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Conagra is building a modern, inu2011house creative agency designed to create powerful, insightu2011led brand ideas that drive growth, consistently across all executional touchpoints. Weu2019re looking for an Executive Creative Director to lead this agencyu2014someone who can generate, shape, and execute big ideas across a diverse portfolio of iconic brands, while also building the culture, systems, and creative muscle that make great work repeatable. You will report directly to the VP / Head of Marketing and will be responsible for creative excellence, operational discipline, and the development of nextu2011generation creative talent inside Conagra. This leader partners closely with Brand Management, Media, Agencies, and Enterprise stakeholders to drive growth, optimize investment, and continuously evolve how Conagra activates brands across the portfolio. A Taste of Your Responsibilities: Lead Bigu2011Idea Brand Building + Originate and lead breakthrough, insightu2011driven creative platforms across the Conagra portfolio. + Translate data into sharp consumer truths and compelling ideas. + Work comfortably with data, performance signals, and market inputsu2014and turn them into human stories, truths and compelling ideas. + Ensure ideas are onu2011brand, insightu2011led, and connected to real consumer tensions that drive business objectives. + Champion work thatu2019s both creatively ambitious and commercially effective. Content Creation & Studio Management + Own endu2011tou2011end content creation across key brands, from bigu2011idea platforms to highu2011velocity, alwaysu2011on execution across paid, owned, retail, commerce, social, and emerging channels. + Establish and lead a modern inu2011house studio model that consistently delivers highu2011quality work at speed , managing timelines, budget, production, and decision-making frameworks. + Personally lead and/or elevate development of ideas, scripts, copy, visual systems, and creative platforms , ensuring that work is properly prioritized & resourced to minimize bottlenecks. + Translate brand strategy, consumer insight, and performance data into clear creative direction and actionable briefs that drive better work, faster. + Set and enforce creative standards, quality bars, and design excellence across all content types and brands, establishing a learning-oriented culture that values craft, curiosity, & constructive feedback. Partner across Enterprise + Act as both creative leader and senior u201caccountu201d partner, able to manage stakeholders, expectations, and tradeu2011offs. + Balance creative ambition with speed, prioritization, and operational discipline across the in-house creative team. + Ensure highu2011quality work is delivered quickly, consistently, and efficiently u2013 in collaboration with brand leaders. + Collaborate deeply with Brand, Media, Sales, Analytics, and external agency partners to drive ROI-led marketing. + Represent creative thinking credibly across the organization, able to sell ideas, explain tradeoffs, and build confidence in the work. External Partnerships, Influence & Investment Confidence + Own enterprise brand partnerships, studios, creators, and licensing relationships and respective GTM. + Lead management, guardrails and performance expectations for studio, licensors, agencies and partner engagements. + Ensure partnerships deliver measurable brand growth, ROI/ROAS, and sustained effectiveness. + Translate Studio performance into credible investment narratives that build leadership confidence. Ingredients Required for Your Success: + Bacheloru2019s degree required; MBA preferred + 10-15+ years of progressive leadership experience in marketing activation, content, production, or agency environments at a leading Creative agency (BBDO, Grey Midwest, Publicis Group or others) and/or in-house CPG creative environment. + Track record of leading bigu2011idea campaigns from insight through execution, not just oneu2011off hits. + Deep comfort developing consumer insight without perfect datau2014you know how to think, not wait. + The ability to write, conceive, and shape work yourself, not just manage others who do. + High emotional intelligenceu2014people trust you, follow you, and get better working with you. + Strong operational instincts: you respect timelines, budgets, and process without letting them neuter creativity. + A sharp design eye, strong cultural fluency, and an instinct for what will endureu2014not just whatu2019s trending. + Proven experience operating at enterprise and portfolio scale + Demonstrated success leading complex organizations and crossu2011functional team + Strong financial acumen with experience managing large budgets and ROIu2011driven investment decisions Number of Days in Office: 4 #LI-Hybrid #LI-PM1 #LI-Director Compensation Pay Range:$153,000-$236,000 _The annual salary listed above is the expected offering for this position. An employeeu2019s actual annual salary will be based on but not limited to: location, relevant experience/level and skillset, while balancing internal Conagra employeesu2019 equity. Conagra Brands will comply with applicable law regarding minimum salaries for exempt employees._ Our Benefits We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role: + Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement + Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan + Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement + Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities Our Company At Conagra Brands, we have a rich heritage of making great food. We aspire to have the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. As a member of our 18,000+ person team across 40+ locations, you are empowered to reach your potential, make an impact and own your career. We're in the business of building champions u2013 within our people and our iconic brands like Birds Eyeu00ae, Slim Jimu00ae and Reddi-Wipu00ae. Our focus on innovation extends beyond making great food, it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team, the communities we serve and the health of our planet. Foodies Welcome. Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request.