B&W PH Brand Content Lead - Cream Silk

ABOUT UNILEVER

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. You will work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. You will lead innovations, big and small, that will make our business win and grow. You will learn from brilliant business leaders and colleagues who provide mentorship and inspiration so that you can become a better you.

JOB PURPOSE

The Content Creation Lead is responsible for leading the digital content creation for our Brand in the market to guarantee creative excellence, brand consistency and effectiveness (ROI), via:

• Leveraging our E2E marketing technology capability (including Gen AI)

• Liaising with local social first content agencies. Guarantee creative excellence, brand consistency and effectiveness (ROI)

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the development and execution of a market-specific content strategy that aligns with the global brand direction while resonating deeply with local cultural nuances and beauty trends

• Own content effectiveness and excellence for the brands across consumer and shopper touchpoints

• Act as the brand's expert on the local market, possessing an intimate understanding of the local market culture, communities, and social media platforms, with a particular focus on beauty trends

• Oversee the end-to-end content creation process, from ideation and planning to execution and optimisation, ensuring all content aligns with brand guidelines, BET strategy and assets – ensuring it resonates with the communities we are engaging with

• Manage the relationship with key agency partners by providing clear and insightful briefs that Content Supply Chain (powered by AI) and the local creator ecosystem

• Ensuring digital content is culturally relevant, engaging and authentic content output

• Continuously analyse content performance metrics, derive actionable insights, and adapt the content strategy to optimise engagement, reach, and overall ROI

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

• Content Creation Leadership: Proven experience in leading creative content teams or projects, ideally in beauty or a related industry (fashion, lifestyle)

• Social Media Content Creation: Experience as a social media content creator is highly desirable with strong understanding for local culture and platform nuances and trends

• Beauty Product Knowledge: Strong understanding of beauty products, trends, ingredients, and industry terminology across makeup, skincare, haircare, etc.

• Proven Strategic & Creative Skills: A portfolio demonstrating strong content strategy development, execution, and a track record of creating engaging, on-brand content

• Tech-Forward Approach: Experience exploring and implementing new content creation technologies, with a willingness to embrace and experiment with AI tools

• Agency Management: Proven success briefing, managing, and collaborating effectively with external agencies, ensuring high-quality output and brand consistency

• Data-Driven Mindset: Comfort using analytics to measure content performance, derive insights, and make data-informed decisions to optimise content strategy

• Gen AI Application (preferred): Demonstrable experience using generative AI tools for content creation

Skills

Content Creation

• Writing & Editing Appreciation: Mastery of grammar, tone, and crafting compelling beauty-focused copy across various formats (social posts, articles, video scripts, etc.)

• Visual Storytelling: Strong understanding of visual elements (photography, video, graphics) and how they contribute to brand storytelling in beauty

• Content Strategy: Ability to develop and execute data-driven content plans aligned with brand goals, target audience, and different platforms

• Team & Project Management: Experience leading, motivating, and providing clear direction to internal teams and external agencies, ensuring deadlines and quality

• Performance Analysis: Tracking content performance metrics, deriving insights, and adapting strategies to optimise engagement and achieve objectives

• Passion for Beauty: A demonstrable passion for the beauty landscape, its products, keeping up with trends, innovations, and key players, reflecting a genuine enthusiasm for the field

Technology & AI Integration:

• Generative AI Understanding: Knowledge of how Gen AI tools work, their capabilities and limitations in content creation (e.g., generating copy ideas, image prompts)

• Tech-Savviness (preferred): Comfort exploring and evaluating new content creation tools and platforms relevant to beauty (AR/VR, interactive experiences, etc.)

• Data-Driven Approach (preferred): Leveraging data and analytics to inform AI-powered content decisions, personalise experiences, and maximise impact

• Ethical Considerations (preferred): Awareness of potential biases and ethical implications of using AI in content creation, ensuring responsible and inclusive practices

Agency Collaboration:

• Briefing & Communication: Expertise in developing clear and comprehensive briefs for local agencies, outlining objectives, brand guidelines, and desired outcomes

• Relationship Management: Building strong relationships with agencies, providing constructive feedback, and ensuring seamless collaboration

• Quality Control: Implementing processes to review and approve agency-created content, ensuring alignment with brand standards and messaging

• Cultural Sensitivity (preferred): Understanding nuances of working with agencies across different regions, respecting cultural differences and adapting communication styles

Leadership

• Care Deeply: Cares deeply about how customers experience
  our brands every day, everywhere; about our people’s growth and development and our impact on the planet. Cares about our performance, to a point where it hurts when we don’t win
  • Focus On What Counts: Ruthlessly prioritizes what really, really matters, and allowing us to do better on fewer things. We set clear and stretching goals and recognise maximum performance impact
  • Stay Three Steps Ahead: Thinks boldly and creatively to make breakthroughs in performance. We are always curious and confident ─ anticipating and staying ahead of customer needs and external trends to beat the competition
  • Deliver with Excellence: Delivers everything we do with excellence and pace. We take personal ownership and hold each other to account – always finding a way to do what we’ve said we will do

ARE YOU INTERESTED?

Please apply via this portal as e-mail applications will not be processed. By applying to this role, you are confirming that you have informed your Line Manager and that you are at a point in your career with Unilever where it is appropriate for you to be applying for other positions.   

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We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment journey. Should you require additional information or reasonable adjustments to allow you to present your best self during this process, please contact your Talent Partner Kate Cruz at Kate.Cruz@unilever.com.

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.