Manager, Brand Relevance (Family & Adult) Campaigns

Date: Apr 7, 2026

Location: Chicago, IL, US, 60607

Company: McDonald's Corporation

Company Description: 

McDonald’s is proud to be one of the most recognized brands in the world, with restaurants in over 100 countries that serve 70 million customers daily. We continue to operate from a position of strength. Our updated growth strategy is focused on staying ahead of what our customers want and realizing further growth potential. Our relentless ambition is why McDonald’s remains one of the world’s leading corporations after almost 70 years. Joining McDonald's means thinking big and preparing for a career that can have influence around the world. 

At McDonald’s, we see every day as a chance to create positive impact. We lead through our values centered on inclusivity, service, integrity, community and family. From support of Ronald McDonald House to our Youth Opportunity project and sustainability initiatives, our values keep us dedicated to using our scale for good: good for our customers, people, industry and planet. We also offer a broad range of outstanding benefits including a sabbatical program, tuition assistance and flexible work arrangements. 

Department Overview

The Brand Content & Culture Team is responsible for developing and executing best in class marketing campaigns that are fan forward, fuel brand love and drive business impact. 

Duties

You get to be one of the persons that will develop some of the most exciting campaigns called Brand Relevance, both for adults and for family via the Happy Meal.

  • We’re looking for someone that knows culture, is and gets the modern customer, and more importantly, someone who has an impeccable knowledge of the IP landscape alongside the growing trends that will define an entire generation of fans. Because these two will be the launchpad to drive the McDonald’s brand towards groundbreaking, culturally inspired ideas. Extra points if you love to sit in a McDonald’s restaurant and observe to learn, because not everything is told in a PowerPoint filled with data.
  •  While a big part of your workdays will be to ask yourself what the next big Happy Meal should be about, you will serve both as:
    • A creative catalyst for tactics that inspire brand love and elevate role of McDonald’s in culture and get to partner with creative and social agency teams to produce breakthrough, best-in-class creative ideas.
    • A true product manager, in charge of co-developing with internal stakeholders the food news and collectibles that will make our fans.
  •  We believe in excellence and expect these campaigns and tactics to be adored by fans, the only KPI that truly matters.
    • In this role, you cannot fly solo, meaning we need someone able to navigate and lead complex projects with multi-layered level of internal and external collaboration. You will mostly collaborate with cross-functional partners across Brand & Content, Communications, Digital, Legal, Menu, Supply Chain and Consumer Insights to align tactics to program and business goal

You will oversee the strategy, product development and creative of some of our most important marketing campaigns, campaigns you will make worth being talked about in group chats, referenced in classrooms, and recognized as category defined by the industry.

  • Your main responsibilities will be:
    •  Help shape the right brand relevance strategy and tactics for adults and families
    •  Leading the brand’s role in cultural “big moments” - from major events to tentpole activations where the brand must show up with clarity, credibility, and impact
    •  Ensuring all content and activations ladder back to long-term brand meaning, relevance, and distinctiveness—not just short-term buzz

Qualifications

· You have 7+ years of marketing or advertising experience

· You are obsessed with the idea of making fans and consumers live new exciting experiences.

  • You value long-term brand building over shock value to get 23 seconds of attention 
  • You care about the difference between having something to say and having to say something
  • You are fluent in social media language
  • You’re ready to “cook” the best campaigns of all times and have proven experience leading agencies and larger cross-functional teams
  • You have experience managing and developing talent
  • You are comfortable navigating fast paced environments, multiple stakeholders and evolving priorities

Compensation

Bonus Eligible: Yes

Long - Term Incentive: Yes

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Salary Range

The expected salary range for this role is $115,872.00 - $144,840.00 per year
 
The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we may also consider your experience, and other job-related factors.

Additional Information: 

McDonald’s is an equal opportunity employer committed to the diversity of our workforce. We promote an inclusive work environment that creates feel-good moments for everyone. McDonald’s provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities as part of the application or hiring process or to perform the essential functions of their job. If you need assistance accessing or reading this job posting or otherwise feel you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process, please contact mcdhrbenefits@us.mcd.com. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis. 

McDonald’s provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), race, color, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, disability status, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, protected military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. 

Nothing in this job posting or description should be construed as an offer or guarantee of employment. 


Nearest Major Market: Chicago