Marketing Communications Director

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Job Summary

Job Description

As the Global Marketing Communications Leader, you will be responsible for developing and executing integrated communication strategies that elevate our brand, engaging audiences across multiple markets and regions. You’ll lead a team of talented communicators and collaborate closely with digital and regional marketing teams to ensure consistency and excellence in messaging.

The role reports into the Head of Brand, Nidec Motion & Energy, and is pivotal in the development of the brand and communications strategy and must have the ability to inspire and engage people inside and outside the organization with the Nidec story. The role has a global remit, working in partnership with brand and marketing colleagues across Nidec, developing and disseminating best practice in terms of brand and communications management.

• Develop and implement global marketing communications strategies aligned with brand and business goals.
• Lead the creation of compelling content across channels (web, social, email, PR, events).
• Build and manage social media messaging for senior executives, ensuring alignment with brand voice and strategic priorities.
• Collaborate with a globally distributed team of brand managers to ensure consistent messaging and campaign execution across regions.
• Manage agency relationships and oversee campaign execution.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to support product marketing, thought leadership, and executive communications.
• Ensure brand consistency and tone of voice across all touchpoints.
• Monitor performance metrics and optimize communications based on insights.
• Develop and provide brand training to new employees, business partners and other relevant parties when required.
• Ensure correct application of the brand at official business partners of Nidec, educating them on the needs to maintain brand standards.
• Derivation and monitoring of brand performance KPIs and critical success factors
• Be an ambassador and brand champion throughout the organisation
• As part of an international team, you will be required to attend online meetings outside of regular core hours.

• Educated to degree level or above in Marketing, Business Administration, Communications or similar
• 3+ years’ experience as a Senior Marketing/Brand Manager with demonstrable experience in marketing communications leadership, ideally in a global or multi-market context.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong strategic thinking and project management abilities.
• Experience managing teams and external partners.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and influence at all levels.

• Background in B2B marketing within a global organization.
• Experience crafting social media content for senior executives.
• Familiarity with digital marketing tools and analytics platforms.
• Experience working across cultures is a plus.

• Occasional regional and international travel will be required.

• English mandatory. Other languages skills are helpful.

• Excellent communication skills
• Self-motivation
• Collaboration
• Action-oriented
• Project Management
• Role model and brand ambassador able to influence others
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Resiliency

Additional Job Details

Management – M4
Organizational Impact
• Recommends tactical and operational strategies that will directly impact the achievement of overall business unit, department and/or job family group results
• Directs the execution of strategies established by functional and/or executive leadership
• Establishes operational plans for department and/or job family group with short- to mid-term impact on results (e.g., 1-3 years)
• Work requires a high degree of responsibility for resources, and frequently influences business decisions made by senior leadership
• Typically responsible for moderate revenue and/or expenditures in multiple areas or over multiple teams with moderate oversight, with signature authority
Communication & Influence
• Communicates with parties within and outside of own business unit, department, and/or job family, and typically has responsibilities for communicating with parties external to the job family group, which may include clients or partners
• Works to influence others to accept job family group/business unit’s view/practices and agree/accept new concepts, practices and approaches. Requires ability to communicate with executive leadership regarding matters of significant importance to the organization
• May conduct briefings with senior leaders within the business unit/job family group. May at times be required to negotiate regarding operational issues
Innovation & Complexity
• Responsible for making significant improvements of processes, systems or products to enhance performance of business unit, department and/or job family group
• Problems and issues faced are numerous and undefined, where information is typically difficult to obtain
• Problems are frequently complex. Problems typically impact multiple business units and/or job family groups
• Problems are typically solved through drawing from extensive prior experience and analysis of issues
Leadership & Talent Management
• Manages a department or job family or a large team that includes multiple teams led by other people leaders
• Responsible for creating workforce and staffing plans for department/job family group/team to ensure availability of talent necessary to accomplish departmental business results
• Typically has hiring, firing, promotion and reward authority within own area, in accordance with Corporate Guidelines
Knowledge & Experience
• Requires advanced management and leadership knowledge to lead cross-department project teams or manage across multiple job family group
• Typically has mastery within a specific technical or broad expertise across multiple related disciplines
• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional certification and 10 years of prior relevant experience

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at Nidec
Nidec is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, genetic information, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following website: http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf

Work Shift Schedule

No Soliciting

Nidec will not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to Nidec job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. Pre-approval from the Nidec Talent Acquisition team is required before any external candidate can be submitted and such candidate must be submitted to the Nidec Talent Acquisition team.