Sr Mgr Creative Strategy

New York City, NY (On-site)

$144K/yr – $180K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Own and lead enterprise-wide strategic advertising and marketing initiatives, translate insights into integrated campaigns, manage agencies and cross-functional partners, and drive measurement-driven optimization while coaching junior teammates.

  • Lead cross-functional collaboration to translate business needs into creative strategy.
  • Oversee multi-channel campaign development, execution, and performance analytics.
  • Partner with senior stakeholders to align plans and secure buy-in.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead strategic advertising and marketing communications initiatives that align with enterprise, brand, and business objectives.
  • Develop integrated, multi-channel campaign strategies that connect creative ideas to target audiences and business priorities.
  • Direct campaign execution across relevant media channels, including agency coordination, budget oversight, and contract support.
  • Use customer segmentation, buyer personas, and channel insights to optimize audience strategies and the media mix.
  • Partner across Brand, Media, Insights, Sales, and other functions to translate business needs into actionable creative strategies.
  • Lead agency and external-partner relationships, establishing clear expectations, timelines, deliverables, and measures of success.
  • Guide brand activations, promotions, trade shows, and events that strengthen visibility and consumer engagement.
  • Evaluate campaign and promotional performance, using data-driven insights to assess effectiveness and recommend improvements.
  • Communicate recommendations and creative direction to senior stakeholders while building alignment across teams.
  • Coach and support junior team members, encouraging creative excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of relevant experience in creative strategy, advertising, marketing communications, brand marketing, integrated marketing, or a related field.
  • Experience leading integrated advertising or marketing campaigns across multiple channels.
  • Demonstrated ability to translate consumer, cultural, and business insights into effective creative strategies.
  • Experience managing complex projects, agency relationships, budgets, and cross-functional workstreams.
  • Strong understanding of customer segmentation, audience strategy, media channels, and campaign measurement.
  • Experience influencing senior stakeholders and presenting strategic recommendations.
  • Demonstrated ability to guide or develop junior team members.
  • Strong written, verbal, presentation, and relationship-management skills.
  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Advertising, Communications, Business, or a related field.
  • Master's degree or equivalent advanced education preferred.

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Benefits

  • Health & Wellbeing: Medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus wellness programs that support your physical and mental health
  • Financial Security: Competitive pay, annual incentive opportunities, and a 401(k) with company match
  • Time Off & Flexibility: Paid time off, company holidays, and flexible ways of working where applicable
  • Growth & Development: Career development programs, learning opportunities, and internal mobility
  • Benefits may vary based on role, location, and eligibility
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The Hershey Company

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The Hershey Company is headquartered in Hershey, Pa., and is an industry-leading snacks company with a purpose to make more moments of goodness through its iconic brands. Hershey has approximately 20,000 employees around the world who work every day to deliver delicious, quality products. The company has more than 70 brands around the world that drive more than $11 billion in annual revenues, including such beloved brands like HERSHEY'S, REESE'S, KIT KAT®, JOLLY RANCHER, ICE BREAKERS, SHAQ-A-LICIOUS, SKINNYPOP and DOT'S HOMESTYLE PRETZEL'S. For more than 130 years, Hershey has been committed to operating responsibly and supporting its people and communities. Hershey founder, Milton Hershey, created Milton Hershey School in 1909, and since then, the company has focused on helping children succeed through access to education.

Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
11K employees (926 in marketing)
72% recommend to a friend
81% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$144K/yr – $180K/yr

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Funding

Total Funding
$4.6B
Last Raise
$1.9B
Post IPO Debt, 5 months ago

Funding History

  • Oct 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $1.9B
  • Feb 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $2B
  • May 2023
    Post IPO Debt • $750M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
248.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
45%
Direct
38.3%
Referral
7.8%
Social
8.3%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~11K

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