Director of US Corporate Communications overseeing strategic internal and external messaging for Wella Company. Leading collaborations to enhance brand presence and managing large-scale events.
Responsibilities
Ownership of a purposeful internal communication ecosystem and executional plan that helps drive the organization’s awareness, clarity, engagement, motivation, collaboration and success
The identification and threading together of all comms operations using our “U.S. Initiatives supporting Global Priorities” theme
Strategic communications guidance and support for US GM
Support to US Leadership Team for cascading local and global news to their teams
Works in partnership with HR to develop and implement organizational change communication plans and messaging
Organization and production of US Town Halls, Wella Connection conference, and Global Town Hall viewings/FAQ sessions
Refresh US hub on intranet and pivot to sharing US news there
Localizing global corporate messages and collaborating with global comms on media outreach in the US
Advising US GM on LinkedIn/Instagram channel comms animation, and generating key content to promote a vibrant image for Wella US
Supporting Sales team with communications to strengthen customer’s view of Wella and highlight key actions or moments
Collaborating on crisis communications and escalation processes
Represent company within key industry and community organizations
Requirements
10 years’ experience in employee and internal communications and public relations
Strong background in communications writing and editing
Strong preference for global experience
In-house corporate experience on a high-performance team delivering exceptional output with lean team support
Agility to operate, pivot and sense and respond to multiple priorities
Expertise in strategic communications and external reputation management
Proactive leadership of the comms ecosystems
Assertive collaboration with key stakeholders to mine for key communication concepts, moments, and content
Ability to positively influence senior stakeholders
Ability to build and execute editorial calendars and comms frameworks
Skilled in media training and executive support
Effective risk mitigation and crisis communications
Strong collaborator with global and other market comms teams and with colleagues across functions
Proficiency in organizing large-scale events and Town Halls
Experienced track record with corporate media relations
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