Senior Manager, Brands and Content - Fruity

Job Description:Mars is looking for a creative specialist who is experienced in leading the design of brand experience strategies and high-performance Content that wins across Consumer journeys and makes our brands culturally famous! This role is accountable for leading Brand and Content on our Fruity portfolio of brands (Skittles, Starburst, Life Savers), driving the development and delivery of region-specific content and brands for North America, as well as global stewardship for Skittles, acting as the Global Brand Community Leader.They will design and deliver world-class communications strategies and audience-first, scalable, fit-for-platform campaigns and content in partnership with our evolving mix of agency partners, platforms, and ecosystems, aligned with the brand pillars, marketing objectives, and business goals.Key to the role will be working with the brand teams, cross-functional partners (Brand, Media, PR, Dcomm, Human Intelligence, Content Studio, Social & Digital Properties Team, Responsible Marketing, Marketing Properties, etc) as well as external agencies to leverage insights from the consumer, the marketplace and the digital landscape in order to deliver high-impact campaigns. Globally, this person will partner with the Global Brands & Content team.What will be your key responsibilities?This role has responsibility and accountability for the delivery of brand experience strategies and high-performance Content, building brand equity across the portfolio based on priorities aligned by the Global Brands & Content team and locally for North America by the MLT:Partner with North America Marketing Cell Leads and Global Portfolio VP's on key strategic growth initiatives; develop briefs to create relevant content and integrated brand experiencesLead the creative process from brief to execution including consumer research with cross-functional expertsAct as brand "north star" and storyteller with cross-functional teams to ensure all touchpoints reflect cohesive and enhanced brand narrative, ensuring ideas travel across relevant media channels and online/offline touchpointsDefine relevant measurement and tracking of impact and ROI driven by the depth of understanding of consumers' omnichannel journeys, with emphasis on digital-first ideasCollaborate with the One Demand Performance team, acting as a content strategist, to support the learning agenda with content for digital test & learns, for the region and as a role model for the Enterprise to build onSupport as B&C lead for Skittles Guidance and Governance forumSupport Skittles through global brand stewardship - including compass, architectural design, stewardship community, partnerships, global guidelines and governanceManage non-working/production budget and track overall project listStrong stakeholder management across agency partners as well as internal cross-functional teamsWhat are we looking for?Bachelor's Degree or Certificate required (preferred in Marketing or Business)8 years of relevant brand building and strategic marketing & communications roles across markets and multiple platforms. Cross-cultural perspective preferred.Demonstrated experience in marketing, working on complex global activationsPrior experience in brand management, agency oversight and media planningPrior responsibility for developing and holding teams accountable for related metricsExperience managing and developing strong collaborative relationshipsAbility to set and achieve goals and manage multiple projects and prioritiesExcellent communication and presentation skills (oral and written)Ability to create strong relationships across internal departments and external agency partnersA modern/current approach to how big brands are conveyedAbility to inspire and build people and team capabilities across marketsInspirational mindset through transformational changeWhat can you expect from Mars?Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.Equal Opportunity Employer - minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity