Russell Tobin · 3 hours ago
Communications Strategist (Retail - Communication Strategist IV)
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Responsibilities
Design integrated communication and engagement plans by assessing team member and business needs, defining goals, asking the right questions, framing the problem to solve, and engaging partners and creative teams towards a final vision.
As a strategist, you live and breathe the audience and customer — from behavioral insights to ways of connecting.
You are the master of crafting the strategic approach and framing the problem in order to fuel teams to get to the solution.
You synthesize large amounts of information to create plans that put the right information in the right place, at the right time, for the right audience.
As an account manager, you are an expert in negotiating with partners and business leaders.
Your briefs and plans provide the creative team with clarity, leaving no ambiguity about the objective and how things connect.
You collaborate with the creative and producer teams throughout development and execution.
You’re able to explain the value of digital media, editorial programming, and communication techniques to non-creative audiences, both in person and in writing.
As an editor/writer, you possess a strong editorial point of view and narrative ability, building key messages for work ranging from seasonal campaigns to product launches, to employee initiatives.
Whether writing talking points for senior leaders or partnering on a script that will move the team towards a shared vision, your storytelling is applied via strategic communications and engagement narratives.
Creative teams trust your input and guidance.
Business partners have faith in your strategic abilities.
Executives are confident in your grasp of global sentiment.
Briefs are concise and clearly defined as to what success looks like and how it will lead to action against KPIs.
Strategies are shaped with a customer and creative perspective into stories that inspire.
The work is grounded in what’s needed now (think: the rhythm of a daily news cycle) but also have an eye to what could be.
You are empathetic and deeply in tune with our audience of amazing and dedicated Store and RCC employees around the world.
You are curious and perceptive, with a strong intuition, leading the way and driving for results through dynamic change where roles and the work are evolving or ambiguous.
Qualification
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Required
7-10+ years developing and presenting communication plans and strategies within a media, publishing, PR or advertising agency environment.
Demonstrated expertise for how audiences consume and experience content and media.
Proven ability to ‘look around corners’ to understand business challenges and formulate effective communication strategies that support the audience needs and business goals.
Confident in navigating a large cross functional organization, balancing multiple stakeholders.
Strong executional abilities, able to go from strategy, to ensuring execution is on target and on brief.
Possess excellent writing skills that can deliver clear messages that motivate behavior change while meeting business goals.
Extraordinary ability to organically grow internal relationships, work effectively within cross-functional teams, and lead through ambiguity in order to produce forward-thinking creative deliverables.
Exceptional learning agility — ability to listen, learn, and apply insights during dynamic situations.
Experience working with international peers and leadership teams to define global communication strategies and support the needs of our geos.
Demonstrated passion for Retail, with experience on how to engage people in a human way at the scale of client.
BA/BS in Marketing, Corporate Communications, Public Relations, Editorial Writing or related field preferred.
Preferred
Ideal industry is retail or healthcare.
They need to know how to engage team members by using data and insights.
They also need to be strong presenters and be able to build decks in Keynote.
Company
Russell Tobin
Russell Tobin is a staffing and recruiting company that provides recruitment and staffing advisory services.