Creative Campaign Manager (hybrid)

McCormick & Company, Inc., a global leader in the spice, flavor, and seasonings industry, is seeking a full-time Creative Campaign Manager.  This new hire will work in a hybrid capacity in our Global Headquarters located in Hunt Valley, MD.  

You may know McCormick as a leader in herbs, spices, seasonings, and condiments – and we’re only getting started. At McCormick, we’re always looking for new people to bring their unique flavor to our team.

McCormick employees – all 14,000 of us across the world – are what makes this company a great place to work.

What We Bring To The Table:

The best people deserve the best rewards. In addition to the benefits you’d expect from a global leader (401k, health insurance, paid time off, etc.) we also offer:

• Competitive compensation

• Career growth opportunities

• Flexibility and Support for Diverse Life Stages and Choices

• We prioritize our communities and the planet we share. We are proud to be awarded as a Diversity Inc. Top 50 company for Diversity and have multiple Sustainability awards (ranking #22 in the World and #1 in Food Products)

• Wellbeing programs including Physical, Mental and Financial wellness

• Tuition assistance

POSITION OVERVIEW 

The Creative Campaign Manager is responsible for the development and execution of creative used in strategic marketing campaigns for McCormick’s consumer business – inclusive of brands like Frank’s, Cholula, French’s and more. This role will provide creative thought leadership while bringing cross functional partners and agencies together to ensure work is consistent across regions, channels and audiences. This role owns the relationship with external agencies, as well as the communication with business teams, internal studios and other key stakeholders.

RESPONSIBILITIES  

• Creative Strategy Development: Work with external agencies and the internal studio to bring to life on-brief creative ideas and platforms that can be turned into stimuli and used in testing. Work with insights teams to refine work based on learnings.
• Integrated Marketing Plan Delivery: Lead cross-functionally to deliver the right creative in the right place – inclusive of paid, owned and earned channels. Work should be on brand, on time and on budget.
• Agency Management: Scope out and manage budgets with external agencies. Provide concise briefings and appropriate creative feedback.
• Campaign Process Management: Ensure correct campaign development and execution process is followed to meet agreed upon timelines; ensure feedback is received by partners such as regulatory.
• Team Leadership: Coach and unlock growth opportunities for team of 1-2 creative specialists. Provide clear goals that ladder back up to team goals.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS 

• 8+ years related professional experience in marketing, agency experience a plus
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, design or equivalent experience
• 4+ years experience running integrated marketing campaigns for large consumer brands
• People management experience
• Comfortable with data analysis and reporting
• Experience briefing and managing creative agencies and internal studios
• Experience managing budgets with external vendors
• Experience delivering creative assets to media agencies

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McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

As a general policy, McCormick does not offer employment visa sponsorships upon hire or in the future.