Now Hiring: Associate Brand Manager – Foodservice Focus (Chicago, IL)

We’re looking for a dynamic Associate Brand Manager with strong experience in foodservice marketing to join our operator marketing team in Chicago. This role is ideal for someone who understands the pulse of their city—its culinary trends, chef communities, and major food-focused events—and knows how to bring national brands to life with a local twist.

This role specifically requires a deep understanding of the foodservice operator landscape. We're looking for someone with a culinary mindset who can connect authentically with chefs, restaurateurs, and foodservice professionals.

Candidates with limited marketing experience—such as those focused solely on email campaigns—may not be the right fit. This position demands a comprehensive marketing skillset, including the ability to develop and execute holistic campaigns that span digital, social, and experiential channels. The ideal candidate will be both strategic and creative, capable of building immersive brand experiences that resonate locally.

Qualifications

4-year College Degree in marketing, business or culinary

3+ years of experience in foodservice or relevant corporate; experience in sales a plus

Proven track record of developing relationships in cross-functional teams and comfortable in engaging with customers

Strong project management, presentation skills and business acumen

Proficiency and drive to become a proficient user of our systems (Salesforce.com, Power BI)

Passion for driving results with a strong interest in the food industry.

Description

Who You Are & What You’ll Do:

The Associate Operator Marketing Manager – Citadels will be a part of the Go-to-Market team responsible for growth in designated Citadels. You will work collaboratively with sales & culinary to deliver value-add solutions to small restaurant chains, focusing on hyper-local insights, relevancy of content, and the city-specific foodservice scene. You will be responsible for the end-to-end operator journey, and you will be accountable for delivering business targets in the city and zone.

Hyper-Local Insights on key operator groups

Deep understanding of foodservice landscape in designated city to identify actionable insights

Hyper-local focus to understand the foodservice scene, menus, competitor base and consumer make-up in designated cities

Ability to translate insights into execution plan, with end-to-end responsibility from design to landing in marketplace

Demand Creation: Small Restaurant Chains

Localize master brand campaign content to develop tools and assets that the sales team can use to drive demand with their target customers

Collaborate with culinary team to deliver regionalized menu inspiration

Create operator group specific content that can be leveraged across digital touchpoints to drive demand generation

Support efforts to increase contactable operator database

Operator Engagement

Identify local foodservice events & activities where our client should have a presence and develop 360 plan to maximize opportunity, from objectives of participation all the way through to execution with end to end responsibility

Collaborate across marketing (digital, trade) to ensure consistency in messaging in key Citadels and relevancy of content for target operator group.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $32.00 - $35.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully remote position.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 30, 2025.

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com for other accommodation options.