STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER - Creative

Target Creativeis the in-house creative agency dedicated to bringing one of the world’s most beloved and recognizable brands to life. This role is responsible for benchmarking the organization’s best practices against the industry through gap analysis, roadmap development for improvements and building business cases for improvements in the areas of working models and negotiations strategies. You understand agency capabilities and fee structure in order to effectively negotiate and contract with agency partners to concept and execute on-brand marketing projects.Participates in annual planning process to align agency partners and respective budgets to bodies of work across the Marketing organization specifically for Brand and Category Marketing, Store Experience Marketing, and Packaging / Brand development.Manage annual multi-million dollar agency fee budget and forecast throughout the year.Responsible for writing and negotiating scope of work agreements.Works cross functionally to monitor scope execution and proactively engages internal and external partners to problem solve when needed.Develops strong connections with agency and internal partners to foster hardworking and positive relationships.Influence process changes that unlocks agency efficiencies.Performance manage agency partners and internal teamsso we are getting the best output from our partners. 4-year college degree in Business or Marketing; or equivalent experience Experience/interest in the media agency landscape