Director Brand Communications (m/f/d)

Adidas AG
(Herzogenaurach. Germany)
Posted: 14. March 2019
Posted: 
Thursday, 14 March 2019
Location: 
Herzogenaurach
Germany
Bayern
Company: 
Adidas AG
Job description: 

The Director Communications strategies the development of an integrated, through-the-line, marketing communications package to support adidas’ global and specific BU marketing and business objectives.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

  • Partner to the BU product managers in developing marketing and communication plans that drive the business unit and lead to effective communication activities.
  • Envision short and long term communications strategy based on the global SBP and specific business unit objectives and drive the development of an effective channel-planning strategy based on the consumer and marketing objectives.
  • Ideate comprehensive action plans for all BU communications projects with the aim to maximize brand and (new) product exposure while maximizing efficiencies.
  • Remain up-to-date on the fast developing Media Environment in general and New Media technologies and opportunities in particular.
  • Envision communication opportunities, as well as opportunities for Co-ops & Co-branding and coordinate with day-to-day management of all other marketing disciplines: Digital, Social, PR and retail.
  • Select and steer global and local agencies across projects and activities for the business unit: agency briefing process and development of concepts and creative elements.
  • Select and steer agency towards creative concept that meets objectives and works across disciplines, and global markets.
  • Indicate development of communication tools from conception to implementation ensuring all projects are on brief and meet the highest creative standards.
  • Steer the Business Unit and global communications plan and benchmark the progress in the brand perception in markets.
  • Ideate post-campaign evaluation performance by conducting or coordinating research and tracking project development, collating results into regular quality reports.
  • Owns the communications and advertising specific budgets and spending strategies to insure communication activities are developed with regional use and implementation issues in mind.

KNOWLEDGE, CAPABILITIES AND EXPERIENCE:

  • Excellent interpersonal/communication skills and managerial level of strategic thinking.
  • Senior experience in marketing communications, campaign development and execution.
  • Academic and professional deep understanding of an ever-changing marketing landscape and advanced experience in project management systematic, methodologies and tools.
  • Ability to collaborate and manage platforms and tools used by multiple functions as well as ability to manage and / or collaborate with internal and external cross-functional groups: product marketing, communications, social, digital.
  • Broad understanding of and passion for the sports and fashion/entertainment industry.
  • State of the art presentation and organizational skills.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Degree in Marketing, Communications, Retail, Digital or a related field. Master Degree / MBA a plus. 8+ years’ industry and / or relevant work experience. Fluent written and spoken English language skills.

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