Director Of Franchise Marketing

Job Description

Marvel Studios is an entertainment brand defined the stories and successes of our more than 8,000 incredible characters like Iron Man, Thor, Black Panther and Captain America. Based at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, Marvel Studios is one of the most successful movie studios in the world, today. The Marvel Cinematic Universe multi-film franchises, led by President Kevin Feige, is a universe filled with creativity, innovation and collaboration. At Marvel, you will be part of a team that helps propel our legacy into the future with vision as far-reaching as our stories.

This role will support the Marvel Studios Franchise team by partnering with the VP on franchise strategy needs. This person will work directly with the Franchise execution team on all campaigns including, but not limited to consumer products, marketing, home entertainment, Disney+, legacy film titles, and partnership campaigns.

Responsibilities:
• Work closely with Franchise VP, managers, Marketing team, and Marvel Studios leadership to establish over-arching Franchise strategies for each property to share with internal and external partners. This includes, but is not limited to: synopses, guardrails, character guidelines and biographies, filmmaker priorities, and editorial content
• Maintain active communication with the filmmakers on each property to ensure that production updates are being communicated to internal and external teams
• Work closely with Franchise managers to plan and conduct partner set visits
• Build strong positive relationships with teams and vendors across all lines of business within Marvel and Disney.
• Be prepared to present creative with context and insight to Marvel Studios leadership and Disney Executives when necessary
• Present pitch decks to external partners and Disney lines of business when needed.
• Lead a team of Franchise staff to successfully execute creative vision across multiple platforms (2-4 direct reports)
• Actively participate in weekly creative calls with internal and external teams.
• Be up-to-date on trends and ensure creative adheres to the Marvel Studios brand and marketing positioning
• Advise filmmakers on script requests from external partners
• Expected to stay up to date on scripts for all titles.
• Review and approve all content requests from global Disney teams
• Manage annual Franchise budget

Basic Qualifications:
• Highly organized and comfortable in a fast-paced environment, ability to prioritize large volume of projects.
• Ability to route and track creative feedback and approvals from high-level distinguished colleagues and effectively communicate to various vendors and internal teams.
• Must be detail oriented, proactive, flexible, organized and have the ability to follow-up often and in a friendly and courteous manner.
• Must have experience leading others
• Ability to prioritize over-arching franchise strategy when reviewing all creative.
• Must be comfortable presenting in front of internal and external partners
• Must understand the high level of confidentiality that comes with working at Marvel Studios and discern, with guidance from Marvel Studios leadership, what can and cannot be shared with partners in accordance with guidelines and set dates.
• Prior experience in production, post-production, marketing, or brand management needed.
• Must thrive under the unique brand of Marvel pressure.
• Understanding of Microsoft Office: Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Keynote a must.
• 5-10 years of relevant experience in Marketing or Franchise within the Entertainment industry.

Required Education
• Bachelor's degree

About Marvel Studios:

Marvel Studios has created one of the most powerful brands by bringing memorable, life-changing storytelling to the world through incredible characters like Iron Man, Thor, Black Panther and Captain America. The Marvel Cinematic Universe multi-film franchises have redefined the genre in building a universe filled with creativity, innovation and collaboration. At Marvel Studios, you will be part of a team that helps propel our legacy into the future with a vision as far-reaching as our stories.

This position is with Marvel Studios LLC, which is part of a business segment we call Marvel Studios.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d22w22-216-73-217-10-42 in your application.