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About the Role

As the Creative Director, Portfolio, you will lead multidisciplinary creative teams across a portfolio of iconic Kraft Heinz brands. You will partner with Sr. Creatives, Designers, Accounts, and Strategists to develop breakthrough ideas that extend seamlessly across every consumer touchpoint, from national campaigns and social content to retail experiences and the moment of purchase. This role requires comfort in developing breakthrough brand platforms and translating those ideas into compelling retail and shopper experiences. You will impact your team, ensure projects reach their full potential, champion platform-agnostic, consumer-centric ideas, and act as a teacher to other creative managers and talent. You will contribute hands-on to ideas and producing great work, address skill gaps, develop talent, and hold them to a high standard. You will also be the creative face of the agency to Brand Teams, Retail Marketing partners, and senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Inspire and lead multidisciplinary teams of Sr. creative creatives, and Designers, fostering a culture of creativity, collaboration and high performance while growing, motivating and retaining top talent across a portfolio of Kraft Heinz brands.
Champion integrated thinking across every consumer touchpoint-from TV, social and digital to experiential, OOH, retail, shopper marketing, and emerging platforms-ensuring cohesive, compelling brand experiences, visual excellence and message consistency.
Lead the development and execution of integrated creative across advertising, retail, shopper marketing, and brand experiences, managing multiple projects, workflows and brand portfolios while balancing long-term brand building with speed, agility and cultural relevance.
Lead teams to deliver bold, non-traditional creative solutions across integrated campaigns, collaborating closely with the Executive Creative Director to align creative vision with agency and brand’s objectives.

Requirements

Proven success leading integrated creative across advertising, digital, social, retail and shopper marketing.
A strong portfolio showcasing originality, innovation and integrated thinking across brand campaigns, retail experiences and consumer touchpoints.
Experience creating world-class campaigns that have achieved international recognition or earned multiple international awards.
An established leader with a proven ability to inspire, mentor and develop creative talent while elevating the creative output of multidisciplinary teams.
A big-picture thinker who consistently develops bold, unconventional ideas that extend beyond executional solutions and drive cultural and business impact.
Experience translating brand ideas into compelling retail and shopper marketing experiences that strengthen brand equity and drive conversion.
Exceptional presentation, communication and storytelling skills, with experience influencing senior stakeholders and building trusted relationships.
A positive, proactive and collaborative leader who takes initiative, brings forward new ideas and contributes to a strong team culture.
Experience managing creative production, collaborating with photographers, directors and vendors, and delivering high-quality work within budget.
Strong organizational, time management and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Integrated Creative Leadership
Creative Excellence
International Recognition
Leadership & Talent Development
Strategic & Innovative Thinking
Retail & Shopper Expertise
Communication & Influence
Collaborative & Entrepreneurial Mindset
Production & Operational Excellence
Organization & Adaptability

Location

TORONTO
CHICAGO

Work Type

HYBRID

Experience Level

8+ years of experience in advertising, integrated marketing or medium-agnostic creative

Salary/Compensations

$145,000–$170,000

About the Company

The Kitchen brings together a range of disciplines and capabilities. It’s a team of creatives, producers, data analysts and social experts working together to deliver remarkable ideas that live in a variety of mediums, from everything from social to TV. This team moves at the speed of culture. It is built to respond to trends and events as they happen, coming up with ideas that transcend social media to capture the spirit of the moment, earn media impressions, and get the country talking.
Our incredible team has been recognized internationally by industry giants like Cannes, One Show and was named Campaign's Global ‘In-House Agency of The Year’, further solidifying our position as a leader in the industry.
At The Kitchen, we're not just looking for individuals who want to be a part of the advertising industry - we're looking for trailblazers who are ready to lead the way to the next big thing! We want individuals who are passionate about producing award-winning work and have an innate drive to their craft and are eager to generate innovative ideas both within and outside of the brief.

Equal Opportunity

The Kitchen and Kraft Heinz. are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and to attracting and retaining the most qualified employees regardless of race, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, age, or disability