Creative Strategy Senior Manager

You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely - even if they're daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love - driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together - lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the V Team Life.

You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely - even if they're daring or different. Where you can truly learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love - driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together - lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the V Team Life.

We are looking for a Creative Strategy Senior Manager to join the Consumer Creative Strategy arm within Verizon's award-winning Creative & Design Team.

• Developing and executing our national wireless creative campaigns and leading all creative development for our Accessories line of business, and other market priorities.

• Collaborating with internal cross-functional teams to understand business and strategic objectives to develop a clear creative POV and effectively manage the creative process and output.

• Managing the day-to-day relationship with our external creative advertising agency and ensuring all work is delivered on time and on budget.

• Delivering clear direction and guidance to creative implementation teams.

• Reviewing all creative assets and providing feedback and/or strategic recommendations to make the creative work harder, all while ensuring consistency with brand standards and best practices.

• Working closely with media teams, both internal and external, including digital asset trafficking.

• Researching categories, competitors, target audiences, and cultural trends to support creative strategy and inform execution.

• Tracking timelines and budgets, and being able to pivot and adjust as needed.

• Preparing and presenting materials to share with key stakeholders to provide insight into our activities.

• Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.

• Six or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.

• Experience working in creative advertising environments and managing multiple stakeholders and projects.

• Bachelor's degree or higher.

• Six years of relevant work experience either agency or client-side (ideally Account Management, Strategy or Project Management).

• Curiousity about marketing, advertising and what makes people tick.

• A love being around people, building teams, and creative development.

• Desire to be seen as the "go to" leader for any project.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to help drive great creative work that moves the market and the industry forward

• The agility and wherewithal to balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.

• Are a self-motivated, creative problem solver with attention to detail and experienced in campaign orchestration.

• Experience with coordination and communication among cross-functional internal teams, and agency partners.

• An eye for good creative work and the ability to clearly articulate your POV and guidance to make the work stronger.

• Excellent project management skills in a fast-paced environment, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

• An understanding of the creative development across channels - TV, online video, radio, digital.

• Confident verbal communication skills.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every "even better" qualification listed above.

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