Brand Strategy Lead, Marcom

Sunnyvale, CA (Unknown)

$186K/yr – $280K/yrSenior Level10+ years exp

Posted 9 days ago

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Job Summary

Own and drive Marcom strategy across global campaigns, partnering with creative teams to launch Apple product stories and simplify complex marketing challenges.

  • Lead strategic planning across global brand initiatives
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to craft engaging product stories

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Marcom is the creatively-led global team that oversees Apple’s consumer-facing marketing. We ensure the flawless development and execution of world-class communications across all media and platforms. Every day, hundreds of millions of Apple customers around the world interact with our products. We drive the strategy and creative work that provide both new and existing customers with simple, engaging, and inspiring marketing experiences.
  • The Marcom Brand Strategy Lead plays a critical role in developing and driving marketing plans in support of Apple’s business goals. This person will be instrumental in how Apple communicates key product stories to its customers today and years to come.
  • Description
  • You will be joining a team of Marketing Communications (Marcom) strategists who collaborate closely with creative teams to launch Apple products, create new customer experiences, and tackle a variety of complex marketing challenges. This role requires radical simplification; an ability to articulate and drive the right approach when many strategies are possible; and a deep understanding of the kinds of strategy that lead to truly magical products and experiences.

Requirements

  • A minimum of 10 years in brand strategy roles with global brands within a large creative agency or internal, multi-channel marketing team.
  • Experience working with cross-functional creatives who span functional groups - advertising, interactive, print, retail, etc.
  • Global experience- someone who has worked extensively on global-reaching brands.

Preferred

  • Extraordinary storyteller with strong written and verbal communication skills as demonstrated in samples of creative briefs or case studies.
  • Proficiency in Keynote with excellent presentation skills. A persuasive, trusted voice in meetings.
  • A provocative problem solver. Someone not scared to question the status quo, to push thinking in new directions.
  • Strong track record of partnering with and leading strategic conversations across functions, both within and beyond the Marketing org.
  • Keen sense of culture, creativity, and innovation.
  • Creative and imaginative problem solver; ability to not just optimize, but innovate.
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