Executive Director, Sapphire Brand, Media and Advertising

As the Executive Director of Chase Sapphire Brand, Media and Advertising, you will lead a team responsible for the strategy and execution of all brand, media and advertising activities for Sapphire Reserve and Sapphire Preferred For brand strategy, this means building a roadmap across visual identity, photography, brand guidelines, etc., and collaborating cross-functionally to bring the dream to life.  For media and advertising, this means creating a vision for game-changing creative and innovative media plans that will have measurable impact on the brand and business, and leading the internal and external teams to implement.

Job Responsibilities: 

• Create a vision for paid creative strategy across the complete consumer journey of brand-building, action-driving, and experiential objectives.  Oversee and inspire a cross-functional team to execute on that vision. 
• Evolve paid media channel strategy to balance efficiency and impact across full-funnel channels, including innovation and channel expansion
• Develop and lead Sapphire’s paid media learning agenda and measurement strategy that demonstrates  ROI and continued growth
• Define Sapphire’s branding roadmap, outlining a plan for brand evolution across visual system, photography, tone, etc. Oversee implementation across all marketing workstreams. 
• Oversee a large media budgets, finance approvals, and drive budget efficiencies
• Drive visibility and excitement for the work with senior leadership and other key stakeholders across the firm
• Facilitate strong working relationships and open collaboration across cross-functional team, proactively solving roadblocks and navigating through challenges collectively.
• Be a strong, engaged leader to a team of three, focused on continued guidance and career development. Be a culture-carrier on the team, infusing positivity, energy, and passion. 

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills: 

• Bachelor's Degree required, Master’s preferred
• 10-12 years of relevant work experience
• Background in brand marketing, advertising or media required
• Be a self-starter, with proven ability to proactively translate high-level business objectives into break through brand, media and advertising strategies.
• Collaborate effectively with diverse opinions across leadership and cross-functional teams (internal and external), while maintaining strong relationships and being a trusted team player
• Communicate clearly and transparently across multiple teams and multiple levels in the organizations