Senior Marketing Communications Account Manager - Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Irving, TX 75014
About the Job
Job Description
You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.
Kimberly-Clark Professional’s North America in-house creative agency is looking for an experienced Senior Marketing Communications Account Manager to collaborate proactively with internal cross-functional teams in the development and implementation of strategic communication plans and tactics across all channels for our North America business. This individual will be involved in all day-to-day activities of business initiatives, including plan development, overseeing creative development and execution, project estimating and execution, budget planning and management, etc. The Senior Marketing Communications Account Manager will report to The Creative Agency Associate Director and will work closely with the Customer Marketing, Product Marketing and Demand Generation teams. This role can be based remotely in the United States but may require occasional in-office attendance for workshops or meetings in Roswell, GA.
In this role, you will:
Act as lead contact for all allocated business unit projects while building rapport and credibility with marketing stakeholders based on trust, sound counsel, responsiveness to ongoing needs, and flawless execution.
Work closely with internal teams to successfully manage all aspects of project timelines and deliverables and independently oversee assigned project workstreams.
Collaborate with multiple internal stakeholders to develop creative briefs that drive business results as well as to ensure consensus around tactical scope and approach.
Utilize workflow management tool to manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines and budgets.
Strategically think and solve stakeholder needs (thinking beyond the request) while anticipating and addressing potential issues or challenges before they arise.
Lead internal meetings and prepare relevant documents, including agendas, follow up communications, etc.
Create and communicate detailed timelines and status updates for team members, stakeholders and vendors while consistently ensuring awareness and completion of all required tasks.
Ensure feedback is gathered, understood, and addressed as appropriate across all deliverables and supporting the creative team by providing clear, concise, and relevant feedback and direction to them.
Knowing when and how to delegate in an appropriate manner and knowing when to escalate issues to management for support.
Analyze program results, summarize findings, and recommend program enhancements and/or changes to improve going forward.
Adhere to internal process and policies while leading continuous improvement activities to drive operational efficiency.
Infuse metrics-minded behavior for all marketing initiatives by ensuring benchmarks are set for analysis and measurement.
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, millions 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.
About You
You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.
You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.
In one of our professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of experience with proven success in-house or agency creative account management in a marketing or advertising field, B2B experience preferred.
Digitally savvy with extensive experience working with workflow management software – Adobe Workfront preferred.
Ability to lead marketing and creative agency partners based on in-depth knowledge of their business and thorough understanding of agency projects.
Effectively able to work in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment while managing multiple projects simultaneously.
Experience working closely with brands from different verticals and bringing the brand vision and product portfolio to life as part of a unified customer experience.
Excellent customer-service, communication, and organizational skills
Demonstrated ability to formulate and manage budgets and timelines.
Ability to interact professionally and effectively with team members at all levels within the organization.
Flexibility in working across teams and ability to adapt to project needs and different team working styles.
Experience managing creative output to ensure alignment of event strategies to overall business objectives.
Total Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits you’d enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.
Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options with 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
Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.
In the meantime, please check out the careers website.
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.
Total rewards at Kimberly-Clark includes pay and a full package of benefits that can be tailored to individual needs. The anticipated pay range for this job has a range of $86,000-$106,000 in addition to bonus potential. Individual pay levels will be based on multiple factors including, but are not limited to, location, role, skill set, and level of experience.
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.
This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role’s country only. Kimberly-Clark will not provide relocation support for this role.
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