Director, Communications - (US-NJ-Mahwah)
Director, Communications - (US-NJ-Mahwah)
Compensation: $125K - $150K / Year
Minimum Education: Bachelors
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: S6081BRJA
Experience Required : 5 - 10 years
Travel Required : to 25%
PAID RELOCATION AVAILABLE
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Develop and manage strategic communications in public relations, crisis management, and community and customer affairs
Proactively work with diverse business units to promote new technologies and products, market-leading company initiatives, and corporate values, and increase overall positive industry awareness of the firm.
Execute reputation management strategy and support Company-wide brand and reputation-building initiatives.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Develop and execute strategic corporate communications and public relations plans.
Build, operationalize and lead a division-wide issues management program
Issue communications for product and business-specific issues as needed, including coordinating the creation of issue position statements and communications strategies
Provide communications support for strategic business initiatives and product marketing teams.
Drive internal communications across the division by working with a variety of business groups and providing communications strategy.
Develop and manage communication budget and measure brand performance and corporate reputation perception.
Serve on trade and industry counsel to increase and build industry and geographic brand presence.
Manage outside professional services agencies.
Stimulate brand awareness, both internally and externally.
Support global branding projects and work with cross-divisional marketing communication teams to support a consistent brand across the organization.
Evaluate effectiveness of all communications and marketing elements to maximize program execution and impact.
Work with internal teams to integrate brand communications across all web, interactive, and print media.
Partner with the Marketing organization to provide excellent communications guidance and support for key marketing initiatives and product launches.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Demonstrated ability in developing communications strategy and planning for diverse issues and audiences
Proven ability to understand domestic and international media relations and track record of successful proactive media placement
Strong U.S. and global healthcare media contacts
Demonstrated experience in issues, crises and reputation management.
7 - 10 years demonstrated ability developing corporate brands with a small-to-mid-size medical technology, healthcare company or agency
Demonstrated corporate communications, issues management and B2B marketing experience.
Demonstrated ability to develop, manage, and lead organizations.
Expert skills in writing and editing a variety of communications for external and internal stakeholder audiences
Expert verbal presentation skills
Eagerness to self-activate, research issues, establish relationships, network with company and industry professionals, and serve as a liaison between company groups, as well as between Stryker and external partners and industries
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Arts or Science in Marketing, Communications, Journalism or related field of study.
Candidate Must Have :
* 7 - 10 years experience developing corporate brands
* Demonstrated experience in issues, crises and reputation management and developing communications strategy
* Bachelor's Degree
Email resume in Word to TheBigGameHunter@cisny.com. Please include the job code for the position with your resume.
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