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Brand Ambassador-Glenfiddich Single Malt Scotch Whisky

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New York, NY

Employer:  William Grant & Sons
Category:  Marketing
Job Type:  Full Time

Description

Job Introduction
The Most Awarded Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Glenfiddich, is looking for an authentic, passionate, credible, and influential Brand Ambassador to join the team. The Brand Ambassador role is home-based and a full-time position dedicated to luxury brand building, education, and supporting sales-driving activities for the Glenfiddich in their market. The role will focus on forming educational and essential relationships with influential consumers, industry trade, and luxury media - while leveraging their existing relationships to act as an expert in their field.

Main Responsibility
Main Responsibilities
Brand Education & Relationship Development (50%)Brand Ambassadors are credible experts in the category, brand, and their local market. Not only are they known for their depth of knowledge through enrolling storytelling, but they also leverage their high levels of emotional intelligence to cultivate relationships and influence purchase decisions with the media, trade, high net worth consumers, and other key stakeholders.

Brand Management & Event Activation (40%)Brand Ambassadors are the face of the brand and an extension of the marketing team. They build desire for the brand and drive impact for the business. They seek and create opportunities, capitalizing on them by building programs that drive consumer trial, advocacy, and purchase.

Compliance & Reporting (10%)Brand Ambassadors love to share and give visibility of the activities they do with others. Like all WG&S employees, Brand Ambassadors must also complete all internal responsibilities and activities in compliance with William Grant & Son practices and policies.

Our Ideal Candidate
Our ideal candidate enjoys the limelight and requires a dynamic, dedicated, and entrepreneurial individual with a hospitality-forward mindset along with strong presentation, project management skills, and multitasking skills to aptly manage travel schedule while executing a variety of activities on behalf of Glenfiddich. The Brand Ambassador will be a spokesperson for Glenfiddich and will play a crucial role in elevating the brand as a luxury single malt both internally and externally.Our ideal candidate will be a self-starter with a creative mind-set, a passion for whisky and a knack for growing and influencing their network. Our Brand Ambassadors are incredible presenters and story tellers.They are also strategic, innovative and deliver results.They set high standards and exceed consumer and customer expectations. The salary range for this role, based out of the NYC office is$104,366 -$113,485.

Skills and Qualifications:

Essential:
  • Strong background in spirits, either through professional experience or personal interest
  • Excellent communication skills, verbal & written
  • Creative & innovative thinking
  • Strong influencing & partnering abilities
  • Interpersonal effectiveness
  • Entrepreneurial and self-starter
  • Ability to act as a consultant within team structure
  • Must have a vehicle to travel within local market and have satisfactory motor vehicle report (not required for roles based in New York City)
Desirable:
  • Spirits industry knowledge and experience preferred
  • Experience and/or knowledge in luxury goods preferred
  • Bachelor's degree preferred

What we can offer you
  • We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
  • Our employees enjoy a generous vacation entitlement.
  • Comprehensive Private Healthcare that includes Medical, Dental & Vision
  • Our employees can join our 401(k) savings plan. The company matches employees' contribution up to 5%, in addition to a Discretionary Contribution.
  • Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues.
  • Our Life and AD&D cover is a multiple of three times your annual basic salary.
  • Product allowance so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands with your family and friends.
  • Every employee has the opportunity to claim funding each year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
  • Learning resources to help you be your best self.

About William Grant & Sons
A HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS

William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.

We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.

At William Grant & Sons, our vision is to be A home where rare characters thrive. We value all colleagues for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We strive to create an environment where we can all be our best and bring our whole selves to work.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. We're proud to provide equal opportunity to all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, physical or mental disability, veteran status, family medical history or genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

OUR AGILE WORKING PHILOSOPHY

Our agile working philosophy is to "Have your best work day everyday".
Built on trust, we empower our rare characters to have their best work day every day. Where flexibility and positive working experiences help employees to feel connected and release potential across our teams.
We are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.

INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive. If you have any questions or need some support with your application we'd love to hear from you. So please get in touch with our HR team at recruitment.enquiries@wgrant.com .
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