Associate Manager - Brand & Operations Activation

Greenbriar Partners | Full-Time |Travel Required

Greenbriar’s Restaurant Group is looking for an Associate Manager, brand & operations activation to help bring projects and ideas to life across our portfolio of restaurant brands.

This is a fast-paced, hands-on role that sits at the intersection of field marketing, training, and restaurant operations. You might work on a new menu item launch one day and help a restaurant team implement a new process for improvement the next. Versatility is a key skillset to this critical role on our team.

What You'll Do

• Manage cross-department projects from ideation through implementation, including timelines, deadlines, project team meetings, action items, and stakeholder follow-up.
• Support marketing campaigns, LTOs, menu launches, promotions, and various supporting brand activations, both in-restaurant and on-line.
• Create and coordinate signage, POP materials, presentations, one-sheets, table tents, and other creative and informative materials.
• Help develop training materials, SOPs, job aids, and various operational resources.
• Coordinate communication and implementation of new products, processes, and programs.
• Work with restaurant leaders, marketing, training, vendors, and creative partners to keep projects moving.
• Visit restaurants to support launches and initiatives, gather feedback, and help teams execute consistently.
• Identify roadblocks, solve problems, and make sure projects don't get stuck.
• Have direct visibility to executive team through project milestone updates, implementation reviews, and post-launch success presentations.

Requirements

What We're Looking For

Organized: You can manage multiple projects and deadlines without losing track of the details.

Self-Starter: You don’t wait to be told how to prioritize your projects and do your work. You fully understand the difference between seeking meaningful guidance and requiring constant direction or motivation from leadership.

Proactive: You see what needs to happen and act without waiting to be asked.

Creative: You can turn an idea into something polished, useful, and on-brand.

Operations Savvy: You understand that an idea must work in a busy restaurant, not just on paper or in a team meeting.

Organizational Savvy: You're confident working with everyone from restaurant team members to executive leadership.

Resourceful: You can figure things out and find solutions when there isn't an obvious answer.

A Finisher: You take ownership and follow through until the job is complete and success is measured.

Professional IQ: You understand the big picture, anticipate what needs to happen next, recognize priorities, and know when to take action, ask questions, or escalate an issue.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 2–5 years of relevant experience.
• Restaurant experience required
• Experience in marketing, project management, training, or brand management preferred.
• Strong communication, organization, and project management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Workspace and Chat GPT Pro.
• Experience in Canva, and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Familiarity with leveraging AI tools to help, but not an over-reliance on AI to do the work
• Familiarity with social media platforms.
• Ability to simultaneously manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Willingness to travel and work occasional evenings or weekends as needed.

A "Plus"

Experience with restaurant-specific operations platforms, such as: Toast, OLO, 7Shifts, Dine Engine, Craftable, DoorDash, Uber Eats as well as common, current suites of digital advertising, marketing analytics, or project management tools. Photography skills also a plus.

Benefits

Vision/Dental/Medical insurance