Are you a visual storyteller with a passion for driving impactful brand strategies? Do you have a track record of creating compelling visual content that resonates with new audiences and drives business results?

Xbox is seeking a Brand Visualization Manager to lead foundational visual storytelling and help bring new meaning to the brand on a global scale. This candidate is a creative and strategic thinker who has experience leading and executing visual systems that drive a brand forward.

The candidate for this role is familiar with product cycles, packaging development, Partner integrations, and compliance standards. They are well versed in the creative development process across print, digital and social mediums and have experience managing multiple agency partnerships.

This role is flexible in that you can work up to 50% from home.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Leads planning and execution of visual brand evolution across Xbox’s product portfolio. Generates strategic visual systems to drive brand continuity and growth across all marketing channels and materials.

• Manages team development of global packaging design systems, inclusive of Xbox products and services. Ensure all visual content is delivered to spec, on time, and within budget.

• Creates compelling strategic presentations that sell complex concepts to various business groups.

• Builds and maintains cross-functional partnerships through intensive collaboration and thoughtful problem solving.

• Directs toolkit creation and roadmap planning for maximum impact, considering down-stream usage and growth.

• Fosters external agency growth and support internal team member objectives to yield high-quality visual content. Guide team members to enhance visual storytelling skills.

• Continuously analyzes and track the performance of visual content to inform future strategies and campaigns.

• Drives creation of compelling creative concepts that excite and invite consumers to Xbox.

Other

• Embody our culture and values

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• 6+ years work experience at a branding agency or with product marketing, brand building, and/or strategy development.

• 2+ years of experience managing the packaging design process for a consumer brand

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• 6+ years creative strategy experience, which could include brief writing and/or managing strategy on the corporate or agency side.

• 6+ years experience managing projects (e.g., internal stakeholder management, timelines, prioritization, road mapping).

• Master's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or related field.

• Demonstrated ability to successfully build strategic visual systems that meet marketing engagement goals while propelling the brand forward.

• Ability to lead a team through complex challenges. Proven ability to problem solve and unify team in environment with conflicting priorities.

• Experienced presenter with abilities to create strategic and compelling material to influence a variety of audiences, including leadership teams.

• Familiar with various substrates, print proofing, color matching, and print techniques.

• Highly skilled influencer to drive creative design decisions under tight deadline pressure and amid ambiguity in a highly collaborative organization.

• Outstanding collaboration skills and ability to function as a leader to achieve mutual success and not be deterred by ambiguity.

• A self-driven and directed individual who can respond to changing business needs, rapidly adapt and overcome challenges and solve problems.

• Highly organized with outstanding business communication skills, both verbal and written.

• A successful track record of creative problem solving for technical and design challenges.

• Attention to detail, internal quality control, and excellent craftsmanship.

Brand IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $103,800 - $200,300 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $133,700 - $219,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until September 27, 2024.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .