Creative Director, Brand Marketing

About the company

Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. With a fixation on raising the bar with innovation and building belonging through our culture, our team is rallying our company around a unique purpose : to create joy around each table and inspire a healthier tomorrow for every community.

Albertsons Companies is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, with over 2,200 stores in 34 states and the District of Columbia.

Our well-known banners include Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen, Carr's, Kings Food Markets, and Balducci's Food Lovers Market.

We support our stores with 22 distribution centers and 19 manufacturing plants.

Placing a premium on adaptability, safety and family well-being, our work model, Presence with a Purpose, offers a hybrid work environment between remote work and office time.

A one-size-fits-all approach does not apply to everyone, and teams are empowered to make decisions best for them.

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What you will be doing

Albertsons seeks to modernize our brand and transform the way in which Marketing impacts and drives growth for the organization.

We have world class national marketing capabilities and scale, that we need to leverage to increase customer and brand-led strategy, marketing effectiveness and efficiency.

The Creative Director at Albertsons Companies will lead the creative vision for the company's marketing and branding efforts.

This role requires a dynamic and innovative leader who can inspire and guide a team of creative professionals to deliver compelling and effective marketing campaigns that align with the company's brands, goals and values.

Main responsibilities

Key Responsibilities :

• Ensure all creative work aligns with the company's brand purpose, values and guidelines.
• Develop and execute the creative vision and strategy for Albertsons Companies' marketing and branding efforts.
• Lead creative development for the brand, primarily on omnichannel 360 campaigns including digital, print, in-store and multimedia content.
• Lead customer-led and brand-led creative vision across all content and channels (owned, earned and paid).
• Lead and mentor a team of creative professionals, including designers and copywriters.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Brand Planning, Integrated Marketing, Content Marketing, CRM, Personalization, Shopper Experience to ensure cohesive and effective campaigns.
• Ensure all creative work is on-brief and on time.
• Be a key contributor to our technology enhancement by creating a vision to drive our content tech stack and product roadmap.
• Be a key contributor to how creative can be a critical component of our Personalization experimentation plans.
• Stay curious and continuously improve through ongoing creative AB testing
• Inspire and collaborate with key Division partners to ensure ongoing brand adoption.
• Inspire our agency partners, independent contractors, vendors and content creators to develop world class brands and creative thinking.
• Stay current with industry trends and best practices to continually improve the creative process and output.

A copy of the full job description can be made available to you.

The salary range is $150,000.00 to $190,000.00 annually. Starting salary will vary based on criteria such as location, experience, and qualifications.

There may be flexibility for exceptional candidates.

What we are searching for

Qualifications :

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Marketing, or a related field.
• Proven experience as a Creative Director or in a similar creative leadership role. Creative leadership in the retail industry a plus.
• Strong portfolio showcasing a strategic and customer-led creative idea and execution for a 360 omnichannel campaign.
• Strong expertise and management of AB testing to continually improve creativity in digital channels.
• Showcasing a strong range of creative expertise across digital and print tactics in-store retail environments critical.
• Excellent leadership and team management skills.
• Ability to think strategically and creatively to solve complex problems.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Proficiency in design software and tools.

What is it like at Albertsons?

Our 290,000 associates have a passion for great service and building lasting relationships with our customers. Through a companywide focus on innovation, we are continually enhancing our digital and product offerings, making it easy for customers to get what they need, wherever they are.

Albertsons is an Equal Opportunity Employer

This Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity / expression, sexual orientation, or on any other basis prohibited by law.

Consistent with applicable state and local law, the Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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