Sr. Advertising Claims Manager, Essential Home

Reckitt; Parsippany-Troy Hills (NJ); On-site; USD 113,000 - 169,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global health company in Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ is seeking a Senior Advertising Claim Support Manager responsible for reviewing and approving advertising claims. This role collaborates with Legal, Marketing, and R&D to ensure compliance with advertising laws. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of relevant experience, alongside strong communication and analytical skills. Competitive salary ranges from $113,000 to $169,000, along with comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan

16-week paid parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in advertising, marketing, regulatory or R&D.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with management.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure legal compliance with applicable advertising laws.
• Review claim support test protocols.
• Build and maintain database of claim support data.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Strong time management

Teamwork

Problem solving skills

Good analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent life experience)

5+ years in fields related to advertising, marketing, regulatory or R&D

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

We are Reckitt Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

Step into the world of our Legal and Compliance Function and prepare to be challenged and stretched with a combination of impact, innovation, and excellence. Our Legal team is at the forefront of shaping the corporate landscape and redefining the boundaries of what is possible. We go beyond the traditional realms of a legal and compliance function. Transforming ourselves into strategic partners who help drive business growth, mitigating risks, and championing ethical and sustainable practices. Every day, our team deliver on groundbreaking transactions and navigate complex regulatory landscapes that help our organisation make a positive societal impact. Join us, and you'll be collaborating towards shared goals, solving complex challenges, and leaving an enduring legacy.

About the role

The Senior Advertising Claim Support Manager is responsible for the review, coordination, and approval of advertising claim support data and materials, supporting the Legal, Marketing, and Research & Development departments with advice on the technical requirements needed for specific advertising and promotional claims.

Your responsibilities

• Ensure legal compliance with applicable Federal Trade Commission (FTC), state, arbitration and advertising laws and decisions regulations concerning all advertising.
• Review claim support test protocols created by R&D. Ensure that success criteria comply with company standards (NA and Global).
• Review claim support data, including scientific testing, clinical studies, market research data, consumer preference studies and survey data ensuring that the data supports the stated claims with statistical significance as required by law.
• Build and maintain database of required claim support data. Distribute approved data reports to responsible R&D and Marketing personnel in order to identify supportable claims. Update archive of approved data documents.
• Part of cross-functional team of Legal, R&D and Marketing providing concise and direct communication and information about product benefit claims.
• Review and provide comments on all early new product development and advertising concepts and claims to legally meet marketing strategy for local, regional and global projects.
• Conducts and attends regular project meetings with R&D, Regulatory and other needed cross-functional personnel to ensure where possible claims testing will support Marketing-desired claims.
• Support Attorneys in review of competitive claims locally, regionally and globally on an as needed basis.
• Draft and issue network advertising clearance letters in order to air copy, coordinating with R&D and Regulatory and referencing approved claim support data. Work with marketing, agencies and networks to clear advertising/claims.
• Participate in the coordination and organization of advertising challenges (NAD, network, litigation, etc.). Assist in drafting challenge letters and documents.
• Provide training to Marketing, Trade Marketing and Sales to assure understanding of competitive claims, the requirements of product label advertising and claim support and the internal review process.
• Review and edit as necessary outgoing social media posts (Facebook, Twitter, etc.). Review and remove as necessary in consultation with Marketing, Consumer Relations and Regulatory consumer posts made on RB sites, brand Facebook pages and sponsored blogs. Work with cross-functional team (Legal, Regulatory, Consumer Relations, and Marketing) to develop guidelines for execution of social media activity. Review and ensure compliance with social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) Terms of Use.
• Participate in and direct cross-functional review of product label claims for North American business in order to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations under FTC, NAD and state and local consumer protection and advertising laws as well as internal business requirements. This includes but is not limited to scientific and consumer preference claims, competitive claims, promotional claims (e.g. “new”, “bonus”, “free”) and slack fill and provide risk assessment.
• Preferably able to provide support on some paralegal activities for the Legal Departement.

The experience we're looking for

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent life experience)
• 5+ years in fields related to advertising, marketing (CPG or Pharma), regulatory or R&D
• Excellent teamwork and problem solving skills
• Strong time management and task prioritization skills with the ability to multi-task
• Good analytical/quantitative skills
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment in order to resolve issues
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with upper management
• Strong technical writing ability, Strong presentation skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint

This role is not currently sponsoring visas or considering international movement at this time.

Skills for success

• Integrity, Corporate Governance, Compliance Management, Solutions Focused, Excellent Communication Skills, Risk management, Intellectual property, Patents, Commercial contracts, Marketing, Teamwork, Fact-based Decision Making, Ability to manage and prioritize workload, Continuous Improvement Mindset, Legal Services, Process Optimisation, Qualified Lawyer.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy. US salary ranges $113,000.00 - $169,000.00 US pay transparency The base salary range for this role will vary based on experience in job and industry, training and education, skills relevant to the position, and other factors permitted by law. In addition to the base salary, the position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, which is subject to change each year. Reckitt offers eligible employees competitive benefits including medical, prescription, dental, vision, and life and disability insurance; paid time off for vacation, sick and Company recognized holidays; a 401(k) plan; 16-week paid parental leave or 26 weeks for the birthing parent; adoption and fertility support; tuition reimbursement; discounts; and much more. Our compensation and benefits packages aim to give our talent the reward, protection, and peace of mind they deserve. If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete your application, please contact [e-mail]. Reckitt is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. Equality We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.