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Samsung

Makes consumer electronics and semiconductor components

Executive Director - Integrated Marketing, Home Entertainment

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026Deadline 10/30/26
No salary listed
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Bachelor's, MBA
Plano, TX, USA
In PersonOn-site at the Plano, Texas workplace.
Growth & MarketingMarketing Generalist & Management
No H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 16 years of experience in consumer marketing, integrated marketing, brand strategy, or go-to-market planning, preferably in consumer electronics, consumer technology, or an adjacent fast-moving consumer category.
  • At least 4 years of experience leading senior marketing teams and managing agency organizations, with demonstrated business impact.
  • A proven track record of building and executing integrated marketing campaigns that produce measurable gains in brand health and direct business performance across multiple channels.
  • Experience using artificial intelligence tools across creative, campaigns, reporting, and media execution.
  • Deep expertise in paid media strategy and management at scale, including ownership of annual media budgets of $10 million or more.
  • Experience building and scaling creator and influencer marketing programs and operationalizing strategic retail or brand partnerships.
  • Expertise in marketing measurement, attribution modeling, media mix modeling, and business performance data, with the ability to produce executive-ready insights.
  • Strong creative judgment to evaluate and elevate creative work while anchoring strategy to consumer insight and business objectives.
  • Executive communication and presentation skills to simplify complexity and influence senior stakeholders, including C-suite and Global Headquarters.
  • Business and financial acumen, including understanding profit-and-loss dynamics and connecting marketing investment to revenue and market-share outcomes.
  • Ability to lead through influence across a matrixed organization with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Proficiency with marketing analytics and reporting tools such as Tableau, Looker, and Google Analytics, and paid media platforms such as Google Ads, Meta Ads Manager, DV360, and Amazon DSP.
  • Proficiency in PowerPoint, Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and advanced Excel for budget management, data analysis, and executive reporting.
  • A bachelor's degree is required.
Responsibilities
  • Develop and own go-to-market marketing strategies for the television, audio, monitor, and memory product categories, with differentiated positioning and value propositions for each consumer segment.
  • Define category vision and translate it into annual and quarterly marketing plans with objectives, investment levels, and success metrics aligned to business goals.
  • Translate product launches, seasonal priorities, and business objectives into full-funnel integrated marketing plans across channels and teams.
  • Gain alignment from Executive Management, Product Marketing, Sales, and Global Headquarters on category strategy and annual marketing plans.
  • Understand each product's market opportunity, competitive landscape, brand objectives, and financial targets, and develop processes for collecting consumer insights to refine marketing strategy.
  • Partner with Product Marketing, Sales, and Consumer Insights to identify whitespace opportunities, size total addressable markets, and shape category narratives for target consumers.
  • Lead full-funnel product launch planning from consumer brief and messaging architecture through channel activation, agency briefing, and post-launch performance review.
  • Build integrated marketing strategies and creative briefs for campaigns spanning paid media, social, digital, influencer, partnerships, customer relationship management, shopper marketing, and creative.
  • Lead integrated campaign development and execution across channels and the consumer journey.
  • Lead campaign strategy from consumer brief through launch, guiding internal teams, agency partners, and Global Headquarters collaboration.
  • Set creative direction for brand-appropriate and performance-optimized work across formats and channels.
  • Lead consumer testing of positioning hypotheses and creative concepts with the Consumer Insights team, iterating based on data.
  • Ensure campaigns address diverse consumer segments and incorporate culturally relevant messaging and inclusive creative standards.
  • Collaborate with Brand Design and Legal teams to ensure assets meet brand standards and receive required approvals before activation.
  • Localize or adapt Global Headquarters assets for campaigns, digital, social, and experiential activations.
  • Partner with Brand and Communications teams to align campaigns with broader brand positioning.
  • Define campaign key performance indicators, attribution frameworks, and measurement plans before launch.
  • Deliver insights and recommendations, and drive in-flight campaign iterations based on performance signals.
  • Prepare executive-level presentations and strategy documents to align internal stakeholders, including C-suite, Product Marketing, and Global Headquarters.
  • Develop and oversee integrated national and retail paid media strategies aligned with division business objectives, national sales goals, and brand health goals.
  • Identify and reach target audiences using first-party and partner data to optimize campaigns.
  • Test new approaches to consumer engagement and oversee budget allocation across channels.
  • Oversee paid media campaigns across broadcast and cable, connected TV and over-the-top, online video, programmatic and direct display, digital out-of-home, social, and search.
  • Develop strategies that align retail media with national and performance media.
  • Use research and media mix modeling learnings to maximize national sales and sales at key retail partners.
  • Build relationships with retail media platforms, including Best Buy Ads and Amazon Advertising.
  • Develop strategies with the Samsung.com leadership team to maximize qualified traffic and sales.
  • Plan, test, and execute campaigns, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to brand guidelines.
  • Optimize campaigns in real time using performance data, adjusting targeting, creative, and bidding strategies.
  • Collaborate with E-commerce to align on Samsung.com performance targets.
  • Use advanced data capabilities to target high-propensity audiences and maximize conversion.
  • Provide weekly performance updates and optimization recommendations.
  • Build an external marketing ecosystem that extends reach, drives consumer consideration, and creates co-investment opportunities with partners.
  • Identify, develop, and manage strategic co-marketing partnerships with retailers, platform partners, and complementary consumer brands.
  • Lead partnership strategy for major product launches, securing co-investment and promotional support from key partners.
  • Negotiate and structure partnership agreements with mutual value, defined deliverables, investment levels, and performance metrics.
  • Gain stakeholder alignment across Sales, Product Marketing, and Executive Management on partnership investments and creator marketing strategy.
  • Provide senior oversight of budget management, agency governance, and operational excellence across the integrated marketing function.
  • Manage agency relationships, scopes of work, and performance reviews across creative, media, partnerships, and research partners.
  • Oversee marketing assets and ensure critical assets are available to internal teams, agency partners, and retail accounts in a timely and organized manner.
  • Build team operating rhythms, including planning sprints, campaign retrospectives, and cross-functional status reviews.
  • Build and develop a high-performing marketing team and serve as a collaborative partner across the organization.
  • Lead, mentor, and inspire marketing managers and specialists across category marketing, campaign management, paid media, and partnerships.
  • Represent the marketing function in cross-functional leadership forums and advocate for team investment and priorities.
Desired Qualifications
  • An MBA is preferred.
  • Experience in consumer electronics, consumer technology, or an adjacent fast-moving consumer category is preferred.

About the company

Samsung Electronics designs and manufactures consumer devices and electronic components for individuals, businesses and other technology manufacturers worldwide. Its product lines include Galaxy phones and tablets, televisions, home appliances, memory chips, processors and displays. The company develops hardware and software, runs manufacturing facilities and sells finished products through online and physical retail channels supported by a global sales network. It earns revenue from device and component sales, while its foundry business manufactures chips designed by customers. Samsung Electronics was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Suwon, South Korea.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

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Founded

1969

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What believers are saying

  • Career development is structured: Samsung's DS Division runs an annual Talent Fair for training applications and career discussions.
  • TV distribution remains strong: Samsung reported 29.1% of global television revenue share in March 2026.
  • Revenue reached a record: Samsung Electronics reported KRW171.5 trillion in quarterly consolidated sales in July 2026.

What critics are saying

  • Factory work carries chemical hazards: Samsung classifies chemical injection as hazardous and requires task-specific risk assessments.
  • Remote flexibility is limited: Samsung Semiconductor's San Jose SSD Qualification Engineer role requires daily onsite presence.
  • Device margins face pressure: Samsung's MX and Networks businesses reported a KRW0.7 trillion operating loss in July 2026.

What makes Samsung unique

  • Security has dedicated hardware: Samsung's Knox Vault isolates its own processor and memory on select Galaxy devices.
  • Foundry design is distinctive: Samsung's 3nm process uses nanosheet transistors with gates surrounding the channels.
  • The ecosystem crosses brands: Samsung's SmartThings connects compatible Matter devices from different manufacturers.

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Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare: Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee assistance program, Telehealth services
  • Work life success: PTO, FlexTime, FlexPlace, FlexYourFriday
  • Financial wellness: Health savings account, Flexible spending acounts, 401(k), Student loan support, Tuition assistance
  • Family first: Pregnancy support, Adoption assistance program, Paid child caregiver leave, Milk stork, WINFertility
  • Incentives: Fitness reimbursement, Annual physical. Preventative screenings, Lifestyle management

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