Assistant Brand Manager

RDX is seeking an Assistant Brand Manager to enhance the presence of our brand across all customer touchpoints, including online platforms, retail environments, partnerships, and gym settings. This role involves transforming market and competitor insights into actionable recommendations, driving improvements to our website and digital experience, and supporting the development of new brand partnerships within the combat sports and fitness sectors. The position requires a hands-on professional who can balance strategic thinking with effective execution, collaborating closely with the Brand Manager, e-commerce, creative, product, and sales teams.

Key Responsibilities

Competitor and Market Analysis
- Monitor key competitors in combat sports, fitness, and sportswear, focusing on products, pricing, positioning, campaigns, social media activity, and website experience.
- Produce regular competitor reports, including monthly snapshots and quarterly deep-dives, with clear, actionable recommendations.
- Track category trends, consumer reviews, and sentiment to identify gaps and opportunities for RDX.

Website and Digital Experience
- Conduct regular audits of the RDX website(s) to ensure brand consistency, user experience, product storytelling, content quality, and conversion optimization.
- Benchmark the website against competitors and leading brands, creating a prioritized list of improvements.
- Collaborate with e-commerce and web teams to brief, test, and monitor changes such as A/B tests, landing pages, and product detail page content.

Brand Partnerships
- Identify and research potential partners including athletes, gyms, fight promotions, events, influencers, and co-branding opportunities.
- Initiate outreach efforts, prepare partnership proposals, and assist in negotiations alongside the Marketing Director.
- Coordinate the activation of partnerships and report on performance against agreed objectives.

Marketing Touchpoint Improvement
- Review all customer touchpoints—website, social media, email, marketplaces, packaging, retail/POS, events, and customer service—to ensure alignment with brand guidelines.
- Recommend and help implement improvements to tone, visuals, and overall customer experience.
- Assist in maintaining and enforcing brand guidelines across internal teams and external agencies.

General Brand Support
- Support campaign planning, briefing, and launches in collaboration with creative and marketing teams.
- Track brand KPIs and prepare regular performance updates for leadership.
- Manage small budgets and relationships with agencies or vendors as assigned.

Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or a related field.
- 3 to 6 years of experience in brand management, marketing, social media, or e-commerce, preferably within consumer, sports, or lifestyle brands.
- Prior experience with a combat sports brand is highly advantageous.
- Proven ability to produce competitor and market analyses that inform strategic decisions.
- Experience in pitching or managing partnerships, sponsorships, or collaborations.
- Strong analytical skills, comfortable using Google Analytics, Excel/Sheets, and social listening tools.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to present ideas clearly to senior stakeholders.
- Highly organized, capable of managing multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
- Keen attention to brand consistency and detail.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits

Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with international or direct-to-consumer (D2C) e-commerce brands across UK, EU, or US markets.
- Basic design skills using tools like Figma or Canva to create website or creative mock-ups.
- Experience working with agencies, influencers, or athlete ambassadors.

Benefits
- Fuel allowance
- Medical insurance
- Free in-house lunch facility
- Access to gym memberships at partner gyms
- Participatory fund
- Competitive market salary with sales commissions
- Learning opportunities in a challenging work environment
- Supportive and engaging work culture
- Paid time off
- Group life insurance
- Maternity leave and additional benefits

This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to a dynamic brand within the combat sports and fitness industry, combining strategic insight with practical execution to drive growth and engagement.