Coca-Cola

Senior Director, Global Connected Media Strategy

Coca-Cola$193K — $224K *
Media
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in media strategy or related fields.
  • Proven track record in developing and executing innovative media strategies.
  • Strong understanding of AI, emerging technologies, and digital ecosystems.
  • Expertise in consumer data strategy, audience-first planning, and analytics.
  • Experience with influencer marketing and social commerce.

Responsibilities

  • Shape the future of media strategy to drive brand growth.
  • Lead innovation in media by championing AI and emerging technologies.
  • Collaborate with agency partners to create data-driven media ecosystems.
  • Translate global strategies into actionable frameworks for local markets.
  • Drive measurable business outcomes through effective consumer engagement.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and financial benefits package.
  • Opportunities for professional development and growth.
  • Dynamic work environment with emphasis on innovation and creativity.
Full Job Description

Job Description Summary:

As Senior Director, Global Connected Media Strategy, you will be the architect of media strategies that position our brands at the forefront of cultural and technological relevance. This role is not about incremental change—it is about shaping what media looks like for the decade ahead. By harnessing data, consumer intelligence, and emerging technologies such as AI, agentic workflows, and generative systems, you will craft global frameworks that connect people to our brands in powerful, measurable ways.

This is a role for a growth-minded, future-focused leader who thrives on complexity, innovation, and impact. If you can imagine a world where media serves as a seamless link among content, commerce, and culture—and ifyou’reready to turn that vision into scalable reality—this is the opportunity to make it happen.

The successful candidate will future proof our brand communication strategies through Owned, Earned, Shared, Paid media, ensuring continued relevance in a rapidly evolving consumer and technology landscape. By challenging the status quo and evolving beyond existing mediapractices, this leader will lead and harness media as a growth driver enabled by agentic solutions, data, culture, commerce, and innovation to create globally scalable media frameworks. The role will strengthen how brands connect with consumers today while building the media capabilities required for the decade ahead.The candidate to this role is a curious and future-focused change leaderresponsible for redefining how media drives growth in an increasingly AI-powered, creator lead and commerce connected ecosystem.

WhatYoullDo for Us:

1. Shape thefuture ofConnectedMediaModel Strategyasanengine of brand/ companygrowth

Support the development ofthe global media vision to strengthen brand relevance and ensure brandsremaincontemporary and culturally connected in a rapidly changing consumer, technology, andAgenticera. Challengeestablishedthinking andidentifynew opportunitiessupportingconsumerexposure,engagementand transaction.Work with Global Category Presidents totranslate business priorities into scalable growth systems that seamlessly integrate media, creators, retail media, commerce, technology, and consumer experiences to deliver measurable business outcomes

2. Lead Media Innovation & Emerging Capabilities

Champion the adoption of AI, agentic solutions, creator ecosystems, commerce-enabled media, and emerging technologies to redefine how consumers connect with brands. Drive experimentation and innovation that stretches beyond traditional media practices and organizational comfort zones.Transform audienceintelligence,behaviouralinsightsand cultural understanding into actionable grow opportunities

3.Supportthe Agency Ecosystem

Partner with media,creative,digital, influencer, commerce, and technologypartnersto co-createaudience base, data driven,integrated, future-readyconnected communicationstrategic ecosystems,ensureall partners work toward a cohesive strategic vision that strengthens consumer connections and deliversshort and long termbusinessimpact pushingthe use of analytics, attribution, MMM, UMM, predictivemodelingand machine-assisted decision systemsto supportit.

4. Enable Global Scale & Market Adoption

Translate global media strategies into clear frameworks, playbooks, and capabilities that can be effectively cascaded across Operating Units. Ensure a balance between global consistency and local relevance, embeddingand scalingbest practices across the organization.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The successful candidate is:

Consumer Obsessed

  • Starts with people,behavioursand culture.

  • Understands how evolving consumer needs create growth opportunities.

  • Itscurious about the whats next

Data Driven

  • Makes decisions throughdata driveninsights,evidence,experimentationand measurable outcomes.

  • Combines strategic judgment with analytical rigor.

AI & Technology Native

  • Deep curiosity and understanding of AI, LLMs, agentic systems and emerging technologies.

  • Continuously learns,testsand applies new capabilities to create business value.

Growth Oriented

  • Connects media, consumer insights,technologyand commercial outcomes.

  • Focuses relentlessly on creating measurable growth.

Change Leader

  • Acts as a catalyst for transformation rather than simply adapting to it.

  • Challenges conventional thinking and drives continuous improvement.

  • Support in building the media capabilities of the future

Agile & Collaborative

  • Thrives in fast-moving environments.

  • Comfortable working across complex global and cross-functional stakeholder groups.

Influential Communicator

  • Able to inspire action and gain commitment from senior leaders.

  • Simplifies complexity and creates clear strategic direction.

Required Expertise

Mastery

  • Experience in digital-first, growth-oriented businesses, driving revenue through influencer marketing and commerce solutions. Backgroundsinentrepreneurial companies are preferred

  • Audience-First Planning/Consumer data strategy

  • Influencer and creator ecosystem

  • Retail Media and commerce/social commerce ecosystem

  • Data-Driven Marketingand consumer intelligence

  • AI and Marketing Applications

  • Agentic Workflows & Intelligent Automation

  • Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI

Strong Expertise

  • Growth Media and Connections Strategy Development

  • Media Effectiveness

  • Strategic Influence

  • Agency Leadership & Integration

  • Advanced Analytics & Measurement

  • Emerging Technology Trends

  • Predictive Analytics

Success Measures

  • Drives sustainable category and brand growthviatransformational,data driven and audience first,effectiveconnectedmediastrategies

  • Identifiesand scales breakthrough growth opportunities from consumer,mediaand technology trends.

  • Accelerates adoption of AI-enabled and agentic ways of working.

  • Improves effectiveness, speed and quality ofcommunications strategymaking.

  • Contribute to buildstronger agency and partner ecosystems.

  • Contribute to position the organization at the forefront of media,consumerand AI innovation.

  • Support in building the capabilities of the future both centrally and at a local level

Skills:

Digital Channels, Digital Platforms, Emerging Technologies

Pay Range:

United States of America: 193,000 USD - 224,000 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:

30

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.

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