Manager, Brand Creative Strategy & Planning: Mattel Creations

El Segundo, CA (On-site)

$126K/yr – $158K/yrManager10+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive cross-functional marketing and agency coordination for Mattel Creations, overseeing creative work, asset planning, and social activation at scale.

  • Must-have: 10+ years leading cross-functional marketing or operations teams with a track record.
  • Standout: Owns up to 60 paid concepts/month and 12+ organic executions for social.
  • Standout: Growth mindset, relentless curiosity, and empathetic leadership in a fast-paced, matrixed org.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Ecomm & Drop Execution – Support creative development, strategy planning, and production for Tier 1 projects and key launches
  • Coordinate with PM on site, CRM, and SEO asset planning aligned to brand hierarchy and consumer journey
  • Partner with licensors and brand teams on creative reviews and approvals for assigned projects
  • Track timelines, process milestones, asset needs, and cross-functional coordination
  • Organic & Paid Social Leadership – Support social strategy execution and creative cadence for Mattel Creations (12+ organic executions per month)
  • Coordinate development of paid performance concepts (up to 10 concepts/month and 60 executions)
  • Serve as day-to-day contact for social agency partners
  • Collaborate with Creative on platform-native execution and storytelling
  • Align with Brand and eCommerce teams on calendar planning and priorities
  • Gather insights and support campaign readouts and post-mortems
  • Bespoke Drops & Activations – Support creative development, execution, and production for bespoke drops and integrated campaigns
  • Assist with partner engagement initiatives and activations (e.g., Revealed, holiday campaigns, SDCC, partner events)
  • Coordinate day-to-day workflow between agency, internal teams, and cross-functional stakeholders
  • Support product asset execution for key tentpole moments
  • Operational & Agency Leadership – Support agency scope planning and resource coordination
  • Track budgets and production workflows across initiatives
  • Intake briefs, open jobs, and coordinate agency kickoffs
  • Manage publishing coordination and asset management processes
  • Ensure deliverables align with briefs, legal requirements, brand standards, and quality expectations

Requirements

  • 10+ years in marketing, advertising, operations, or program management leading cross-functional teams
  • Highly analytical and creative mind with ability to distill complex concepts and ideas into succinct solutions
  • Strong understanding of industry, category, and media landscape
  • Strong interpersonal skills that encourage cooperation and problem solving
  • Possess a growth mindset, positive attitude and a passion to succeed in a fast-paced, matrixed organization
  • Relentless curiosity, creating a culture of insight and innovation

Preferred

  • growth mindset
  • relentless curiosity
  • Inspiring, motivating, empathetic team leader
  • positive attitude and a passion to succeed in a fast-paced, matrixed organization

Benefits

  • competitive total pay programs, comprehensive benefits, and resources to help empower a culture where every employee can reach their full potential.
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Mattel

La Mauritano-Tunisienne des Télécommunications est le premier opérateur mobile en Mauritanie.

Founded in 1999
Nouakchott, Nouakchott-Nord Region, MRT
318 employees (51 in marketing)

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~318

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
38 (12% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
21