Sr Director, Creative & Design

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$208K/yr – $260K/yrSenior Level12+ years expFull time

Posted 3 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own global creative leadership across brand programs and cultural moments to raise craft and impact.

  • Creative Leadership: shape big ideas and guide breakthrough work early in the process.
  • Agency Reviews: run top-to-top reviews with clear direction and high craft bars.
  • Capability Building: drive summits and awards to elevate standard and share learnings across the system.

Job Description

Responsibilities
McDonald's logo

McDonald's

McDonald’s is the world’s leading global foodservice retailer with over 37,000 locations in over 100 countries. More than 90% of McDonald’s restaurants worldwide are owned and operated by independent local business men and women. McDonald's & our franchisees employ 1.9 million people worldwide.We serve the world some of its favorite foods - World Famous Fries, Big Mac, Quarter Pounder, Chicken McNuggets and Egg McMuffin. To learn more about the company, please visit www.aboutmcdonalds.com.

Founded in 1955
Chicago, Illinois, USA
405K employees (15,893 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
23.9M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$608.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
59.2%
Direct
33%
Referral
5.5%
Social
0.9%
Paid
1.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~406.4K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
3,937 (1% of company)
Median Career Experience
17 years
Median Tenure
8.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3

Funding

Total Funding
$2.8B
Last Raise
$1.3B
Post IPO Debt, 7 months ago

Funding History

  • Aug 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $1.3B
  • Mar 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $1.5B

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