Senior Manager, PR & Earned Media (Sweets Category)

Mondelēz International; East Hanover (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Wellness and family support programs

Life and disability insurance

Retirement savings plans

Paid leave programs

Education related programs

Paid holidays and vacation time

Job summary

Mondelez International is seeking a senior communications leader to drive earned media and brand storytelling for its North American portfolio, including Oreo and Chips Ahoy! You will shape strategies, work with agencies, and move quickly to capitalize on cultural moments that propel the brand.

The role requires 10+ years in brand communications or earned media, with strong media relationships and proficiency in monitoring and influencer platforms.

Qualifications

• A track record driving earned media for consumer or CPG brands at scale.
• Strong relationships with national consumer, lifestyle, food, and digital media.
• Experience with AI-powered communications tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Earned media leadership and brand storytelling across press, creators and moments.
• Drive earned creator conversation via product seeding and trend activation.
• Build earned authority across AI and LLM-driven search.
• Partner on brand reputation management and crisis readiness.
• Direct day-to-day agency work and monitor KPIs (share of voice, sentiment, etc).

Skills

Earned media

Brand communications

PR

Media monitoring platforms

Influencer platforms

AI-powered tools

Crisis communications

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Communications, PR, Marketing, or Journalism

Tools

Media monitoring platforms

Influencer platforms

Generative AI tools

Job description

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International? Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Matter.

How you will contribute

This is a new, dedicated earned media role within our North American Corporate & Government Affairs team. You will be part of a high-performing External Communications team driving earned media, brand storytelling, and reputation management for the Sweet Snacking portfolio, including Oreo, belVita, Chips Ahoy!, Nutter Butter and more.

As the ideal candidate, you will have:

• A proven track record driving earned media for consumer or CPG brands at scale
• Deep relationships with national consumer, lifestyle, food, and digital media
• Expertise in organic earned creator strategy — product seeding, mailer programs, and trend activation that generate authentic conversation
• The instinct to spot a cultural moment and move on it in hours, not weeks
• Experience working with PR agencies and directing day-to-day execution against earned goals
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced, high-performance environment

We're looking for someone who lives in culture — who sees a moment breaking and already knows how to connect it to the brand before anyone else does. You move fast, think editorially, and understand that the best earned media doesn't follow the news cycle — it shapes it.

Earned Media & Brand Storytelling

Support and execute annual earned media strategies, bringing them to life across press, creators, and cultural moments.

Earned Creator Strategy

Drive authentic earned creator conversation through product seeding, new launch activations, and social trend identification.

Earned Authority

Partner across the organization to build earned authority across AI and LLM-driven search.

Brand Reputation Management

Partner with leadership to serve as the brands’ first line of defense. Maintain 24/7 readiness for emerging reputation risks.

Day-to-Day Agency Direction & Reporting

Manage day-to-day agency execution — briefing, reviewing work, and ensuring output ladders to earned goals. Track and report against KPIs including earned media value, share of voice, sentiment, organic creator mentions, and conversion impact.

More about this role — What extra ingredients you will bring

• 10+ years of experience in brand communications, PR, or earned media — a mix of agency and in-house experience is preferred
• Proficiency with media monitoring and influencer platforms
• Experience with AI-powered communications tools — generative AI, sentiment analysis, predictive media monitoring — is a plus
• Background in food, snacking, or CPG brand communications is preferred
• Brand reputation and crisis communications experience
• Bachelor's degree in Communications, PR, Marketing, or Journalism

Salary and Benefits

The base salary range for this position is $140,300 to $192,940; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education and location.

In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results.

In addition, Mondelez International offers the following benefits:

• health insurance
• wellness and family support programs
• life and disability insurance
• retirement savings plans
• paid leave programs
• education related programs
• paid holidays and vacation time

Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company. No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, we produce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way.

We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands—including Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products —are close at hand for our consumers across the country.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Persons with Disabilities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Job Type

Regular Communications and Public & Government Affairs Corporate & Government Affairs.

Who we are

At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right through offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broader range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life's moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about.

We have a rich portfolio of strong brands – both global and local. Including many household names such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum.

We are proud to hold the number 1 position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy as well as the No. 2 position in gum. Our 80,000 Makers and Bakers are located in our operations in more than 80 countries and are working to sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. They are energized for growth and critical to us living our purpose and values.

We are a diverse community that can make things happen, and happen fast. Join us and Make It An Opportunity!