Coca-Cola

Senior Director, Creative Water, Tea, & Coffee

Coca-Cola$218K — $247K *
Food & Beverages
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in marketing or related field, advanced degree preferred.
  • 15+ years of design experience in creative design generation and brand strategy.
  • Proficiency in managing agency creative teams and brand identity development.
  • Experience across various creative touchpoints including digital and social media.
  • Capability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders in agile environments.

Responsibilities

  • Guide the End-to-End Creative teams, fostering engagement and development.
  • Strategize brand identity systems to enhance consumer experience across touchpoints.
  • Manage creative aspects of brand designs while maintaining brand integrity.
  • Develop compelling brand narratives from consumer and shopper perspectives.
  • Collaborate with agencies to reflect authentic design language and brand ethos.
  • Establish brand stewardship frameworks to ensure consistent messaging.
  • Innovate consumer experiences and champion creative vitality through teamwork.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical benefits including healthcare coverage.
  • Financial benefits including retirement plans and incentives.
  • Relocation assistance provided for successful candidates.
  • Flexible work environment allowing for engagement across locations.
Full Job Description
Job Description Summary:

The Coca-Cola Company invites a seasoned marketing professional to join us as a Senior Director, Creative Water, Tea & Coffee. In this strategic capacity, you'll be entrusted with the pivotal role of steering our brand and creative strategies across a regional landscape, ensuring our iconic brands resonate deeply with consumers both locally and globally.

Function Related Activities/Key Responsibilities:
  • Guide the End-to-End Creative teams, setting priorities and fostering an environment ripe for engagement, development, and empowerment.
  • Strategize the direction for brand identity systems and their application across an array of touchpoints, ensuring a coherent and effective brand experience.
  • Manage the creative aspects of local and regional brand designs while safeguarding brand integrity and relevance to target audiences.
  • Develop and oversee brand identity systems from both a consumer and shopper stance, establishing compelling brand narratives.
  • Collaborate with external agencies to curate authentic design language reflective of our brand ethos.
  • Construct and maintain the framework for brand stewardship, instilling guidelines that support consistent brand messaging.
  • Apply strategic thinking to how brand identity encapsulates the entire consumer journey, both in virtual and physical realms.
  • Establish and maintain superior partnerships with a network of design, production, and experiential collaborators, bringing forth maximum creativity and efficiency.
  • Innovate consistently, identifying opportunities to enhance consumer experiences, and championing creative daring and vitality.
  • Lead and develop team of Creative Directors to grow capability and drive engagement


Education Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in marketing or related field; an advanced degree is preferred.
  • 15+ years in design experience, encompassing creative design generation, brand & consumer strategy, and agency creative team management.


Related Work Experience:
  • Proficient in design/creative strategy, brand identity development and execution, and partnership with design agencies.
  • Experience across all creative touchpoints inclusive of digital, social and shopper with an emphasis on ensuring "fit for channel"
  • Proven ability to collaborate with a diverse set of stakeholders across functions and geographies.
  • Demonstrated capability as a change agent, skilled in unifying brand experiences and defining necessary capabilities for elevating consumer experiences.
  • A leader with a track record of fostering high team engagement.
  • Capable of managing cross-functional projects with proficiency in navigating agile, networked environments.


The Coca-Cola Company will not offer sponsorship for employment status (including, but not limited to, H1-B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not require The Coca-Cola Company's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.

Skills:

Pay Range:
United States of America: 218,800 USD - 247,200 USD

Base pay offered may vary depending on geography, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.

Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:
50

Annual Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role. It falls in the middle of the range for your role, indicating performance at target.

Long-term Incentive Reference Value Percentage:
20

Long-term Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role.

Location(s):
United States of America

City/Cities:
Atlanta

Travel Required:
00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:
Yes

Job Posting End Date:
July 10, 2026

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