Discover Financial

Discover Financial

Principal Associate, Global Program Activation & Content Manager

Chicago, IL, USA · Principal · Part-time

No sponsorship$110k-$125kDetected 16 days ago
Project ManagementStakeholder ManagementStrategic CommunicationsForecastingLogisticsCustomer SupportCommunication

About the role

  • You will serve as the connector between high-level strategy and on-the-ground brand impact.
  • Budget Management: Oversee activation budgets, ensuring accurate forecasting and adherence to regional allocations.
  • This role requires 30% - 40% travel both within the U.S. and internationally You want to be an EVIDENCE-BASED MARKETER. - Your curiosity is endless.

Responsibilities

  • Program Activation Management: Lead the strategic planning and end-to-end execution of brand activation for owned and sponsored experiential campaigns.
  • Asset Management: Develop comprehensive activation toolkits-inclusive of social, digital, and experiential assets-to ensure brand alignment and operational readiness for Issuers.
  • Program Communications: Synthesize global strategies and consumer insights into actionable marketing briefs that drive consistency across all activation markets.
  • establish KPIs, lead operational reviews, and track performance to ensure high-quality delivery.
  • Communications Strategy: Collaborate with International Comms to deploy pre- and post-campaign plans that amplify engagement and leverage post-event analysis for future insights.
  • KPI & Performance Tracking: Conduct deep-dive analyses of post-activation metrics to maintain reporting on global campaign effectiveness.
  • Global Agency Coordination: Liaison with a diverse roster of creative, media, PR, and event agencies across international regions; establish KPIs, lead operational reviews, and track performance to ensure high-quality delivery.
  • Develop comprehensive activation toolkits-inclusive of social, digital, and experiential assets-to ensure brand alignment and operational readiness for Issuers.
  • Synthesize global strategies and consumer insights into actionable marketing briefs that drive consistency across all activation markets.
  • Collaborate with International Comms to deploy pre- and post-campaign plans that amplify engagement and leverage post-event analysis for future insights.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree or military experience
  • At least 3 years of experience in a marketing role, including at least 2 years of external agency liaison management.
  • At least 3 years of experience in brand relationship management.
  • At least 3 years of experience in sponsorships, experiential marketing, or event planning.
  • At least 3 years of project management experience.
  • You have big ideas and know the best ones are driven by proof, persistence and patience.
  • You know how to enjoy yourself.
  • All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Advertising, Event Management, or Communications
  • 5+ years of experience in relationship management at an agency or on an in-house creative team.
  • Experience in verbal and written communication with a focus on active listening and negotiation.
  • Experience utilizing analytical tools and reporting data to distill insights and opportunities
  • At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.
  • Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.
  • Chicago, IL: $109,900 - $125,400 for Principal Associate, Brand
  • McLean, VA: $120,800 - $137,900 for Principal Associate, Brand

Compensation

  • The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location.

Benefits

  • This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI).
  • Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being.
  • Capital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site.
  • You're flexible and not afraid of change-in fact you welcome the challenge.

Company info

  • You care-about the work, your team and the customers you serve.

Equal opportunity

  • equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Experience delivering campaigns across marketing, brand building, social media, and sponsorship landscapes.
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