Associate Director, Dove Demand Creation – North America Beauty & Wellbeing

Hoboken, NJ (On-site)

$146K/yr – $219K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 4 days ago

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Job Summary

Own and lead the Dove US brand marketing effort, driving digital-first demand creation, content strategy, and cross-functional collaboration to fuel growth across haircare and skincare.

  • Own the Brand Marketing Plan and delivery for the US Dove portfolio.
  • Lead a team of content, community, influencer, PR, and experiential specialists to execute high-impact campaigns.
  • Collaborate with Masterbrand and product teams to fuel innovations and optimize investments.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Drive consumer demand and achieve business objectives for Dove (Haircare, Skincare) in the US.
  • Translate multi-year brand growth plans into a comprehensive Brand Marketing Plan to deliver annual targets, acting as the guardian of these plans.
  • Define the brand communications strategy and partner with the Brand Director to brief and lead the creative development of tentpole campaigns.
  • Partner with the product innovation team to ensure sufficient quantity and quality of innovations to fuel demand creation, landing them with excellence and investment sufficiency.
  • Champion a digital-first, social-first approach to brand building and consumer engagement.
  • Act as the brand's expert on the US social media landscape, possessing an intimate understanding of local market culture, communities, and platforms, with a particular focus on beauty trends.
  • Lead brand culture squads—integrating marketing, Consumer Market Insights, media, performance, and shopper marketing—to read data signals and optimize brand plans in real-time, at the speed of social media.
  • Build and manage a focused agency ecosystem to create and curate sufficient quantity, quality, and diversity of content across all touchpoints.
  • Manage the content lead overseeing the execution of the Dove US B&W content strategy, keeping cultural nuances and social trends at the forefront.
  • Ensure all content is data-driven, aligned with brand goals, and optimized based on performance metrics to achieve engagement objectives.

Requirements

  • 8–10+ years of progressive marketing experience, with a focus on beauty, fashion, or lifestyle categories
  • Proven track record in social-first content strategy, execution, and driving consumer engagement and conversion
  • Strong expertise in agency management, including briefing, collaboration, and high-quality output delivery
  • Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate, and provide clear direction to internal teams and external agencies
  • Deep understanding of the US social media landscape, cultural nuances, and beauty trends
  • Strong understanding of beauty products, ingredients, and industry terminology across haircare and skincare
  • Proficiency in data-driven decision making, including using analytics to measure performance, derive insights, and optimize content strategy
  • Mastery of visual storytelling and compelling, beauty-focused copywriting for social, video, and editorial formats
  • Bachelor’s degree

Preferred

  • Experience leading content creation with an understanding of platform nuances and trends
  • Experience running a brand or business segment with accountability for investment trade-offs and marketing impact analysis
  • Demonstrable experience using generative AI tools for content creation and innovation

Benefits

  • health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage)
  • retirement savings benefits
  • life insurance and disability benefits
  • parental leave
  • sick leave
  • paid vacation and holidays
  • access to numerous voluntary benefits
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Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.3M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
40.9%
Direct
38.4%
Referral
11.1%
Social
8.6%
Paid
0.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~128K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
13,404 (10% of company)
Median Career Experience
16 years
Median Tenure
9.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
20

Funding

Total Funding
$20.9M
Last Raise
$20.9M
Grant, 2 years ago

Funding History

  • Mar 2024
    Grant • $20.9M

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