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What you'll be doing...
The Creative Strategy organization leads end-to-end marketing strategy, creative comms development and execution across the Central Marketing Organization (CMO). This role will sit on the Creative Marketing team, which is responsible for delivering best-in-class, integrated creative across all consumer touch points.
We are looking for a Creative Strategy Sr. Manager to support consumer and brand national campaigns . Your work will involve collaborating with internal cross-functional teams to understand and inform business and strategic objectives to effectively manage the creative process and output, from creative briefing, to development, to production, with attentive project management throughout. You will also be working very closely with and managing external agency partners to bring holistic creative campaigns to life.
Responsibilities include:
- Driving the day-to-day development and execution of creative deliverables/initiatives including: TVC/OLV, Audio, OOH, Print, OLA, Social, Experiential support, alongside a holistic Campaign Toolkit.
- Reviewing all creative assets and providing strategic recommendations to enhance the work, while ensuring adherence to brand standards and channel best practices.
- Delivering clear and insightful direction and guidance to internal creative teams and external agencies throughout the entire creative process.
- Facilitating the intake and collection of cross-organizational inputs into creative work and helping drive creative development against key review checkpoints.
- Working closely with Media teams, both internal and external, to ensure all deliverables are accurately developed and trafficked according to media plans.
- Researching category, competitive, audience and cultural trends to support creative strategy and inform execution.
- Managing, developing and overseeing timelines and budgetary documents to ensure all creative work is developed in a fiscally sound and timely manner, with the ability to pivot as needed.
What we're looking for...
You'll need to have:
- Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.
- Six or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.
- Experience working in a highly matrixed organization, or ad agency experience.
- Experience with creative development across channels - TVC, OLV, Audio, Digital, Social, OOH, etc.
Even better if you have one or more of the following:
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively, with a positive attitude and strong work ethic.
- Excellent project management skills developed in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Confident written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively interface with peers and more senior teammates.
- A passion for creativity and advertising.
If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.
Where you’ll be working
In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes working from home and a minimum of three days per week in the office, which will be set by your manager. Employees are responsible for maintaining compliance with hybrid work policies.
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Equal Employment Opportunity** **
Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.
Benefits and Compensation
Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, paid parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we’ve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.
The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. For part-time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours.
The annual salary range for the New York location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $115,500.00 - $201,000.00.