Who We Are

At CarGurus (NASDAQ: CARG), our mission is to give people the power to reach their destination. We started as a small team of developers determined to bring trust and transparency to car shopping. Since then, our history of innovation and go-to-market acceleration has driven industry-leading growth.

In fact, we’re the largest and fastest-growing automotive marketplace, and we’ve been profitable for over 15 years. What we do The market is evolving, and we are too, moving the entire automotive journey online and guiding our customers through every step. That includes everything from the sale of an old car to the financing, purchase, and delivery of a new one.

com each month, and ~30,000 dealerships use our products. But they're not the only ones who love CarGurus—our employees do, too. We have a people-first culture that fosters kindness, collaboration, and innovation, and empowers our Gurus with tools to fuel their career growth.

Disrupting a trillion-dollar industry requires fresh and diverse perspectives. Come join us for the ride! Role overview The Brand Marketing Manager will work directly with the Sr.

Director of Brand Marketing to oversee brand campaigns, content creation, and sponsorships across the US, CA, and UK — managing strategy, execution, and performance.

What You'Ll Do

Lead integrated brand campaigns across US, CA, and UK — from brief to launch — partnering with PR, product marketing, and media teams across TV, CTV, OOH, audio, influencer, social, and sponsorships. Write insight-led creative briefs that clearly define audience, objectives, messaging, and success metrics. Own day-to-day creative development and production, managing timelines, feedback, and quality across agencies, vendors, and the internal creative team.

Serve as brand steward — ensuring all creative reflects CarGurus' brand platform consistently across every geo, channel, and cross-functional touchpoint. Evaluate and manage sponsorships end-to-end: assessing fit and ROI potential, executing activation, and amplifying across paid and owned channels. Sell campaign and sponsorship ideas to senior leadership with a clear strategic rationale, creative vision, and expected impact.

Build executive-ready reporting that translates our brand efforts into business impact with clear insights and future investment recommendations. Partner cross-functionally with performance marketing, product marketing, analytics, PR, and sales; track budgets across creative and sponsorship programs What you'll bring 5–8 years in brand marketing, ideally in consumer-facing, digital-first environments where you’ve managed a sizable budget. Proven track record leading integrated campaigns end-to-end — strategy and brief through launch and reporting.

Strong creative instincts with the ability to give clear, effective direction to agencies and partners. Experience evaluating, negotiating, and managing brand sponsorships or partnerships. Solid grasp of brand strategy and its impact on business outcomes, with a data-driven approach to balancing brand building with bottom-line results.

Strong leadership, organization, and communication skills — written, verbal, and presentation. , Google Analytics, Sprout Social). The displayed range represents the expected annual base salary / On-Target Earnings (OTE) for this position.

On-Target Earnings (OTE) is inclusive of base salary and on-target commission earnings, which applies exclusively to sales roles. Individual pay within this range is determined by work location and other factors such as job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. This annual base salary forms part of a comprehensive Total Rewards Package.

Benefits

, this role may qualify for discretionary bonuses/incentives and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).