About the Role
As the Manager, Japan End-to-end Experience and Connection Strategy, you’ll help drive targeted, experiential campaigns that are data-driven, occasion-based, and always on to drive the power of our network and scale. You will create a strategic plan across all Owned, Earned, Shared and Paid media, determining how to best invest brands direct marketing expense (DME) to build best-in-class consumer connections.
Responsibilities
- Act as the subject matter expert of consumer channel behaviors and trends and translate these trends, business objectives and brand strategies into compelling agency briefs and media strategies.
- Partner with Cross Functional team of Brand, Integrated Marketing Experience (IMX) and Customer teams to deliver integrated communications programs.
- Activate programs with external media agencies and vendor companies and serve as day-2-day contact for questions and deliverables.
- Assess results of programs, provide post-program reviews that capture learnings and incorporate them into future work.
- Understand program impact across the full path-to-purchase considering shopper/consumer/bottler in the planning process.
- Constantly strive to leverage media tools (analytics, Marketing mix modeling [MMM], audience data, bespoke research, IMX Tracking, competitive reporting) to close the loop of impressions, expressions, conversations and actions through to transactions and advocacy.
- Coordinate custom research efforts with internal and supplier partners as necessary to effectively measure program return on investment (ROI) across revenue, brand equity, and shopper engagement.
- Knowledge of external partner landscape (agencies, content companies, suppliers of products/experiences etc.) to identify optimal execution and deals where appropriate.
- Find innovative ways to create differentiated programs that inspire consumers to choose The Coca-Cola Company.
- Manage the execution and delivery of multiple connections programs to hit targets, optimize efficiencies and remains on budget.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or related field
- 5 or more years of experience in Marketing, Media, or Connections Planning/Technology
- Experience with strategy development and media planning and buying both online and offline
- Possess strong analytical skills and understanding of "Media Math" concepts
- Advanced knowledge of digital display, mobile, video, programmatic, CTV/OTT, etc.
- Working knowledge of all aspects of paid search and social media.
- Basic understanding of the principles of marketing and advertising, as well as an understanding of media concepts and terms, creative and budget requirements
- Detail-oriented with exceptional critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to prioritize tasks, collaborate with teams, and work under pressure
- Strong communication, project management and time management skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Strong Verbal & Written Communication Skills
Skills
- Marketing
- Media
- Connections Planning/Technology
- Strategy Development
- Media Planning
- Media Buying
- Online Media
- Offline Media
- Analytical Skills
- Media Math
- Digital Display
- Mobile
- Video
- Programmatic
- CTV/OTT
- Paid Search
- Social Media
- Marketing Principles
- Advertising Principles
- Media Concepts
- Media Terms
- Creative Requirements
- Budget Requirements
- Critical Thinking
- Problem-Solving
- Prioritization
- Collaboration
- Working Under Pressure
- Communication
- Project Management
- Time Management
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Verbal Communication
- Written Communication
Location
- Japan
- Tokyo
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5 or more years of experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree
Benefits
- Global Connections: You can develop, enhance, and maintain global connections to move faster and learn from others.
- Community of Belonging: We’re an organization that believes our ability to continually grow and build the right atmosphere where people feel safe and empowered lets you bring your best self to work.
- Expansive & Diverse Customers: We work with a diversified group of customers which range from retail & grocery outlets, theme parks, movie theatres, restaurant.
About the Company
- Great marketing begins with human insights, understanding what the consumer wants, making a superior tasting product and through the consumer passion points, telling the brands story in a relatable way.
- 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.
- The Coca-Cola Company is a global community of passionate employees who are refreshing the world and making a difference every day.
- Innovation has been at the heart of our story since 1886. It goes beyond new flavors and brands.
- As a global organization, we seek opportunities to embrace and champion progress.
- Our careers span across functions and are globally connected to give you an unmatched career experience.
- The Coca‑Cola global business system is composed of The Coca‑Cola Company (TCCC), its subsidiaries and 225 bottling partners around the world.
