Local Marketing Manager - Chicago

Who We Are:

Nutrabolt is a fast-growing, global active health and wellness company with a portfolio of market leading performance-oriented brands that energize and fuel active lifestyles. The company’s disruptive and innovative products compete in the Functional Beverage and Active Nutrition segments, under three consumer-loved brands: C4® (one of the fastest-growing energy drink brands in the United States and the #1 selling global pre-workout brand), XTEND® (the #1 post-workout recovery brand in the United States), and Cellucor® (an award-winning sports nutrition brand created in 2002).

Since its founding 20 years ago, Nutrabolt has set out to meet the discerning needs of performance athletes and fitness enthusiasts, while appealing beyond this core group to include consumers around the globe who are making healthy, active living a daily priority.

As a Certified Great Place to Work, Top Workplaces USA honoree, Fortune Best Workplace in Texas, and more – Nutrabolt cares deeply about our people, planet, and the communities we serve. Here, our teammates are united by our mission, and take ownership in creating a healthy workplace environment that promotes strong bodies, clear minds, and a culture of respect and belonging for all.

As Nutrabolt’s Local Marketing Manager you will be a crucial component to growing the C4 brand in your assigned territory. Reporting to the Regional Marketing Manager, the Local Marketing Manager is responsible for driving brand awareness and product consumption in priority markets through hyper-localized, culture-forward marketing. This role owns the local strategy- bringing national brand priorities to life through community events, retail activations, campus programs, event sponsor ships and partnerships with local talent, athletes, and influencers.

You will lead and manage field teams to execute high-impact sampling and experiential moments that connect directly with target consumers where they live, train, and socialize.

• Own and execute the local marketing strategy for assigned market, translating national brand priorities into culturally relevant, high-impact local programs

• Plan, manage, and optimize field marketing, sampling, and experiential activations at key moments in local culture (events, campuses, retail, fitness, nightlife, community)

• Lead, coach, and manage Field Marketing Managers and Brand Ambassadors, ensuring best-in-class execution, professionalism, and brand representation

• Build and manage local partnerships with retailers, gyms, colleges, events, talent, athletes, and influencers to drive awareness and trial

• Serve as the local market expert and brand voice, providing insights on culture, trends, competitors, and opportunities unique to the region

• Partner closely with Sales, DSD partners, and Retail Marketing to support launches, promotions, and in-store execution that drive velocity

• Oversee budget management, resource allocation, and vendor coordination to maximize impact and efficiency

• Track, analyze, and report on key KPIs (events executed, samples distributed, impressions, household penetration indicators, velocity drivers)

• Identify what’s working locally and optimize or pivot strategies to improve performance and scale best practices across markets

• Ensure all activations and partnerships are on-brand, compliant, and operationally sound

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, PRor related field

• Has 3-5 years of experience in marketing and/or event planning

• Experience working with Beverage DSD’s and/or distribution partners

• Has demonstrated leadership ability

• Experience managing and developing field or local marketing teams (hiring, coaching, performance management)

• Experience…