Friday, March 19, 2010

Executive Communications Manager, Emerging Technologies Group

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We currently have an opportunity for an experienced Executive Communications Manager to lead the executive communications for the Senior Vice President of the Emerging Technologies Group (ETG). ETG focuses on creating solutions in new and adjacent markets built around advanced video, voice, and data communications.

Responsibilities:
-Designing and developing a communications strategy and an executive point of view for internal and external audiences.
-Developing and executing strategic communications and managing the operations and process for the organization.
-Drive creative, thought leadership messaging for new market adjacencies and priorities.
-Must develop strong partnerships within the organization as well as cross-functionally in order to develop content and messaging for key communication deliverables.
-Ensures overall communications strategy is successfully executed across multiple channels.
-Additional responsibilities include creating briefing materials, presentations, special writing assignments and special project and event assignments.

Skills Required:
-5 years + of experience in an Executive Communications role.
-Demonstrate strong leadership skills, executive influence skills and content development skills, with the ability to communicate details and share best practices both inside and outside the organization.
-Must be very detailed oriented and organized with the ability to work seamlessly within broader team to achieve desired results.
-Must have strong culture of teamwork and collaboration across the group and execute with timeliness and quality.
-Seen as someone who could provide positioning counsel as a subject matter expert.
-Must be able to extract salient information from multiple sources and synthesize information into presentations that are consistent with the approved communications strategies.
-Strong process and operational skills with the ability to prioritize and align to key business objectives.
-Flexible and resilient.
-Problem solver.
-Ability to gain consensus among others.
-Ability to manage sensitive situations and sensitive materials.
-Ability to grasp technical issues and market considerations.
-Solid project management skills and attention to detail.

Education:
Requires BA/BS in Marketing, Business, IS or equivalent plus 5+ years of related experience in Marketing or Communications organization.

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