Brand Manager, Media - Nutrition - Columbus, OH
About The Position
Abbott's nutrition business is seeking a Brand Manager, Media for their location in Columbus, OH. This role will lead and direct National and Retail Media for Pediatric Marketing. The Brand Manager will be responsible for upfront strategic planning with Media agencies to translate business objectives into consumer-focused solutions with tangible results. This includes developing, implementing, and managing comprehensive digital media strategies across various channels such as paid search, paid social, OTT, OLV, digital display, endemic partnerships, and retail. The individual will collaborate with marketing, sales, shopper, public affairs, and finance teams to execute media strategies across all products and segments. Optimization of plans, building organizational knowledge, and driving results through analytics and KPIs are key aspects of this role. Candidates should be self-starters with a strong work ethic, exceptional strategic and analytical skills, and the ability to convert insights into actionable recommendations.
Requirements
- BS/BA in Marketing, Finance, Communications, Management, or Project Management.
- Minimum of 4 years in media/digital marketing.
Nice To Haves
- MBA Preferred
- Experience planning and launching media strategy and platforms as well as working with related agencies.
- Managing relationships with internal/external business partners.
- Understanding of media/digital/social/search platform best practice and experience/technology trends.
- Strong analytics and KPI tracking capabilities.
- Excellent writing, editorial and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and timelines in a fast-paced environment.
- A quick study with a desire to become a subject matter expert on many topics.
- Self-starter with a great work ethic, ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Flexible, can-do attitude: Able to take on a variety of tasks and maintain a positive attitude.
- Conscientious, responsible, professional.
- Ability to develop strong, trusting and collaborative relationships.
- High-energy, self-directed.
Responsibilities
- Primary contact for Pediatric Media, working with partner agencies to create overarching media strategies based on business and marketing goals/objectives.
- Plan media based on outlined strategy, including business/marketing objectives, content strategy, channel strategy, and identified target audiences.
- Build and present digital media recommendations (channels, tactics, budgets) that include impact to CRM and HCP Strategies, and deliver optimization recommendations across digital buys.
- Provide strategic consultation to drive the development of digital paid media creative.
- Collect, analyze, and derive meaningful insights, key takeaways, and optimizations for performance data, with or without the assistance of an analyst.
- Manage budget monthly with direct input to forecast models and financial decisions.
- Communicate with teammates and collaborate to make informed decisions based on data; find opportunities for engagement and response.
- Apply marketing research and development methods to learn and understand emerging trends and technologies and to communicate this knowledge clearly and concisely.
- Audit and evaluate competitors’ media efforts on a regular basis.
- Maintain strong time management, organization, and prioritization skills to complete multiple tasks and deliverables in a timely manner.
- Manage the progress of projects, coordinating activities among stakeholders and tracking completion of tasks to full execution of each project.
- Supervise, direct, and/or manage the work of others, whether direct staff, consultants, and/or agency partners.
- Maintain positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.
Benefits
- Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
- An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
- Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit.
- Relocation assistance is offered for this role.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
