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At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success.
The Global Advertising and Brand Management (GABM) team is responsible for creating marketplace demand and driving commerce for American Express through differentiated and innovative branding, marketing and experiences. We have an ambitious goal: to be the most creative department in the Fortune 500 and we aim to deliver on that by doing work that is both creative and effective.
Within GABM sits the Global Brand Content & Media team who is responsible for building inspiring brand creative and assets to drive consideration for target audiences, effective placement through strategic media planning and buying and leveraging cultural marketing and brand platforms to support enterprise priorities.
We are looking for a collaborative and influential leader to support our
Global Media Partnerships. Reporting to the Director, Global Media, this NY-based role will coordinate and execute media partnerships to build lasting brand relationships. This role will partner with internal stakeholders, external agencies, and media partners to advance our partnerships strategy and operations, including opportunity evaluation, project management, campaign execution, and measurement.
The successful candidate will have a proven track record of executing premium partnerships and creating mutually beneficial relationships that enhance experiences for consumers and drive business results. The ideal candidate will be comfortable managing through ambiguity and complexity, with a strong ability to think on their feet, act entrepreneurially, and collaborate effectively with a broad network of internal and external stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
- Maximize impact of media partnerships in alignment with brand vision and goals, including partner opportunity evaluation and partnerships strategic approach
- Enable the operations and end-to-end execution of all media partnership components including brand placements and integrations, custom content, media sponsorships, talent strategy, experiential activations, and co-marketing opportunities
- Support the management and execution of partnership agreements and contract negotiations, ensuring beneficial terms and that all deliverables are met
- Partner closely with media, content, social, sponsorship, analytics, and business unit teams to develop innovative and engaging partnerships in-line with enterprise objectives
- Monitor and evaluate the performance of media partnerships and brand integrations, providing performance updates to cross-functional partners and leadership
- Establish and nurture relationships with strategic media, production, and agency partners
- Author and present partnership updates, partner POVs, and strategic guidelines to senior leadership and business unit partners to successfully influence strategy
- Management of agency teams and media partners to ensure timely delivery of strategies and plans against business objectives and efficiency and effectiveness of inter-agency processes
- Incorporate an external perspective by maintaining a pulse on industry trends, competitor activities, and emerging opportunities in the branded content space
Minimum Qualifications
- 7+ years work experience in Brand Partnerships, Branded Content, or Entertainment Marketing
- Experience working with or managing agencies and media partners required
- Strong partner management skills with proven ability to influence and negotiate
- Excellent relationship management skills with proven ability to build and strengthen relationships at all levels
- Comfort managing complex, high-stakes projects with tight timelines and a large stakeholder network
- Excellent project/process management and organizational skills with a strong attention to detail
- Skilled at clearly and persuasively articulating ideas, with a proficiency in creating advanced level presentations for a broad range of audiences
- Proficiency in MS Office to create and communicate impactful data-driven brand strategies
- Able to work autonomously and lead collaboratively with a strong ability to bring others along
- Bachelor’s degree required
Salary Range: $80,000.00 to $155,000.00 annually + bonus + benefits
The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.
Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for this position.
We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:
- Competitive base salaries
- Bonus incentives
- 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan
- Free financial coaching and financial well-being support
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits
- Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
- 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy
- Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
- Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
- Career development and training opportunities
- Access to Amex Marketing U, a unique learning and development program built for marketers, by marketers. Amex Marketing U inspires marketers to develop their career through innovative learning experiences and opportunities that foster collaboration and knowledge sharing across the enterprise.
For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site.
American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.
We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.
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