Strategic Partnerships Associate

Pay is based on several factors which vary based on include labor markets and in some instancesmay include education work experience and addition to your pay Target cares about and invests in you as a team member so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs which may include medical vision dental life insurance and more to help you and your family take care of your whole benefits for eligible team members include 401(k) employee discount short term disability long term disability paid sick leave paid national holidays and paid competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at us:

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision tolife through our values and culture.Learn more about Target here.

Target Creativeis the in-house creative agency dedicated to bringing one of the worlds most beloved and recognizable brands to life. Whether through design marketing or brand work we are the driving force behind delivering Targets dynamic inventive and unmistakable storytelling to its massive global audience. Our mission is to inspire a sense of joy wonder and excitement and totakeourguestsandourselvessomewhere new. Never resting on past wins or settling for anything less than extraordinary our origin story built us to thrive in the competitive and changing retail marketplace. We tell a compelling and cohesive brand story maximizing our messages across multiple platformswhether via a digital art gallery or a new $1 billion childrens clothing brand. Operating as one fully integrated team in both the U.S. and overseas Target Creative comprises the best and brightest talent to execute market-leading creative strategydesignwritingvideo production operations digital UX social media and more. We leverage smart and rewarding external partnerships while closely aligning with our Target teams. Together we tackle every creative challenge with our amplified strengths ultimately bearing the groundbreaking creative work that helps make Target the decisive guest favorite year after year.

In this role you will be responsible for scoping and negotiating agency feesfor marketing partnerships. You will need to hold partners accountable to delivering their work product connect work across teams and remove roadblocks that could impact goals and objectives. You understand agency capabilities and fee structure in order to effectively negotiate and contract with agency partners to concept and execute on-brand marketing 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 annual agency fee budget and forecast throughout the for writing and negotiating scope of work cross functionally to monitor scope execution and proactively engages internal and external partners to problem solve when strong connections with agency and internal partners to foster hardworking and positive relationships. Adopt process changes that unlocks agency manage agency partners and internal teamsso we are getting the best output from our partners.

Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

About you:

• 4 year college degree in Business or Marketing; or equivalent experience

• 2-4 years of experience in business media or advertising industry

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

• Ability to work independently with guidance from leader

• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment

• Strong organizational and time management skills

• Ability to work contribute in a team environment

• Financialacumen and budget management

• Ability to navigate problems and propose solutions

• Strong computer knowledge and experience in in Microsoft Office including Excel PowerPoint and Word as well as other equivalent programs

This position will operate as a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement based on Targets needs. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team members core rolewill need to beperformedboth onsite at the Target HQ MN location the role is assigned to and virtuallydepending upon what your role team and tasks require for that day. Work duties cannot be performed outside of the country of the primary work location unless otherwise prescribed by Target. Clickhereif you are curious to learn more about Minnesota.

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