Kimberly-Clark USA, LLC
Senior Director, Global Creative (Project Management)
About Us
Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, million of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn't exist without talented professionals, like you.
At Kimberly-Clark, you'll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We're founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we're always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there's your open door of opportunity. It's all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.
Led by Purpose. Driven by You. Reporting to the VP Creative & Design, the Senior Director, Global Creative will elevate our creative work benchmarking with the best-of-the-best in the industry. They will be responsible for raising the bar on global creative content execution across Kimberly-Clark (K-C).
The Senior Director, Global Creative will drive impactful storytelling and thinking across K-C's business units via talent and scaling of best practices and creative tools. They will lead the development and implementation of global creative campaigns and big brand ideas and enforce accountability of execution.
Roles & Responsibilities
More specifically, the Senior Director, Global Creative will:
Elevate quality and creative capabilities across K-C's business units by cultivating creative thinking and developing creative charters, toolkits, modular components, etc.
Manage and tactically deploy ‘SWAT teams' of world-class creative talent into K-C's business units
Enforce standard KPI and measurement to drive consistency of quality & capability
Lead career planning, talent acquisition, development, and retention strategy to ensure world-class creative talent
Lead the development of global creative campaigns and big brand ideas (e.g., ‘She Can', ‘We Got You, Baby') for business units to leverage in local markets
Coordinate with Global Brand Leads and Digital Excellence team to cultivate content and creative ideas for all channels (online, brick & mortar) to support execution of brand strategies
Establish common framework on global brand and creative icons for business units
Lead external agency management and tracking of next-gen digital content models
Professional Skills & Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have the following key qualifications and skills:
15+ years of demonstrated creative leadership experience in large scale, global companies; or w/in advertising agencies ideally focused in the CPG industry
Track record of developing award-winning creative campaigns
Experience in customer-centric creative thinking and demonstrated experience building global brand platforms and toolkits leading to the elevation of creative, innovation, and development of global campaigns that inspire consumer action and brand affinity
Strong understanding of K-C's brand and creative identity
Ability to work cross-functionally and bring together teams of internal stakeholders across disciplines
Proven ability managing agency relationships to execute creative campaigns and enforce performance standards
Inspirational storyteller and creative leader with the ability to gain followership and instill energy in a global creative team
Bachelor's Degree required, graduate degree preferred
Location:
The Senior Director, Global Creative will be based in North America.
Kimberly-Clark Ways of Working
Focus on Consumers. We keep the needs of customers and consumers at the center of our work. Building strong customer relationships and delivering consumer-centric solutions. Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies that delight our consumers.
Play to Win. We aim high, measure our results, and live our values because winning with integrity matters. Setting aggressive goals and consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances. Pushing past status quo to create new and better ways to solve problems and win.
Move Fast. We turn decisions into action, remove barriers and seek progress over perfection. Stepping up to champion ideas, address difficult issues and say what needs to be said. Tackling challenges with a sense of urgency, seizing new opportunities, and scaling winning solutions.
Grow our People. We champion inclusion and encourage our people to ideate, innovate and contribute to their growth. Encouraging diverse perspectives, experiences and backgrounds that enable our winning culture. Placing a high priority on developing self and others to meet career goals and the organization's goals.
Total Benefits
Here are a few of the benefits you'd enjoy. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.
Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options. No waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions. Access to an on-site fitness center, occupational health nurse, and allowances for high-quality safety equipment.
Flexible Savings and spending accounts to maximize health care options and stretch dollars when caring for yourself or dependents.
Diverse income protection insurance options to protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury, or other unexpected events.
Additional programs and support to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare.
To Be Considered
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And finally, the fine print….
For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world. We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.
Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check.
Additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role are available upon request. You may contact 866-444-4516 – when prompted for employee ID, say “OTHER CALLER” - or kcchrprod@service-now.com for assistance. You must include the six digit Job # with your request.
Veterans and members of the Reserve and Guard are highly encouraged to apply.
Kimberly-Clark will support in-country relocation for the chosen candidate. The benefits provided will be per the terms of Kimberly-Clark's applicable mobility policies. The benefits/policy provided will decided in Kimberly-Clark's sole discretion.