Location(s):
United States of AmericaCity/Cities:
ChicagoTravel Required:
00% - 25%Relocation Provided:
YesJob Posting End Date:
October 28, 2025Shift:
Job Description Summary:
At The Coca-Cola Company, we shape the future of our brands by combining global scale with local market insights. We’re seeking an experienced, future-focused Director of Marketing to lead our Kids Juice portfolio—someone with a deep passion for innovation, a sharp understanding of evolving consumer behavior, and a proven ability to inspire teams and stakeholders. You’ll craft forward-looking strategies that leverage data, cultural trends, and digital-first thinking to engage the next generation of consumers while building enduring brand equity.
We have the brand power, the resources, and the reach. You bring fresh ideas, agile thinking, and the executional excellence to turn strategies into category-winning results.
What You’ll Do for Us
Lead Integrated Marketing Strategy: Develop innovative, multi-channel marketing plans that drive both short-term impact and long-term brand health, optimizing touchpoints across digital, experiential, in-store, and community engagement.
Define Category Vision: Build a strong category strategy using data-driven insights from consumer trends, market analytics, and competitive benchmarking—ensuring profitable, sustainable growth and deeper brand relevance.
Portfolio Management: Oversee established brands while identifying whitespace and growth opportunities. Drive innovation through new product concepts, flavor and package extensions, and purpose-driven brand storytelling.
Understand the Consumer of Tomorrow: Deeply analyze the behaviors, values, and digital engagement patterns of our core consumer base, especially Gen Alpha and Gen Z parents, to design marketing programs that enhance brand imagery and strengthen emotional connections.
Innovation & Pipeline Development: Collaborate across R&D, commercial, and design teams to bring differentiated products and packaging to market, using rapid prototyping and continual optimization.
Trend & Culture Monitoring: Keep a pulse on cultural shifts, social listening insights, and emerging platforms to ensure our brand remains relevant, inclusive, and top-of-mind.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with global/regional marketing, commercial teams, and operations to maximize synergy across markets while accelerating speed-to-market.
Team Leadership: Mentor, coach, and build a high-performing marketing team. Foster a culture of creativity, agility, and data-informed decision-making.
Digital & Emerging Media Focus: Integrate influencer partnerships, content marketing, paid social, and e-commerce strategies into the marketing plan to meet consumers wherever they are.
Qualifications & Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or Communications (Master’s degree preferred).
8–10+ years progressive experience in marketing, with at least 3–4 years leading brand management teams.
Proven success in delivering strategic brand initiatives from concept through execution across multiple channels.
Expertise with syndicated data sources (e.g., AC Nielsen, IRI, CCT+, Home Scan) and consumer insight platforms.
Strong proficiency in brand positioning, architecture, segmentation, and competitive analysis in both traditional and digital landscapes.
Experience integrating digital-first campaigns, experiential activations, sustainability initiatives, and inclusive brand practices.
Skilled at balancing creativity with analytical rigor to drive measurable results.
What We Can Offer You
Challenging Work & Global Reach – You’ll navigate complex markets, lead disruptive innovation, and gain experience in a truly international career environment.
Iconic Brand Stewardship – Play an instrumental role in evolving one of the world’s most trusted and recognized brands for the next generation.
Access to World-Class Leaders – Collaborate with global marketing experts, cutting-edge creative minds, and thought leaders in emerging consumer engagement platforms.
Impact & Purpose – Shape a kids’ beverage portfolio that delivers joy, health, and sustainability while making a lasting impact on communities.
If you’re a visionary leader who blends creativity with strategic discipline and thrives on building brands that resonate across cultures and generations, we want to hear from you.
Skills:
Brand Architecture, Brand Positioning, Channel Management, Competitor Analysis, Consumer Segmentation, Creative Process, Digital Media Strategy, Group Problem Solving, Leadership, Marketing Goals, Marketing Strategies, Media Planning, Quantitative Research, Social Media Strategies, SWOT Analysis, Team ManagementPay Range:
$160,000 - $186,000Base pay offered may vary depending on geography, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.
Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:
30Annual Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role. It falls in the middle of the range for your role, indicating performance at target.
Our Purpose and Growth Culture:
We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.
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