Marketing Communications Associate Director

Job Purpose and Impact:

The Marketing Communications Associate Director will lead the development and execution of all marketing communications activities for a large or complex business or platform. In this role, you will provide guidance to a team of professionals to lead and coordinate the marketing communications materials to effectively represent products, services, brands and the organization to customers and prospects.

Key Accountabilities:

• Negotiate or supervise the negotiation and selection of business with external suppliers and agencies. 
• Lead the development and execution of internal and external communication strategies for the business or platform, ensuring all materials and content are on brand. 
• Lead the implementation of marketing campaigns and partner to develop marketing communications strategies and programs in collaboration with sales and technical teams. 
• Lead the design, development and implementation of marketing campaigns and content marketing to support the organization's products, services or market sector. 
• Provide leadership and guidance in the creation of graphic presentations that clearly communicate the product, solution or brand messages to meet business objectives. 
• Evolve brand strategy foundation for key brands, including: brand purpose and positioning, alignment to consumer targets, full funnel consumer journey 
• Drive brand health momentum via strong campaign plans and execution to improve awareness, consideration, relevance, distinction 
• Oversee campaign effectiveness measurement with key performance indicators to maximize return on spend 
• Develop plans and deliver results in a fast-changing business or regulatory environment, while leading and developing a team of experienced professionals and supervisors, coaching and making decisions related to talent management hiring, performance and disciplinary actions. 
• You will also collaborate with managers and supervisors in your organization to ensure staff selections align with current and future needs. 
• Other duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience 
• Minimum of six years of Marketing Communications work experience 
• Minimum of five years managerial/supervisory experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of ten years of Marketing and Communication work related experience 
• Experience of marketing strategy and planning 
• Experience of brand building on B2C 
• Experience of managing significant advertising budget 
• Experience of campaign planning and execution 
• Experience of managing creative and media agency relationship 
• Experience on Agriculture or Animal Nutrition