Director, Brand Marketing and Creative

$142,000 - $244,950/Yr

Johnson & Johnson - Springfield, IL

Full-time - Senior

Springfield, IL

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

The Director, Brand Marketing and Creative at Johnson & Johnson will leverage strategic marketing and creative expertise to enhance brand awareness among priority audiences. This role requires an experienced manager who can effectively communicate and develop impactful strategies while inspiring a team to create meaningful marketing collateral. The position emphasizes the integration of strategy and creativity in a matrixed environment, reporting to the Senior Director of Brand Marketing and Content.

Responsibilities

• Lead and review the work of the brand creative team and partners for external marketing collateral including social media, video, photography, print, outdoor, etc.
• Prioritize work and resources across engagements based on short- and long-term needs, and develop schedules by collaborating with designers, copywriters, and production artists.
• Supervise a cross-functional team of graphic designers, copywriters, social-media experts, photographers/videographers, and project managers in the strategic development of messaging and deliverables.
• Ensure brand compliance and media best practices across all materials.
• Lead the strategy to bring Brand Comms messaging and business priorities to external audiences.
• Define key targets and work with the paid media team to operationalize.
• Spearhead and manage content strategy for both organic/owned platforms and paid campaigns.
• Collaborate with the channel strategy team and internal partners in developing strategic plans, analyzing results, and identifying opportunities.
• Manage agencies around strategic work and/or campaign development.
• Analyze brand tracking, market trends, consumer needs, and the competitor landscape.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required with a specialization in marketing, communications or digital marketing preferred.
• 10 years of relevant experience required.
• Experience in creating marketing/advertising campaigns from developing the vision and messaging platform to overseeing production on time and within budget.
• Experience in creating integrated content across all marketing channels: digital, social media, paid media, mobile, offline, and print.
• Proven ability to develop successful concepts.
• Deep experience required in leading a team of diverse, talented creatives and marketing strategists as well as managing agency and contractor support.
• Experience in leading both strategic and creative teams.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and collaborate across many internal and external teams.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience building parent brand reputation for big companies.
• Experience in Healthcare, pharmaceutical and/or medical device marketing.
• Collaborative workstyle and vast experience presenting to senior executives.
• Strong creative vision, while staying on target with business objectives.
• Ability to quickly learn and understand frequently used corporate systems, processes, and compliance protocols.
• Preferred experience in AirTable or similar project management software.
• Experience using Zoom, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word.
• Proactive attitude with a commitment to continuous learning through various training and new project opportunities.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Savings plan
• Pension plan
• Disability plan
• Vacation pay
• Sick time
• Holiday pay
• Work, personal and family time off