Manager, Brand Creative

CREATIVITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER. It’s our heritage and it’s also our future. Because we don’t just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire fans, entertain audiences and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard—when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.

The Opportunity: 

The Manager, Brand Creative supports the development and execution of integrated creative strategy and planning across eCommerce, social (organic + paid), and bespoke activations. This role helps deliver high-impact drops and campaigns, ensuring creative consistency, operational efficiency, and brand alignment across consumer touchpoints.

This role partners cross-functionally with Brand, Creative, Performance Marketing, Publishing, and external agencies to support integrated campaigns, social initiatives, and key activations.

What Your Impact Will Be: 

Ecomm & Drop Execution

• Support creative development, strategy planning, and production for Tier 1 projects and key launches
• Coordinate with PM on site, CRM, and SEO asset planning aligned to brand hierarchy and consumer journey
• Partner with licensors and brand teams on creative reviews and approvals for assigned projects
• Track timelines, process milestones, asset needs, and cross-functional coordination

Organic & Paid Social Leadership

• Support social strategy execution and creative cadence for Mattel Creations (12+ organic executions per month)
• Coordinate development of paid performance concepts (up to 10 concepts/month and 60 executions)
• Serve as day-to-day contact for social agency partners
• Collaborate with Creative on platform-native execution and storytelling
• Align with Brand and eCommerce teams on calendar planning and priorities
• Gather insights and support campaign readouts and post-mortems

Bespoke Drops & Activations

• Support creative development, execution, and production for bespoke drops and integrated campaigns
• Assist with partner engagement initiatives and activations (e.g., Revealed, holiday campaigns, SDCC, partner events)
• Coordinate day-to-day workflow between agency, internal teams, and cross-functional stakeholders
• Support product asset execution for key tentpole moments

Operational & Agency Leadership

• Support agency scope planning and resource coordination
• Track budgets and production workflows across initiatives
• Intake briefs, open jobs, and coordinate agency kickoffs
• Manage publishing coordination and asset management processes
• Ensure deliverables align with briefs, legal requirements, brand standards, and quality expectations

What We’re Looking For:

• 10+ years in marketing, advertising, operations, or program management leading cross-functional teams
• Highly analytical and creative mind with ability to distill complex concepts and ideas into succinct solutions
• Strong understanding of industry, category, and media landscape
• Strong interpersonal skills that encourage cooperation and problem solving
• Possess a growth mindset, positive attitude and a passion to succeed in a fast-paced, matrixed organization
• Inspiring, motivating, empathetic team leader
• Relentless curiosity, creating a culture of insight and innovation

*The pay range is indicative of projected hiring range, however base pay will be determined based on a candidate’s work location, skills and experience. Mattel offers competitive total pay programs, comprehensive benefits, and resources to help empower a culture where every employee can reach their full potential. 

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Mattel, we are dedicated to an inclusive workplace and a culture of belonging. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. Join Mattel's Talent Community and start receiving exciting updates about our company, our employees, and our culture. Also, interested in signing up for job alerts? Do so here!

How We Work:
We are a purpose driven company aiming to empower generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviors:

• We collaborate: Being a part of Mattel means being part of one team with shared values and common goals. Every person counts and working closely together always brings better results. Partnership is our process and our collective capabilities is our superpower.
• We innovate: At Mattel we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences. No matter where you work in the organization, you can always make a difference and have real impact. We welcome new ideas and value new initiatives that challenge conventional thinking.
• We execute: We are a performance-driven company. We strive for excellence and are focused on pursuing best-in-class outcomes. We believe in accountability and ownership and know that our people are at their best when they are empowered to create and deliver results.

Who We Are:
Mattel is a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world. We engage consumers and fans through our franchise brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO, Masters of the Universe, Matchbox, Monster High, MEGA and Polly Pocket, as well as other popular properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include toys, content, consumer products, digital and live experiences. Our products are sold in collaboration with the world’s leading retail and ecommerce companies. Since its founding in 1945, Mattel is proud to be a trusted partner in empowering generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.

Mattel’s award-winning workplace culture has been recognized by Forbes, Fast Company, Newsweek, Great Place to Work, TIME, and more.

Visit us at https://jobs.mattel.com/ and www.instagram.com/MattelCareers.

Mattel is an Equal Opportunity Employer where we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day. We welcome all job seekers, and all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran and protected veteran status, disability status, and or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act, qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment.

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