Business Led Creative Director

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$135K/yr – $200K/yrDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end brand activation engine across demand creation, content, partnerships, and comms, with budget stewardship and agency leadership that translates strategy into high‑quality, cross‑channel campaigns.

  • Own category‑driven demand creation and cross‑channel activation across touchpoints.
  • Lead content creation engine and agency partnerships to maintain brand governance and execution excellence.
  • Drive brand partnerships, influencer and social strategy, and reportable performance with budget discipline.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Leads category‑driven demand creation through end‑to‑end campaign strategy, development, and execution across all consumer touchpoints.
  • Sits at the center of content, creative, partnerships, and communications and ensures that every activation reinforces brand strategy, drives measurable business growth, and meets the organization’s standards for quality, governance, and operational excellence.
  • Oversees the content creation engine, manages day‑to‑day agency relationships, leads brand social and communications strategy, and shapes the brand’s partnership ecosystem.
  • Drives clarity, creative excellence, and executional rigor across marketing activation workstreams while stewarding budgets, compliance, and performance results.
  • Lead integrated end to end (E2E) campaign strategy, development, and execution across all touchpoints.
  • Serve as the primary day to day lead for creative and account agencies, overseeing CPS, reporting, and reviews.
  • Create, pitch, and secure funding for activation ideas aligned to brand equity.
  • Ensure 100% sufficiency of media and eContent needs.
  • Oversee the production pipeline for creative, copy, video, social, and digital asset development.
  • Lead weekly and quarterly content roadmaps aligned with media plans.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Advertising, Business, or related field preferred.
  • 10+ years in brand management, integrated marketing, creative strategy, or related roles.
  • Experience leading cross‑channel campaign development and content production.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop big ideas and translate strategy into execution.
  • Strong understanding of digital, social, and creator ecosystems.
  • Proven ability to influence stakeholders and secure funding for strategic initiatives.
  • Strong project management, budget management, and operational discipline.
  • Experience managing agencies, creative partners, and cross‑functional teams.

Preferred

    Benefits

    • - Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement
    • - Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
    • - Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement
    • - Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities
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    Conagra Brands

    Conagra has the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. Our diverse team embraces debate to challenge marketplace/business conventions. We are respected for our great brands, great food, great margins and consistent results.We combine a rich heritage with a sharpened focus and entrepreneurial spirit. Conagra’s portfolio of iconic and emerging food brands continues to evolve to offer contemporary choices for every occasion. We are a 100 year-old company with a startup attitude - an imperative to transform how we do business. What’s not changing? Our timeless values: integrity, external focus, broad-mindedness, agility, leadership by all, and a focus on results.

    Founded in 1919
    Chicago, Illinois, USA
    7.5K employees (463 in marketing)