Global Director, Brand Marketing, Chocolate

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$170K/yr – $234K/yrDirector/ExecutiveFull time

Posted 7 days ago

Job Summary

Own the development of Meaningful Distinction and audience positioning for Chocolate Brands to accelerate growth, driven by data and cultural insights, with cross-market collaboration and global governance.

  • Define and refine audience strategies and brand architecture
  • Lead development of communication briefs and activation ideas
  • Coordinate cross-market efforts and governance to ensure cohesive brand strategy

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • In partnership with Brand & Content team, build Meaningful Distinction and Relevance for Chocolate Brands with GenZ/GenAlpha to accelerate category growth by,
  • Identify key drivers from data driven/human cultural insights
  • Lead Redefine/Strengthen audiences and positioning
  • Lead Building communication and advertising briefs
  • Dial up authenticity by tapping into content/activation ideas/partnerships that ladder up to new/community led/culturally relevant ways of building brands (in process accelerate earned, shared, owned aspect of deployment)
  • Creating building and driving in collaboration with markets on - Core Brand Growth Playbooks - around Vision, Portfolio unlock by market maturity, Excellence in Comms/positioning and visual ID and Executional excellence instore and dCom.
  • Define Chocolate Brand and Portfolio architecture by analyzing brand health, understanding roles, brand stages/evolution across markets, customer segments, innovation play and 2030 category growth strategy
  • Lead co-create and collaboration across key markets by orchestrating and driving engagement through period connects, key forums – community building and brand boards.
  • Oversight of global brand strategy in partnership with Brand & Content teams, Integrated Intelligence, and regions, global brand governance and on-going connectivity/Expertise across brand strategic initiatives

Requirements

  • Strong Marketing expertise. Brand positioning, brand building, architecture and communication.
  • Proven record of Brand strategic planning and development as well as communication brief / development.
  • Strong expertise in consumer growth agenda, portfolio strategy and innovation.
  • Strategic mindset with strong execution capability
  • Strong team leadership and ability to drive influence across matrix organization and stakeholder management
  • Entrepreneurial

Benefits

  • The total compensation package for this position will include variable pay, medical and dental benefits, participation in 401k plan, and paid time off benefits.
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Global Director, Brand Marketing, Chocolate

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