, providing swift access to high-quality care whenever you need it most.
Our Medicash plan offers access to specialist consultations, 24/7 Virtual GP and health screenings as well as dental, optical and complementary therapies and access to confidential support via its EAP programme.
Our Mintago platform gives employees access to financial wellbeing advice and support as well as retail discounts and salary sacrifice schemes, which cover childcare, cycle to work, gym membership, groceries and mobile/tech purchase.
In addition to our regular annual holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays, we also offer one Wellbeing day to use as needed.
We offer continuous training & professional development opportunities and our team members get to enjoy complimentary nutrition and workout sessions in the office. We support a number of charities, coordinating our fund-raising initiatives for maximum impact. We hold two social events a year to come together and connect in a meaningful way.
An important note on our ways of working…
As a fast-paced scale-up, we’ve found that spending time together in person is hugely beneficial to the way we’re needing to communicate, collaborate and drive the business forward. We’ve worked hard to make our new HQ (a beautiful riverside office situated in Lewes, East Sussex) an inviting and friendly environment for all of our team members and we expect any new joiner to be in the office full time.
