Communication chief job description
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Communication chief requirements can be divided into technical requirements and required soft skills. The lists below show the most common requirements included in communication chief job postings.
Sample communication chief requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Communications or related field.
- 5+ years of professional experience in public relations or communications.
- Proven track record of successful PR campaigns.
- Strong writing skills.
- Proficiency in communication tools and software.
Sample required communication chief soft skills
- Excellent interpersonal and networking skills.
- Creative problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Strong project management capabilities.
- Able to lead and motivate teams.
Communication chief job description example 1
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. communication chief job description
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**Job Description**
**About the role:**
The Chief Storyteller drives end-to-end storytelling that supports Takeda's business goals, helps shape company culture, and drives value for the corporate brand and strategy. The Chief Storyteller helps fuel the Takeda story - the heart and the soul of what we represent - in a way that resonates with employees and external partners alike. Join Takeda as a Chief Storyteller, Global Corporate Brand & Communications where you will be a catalyst for making business strategy a reality. You will also create editorial strategy; capture, encode, build, and share stories that inspire and excite our audiences; build affinity Takeda and its people, products, and services through storytelling. As part of the Global Corporate Affairs team, you will report to SVP and Head of Global Corporate Brand & Communications.
**How you will contribute:**
+ Work with the leadership team and employees on communications initiatives that incorporate the vision, mission, values, and strategic growth priorities of Takeda
+ Translate brand desire and value proposition(s) into compelling stories - both short- and long-form - to tell across paid, earned, shared, and owned channels (platform agnostic)
+ Create and support overarching messaging/editorial framework that supports key business units and positions spokespeople as experts
+ Ensure consistency of messaging with care for corporate brand and strategy
+ Map most compelling and desired dimensions of stories to audiences and platforms (channel strategy)
+ Work with executives on contributed content/speeches/articles
+ Contribute to internal communications including plans for communicating company vision, values, and initiatives to employees to foster shared engagement
+ Help inspire creativity
+ Promote the use of and be the source of storytelling frameworks, approaches, and best practices
+ Mentor and develop team of storytelling specialists across functional areas
+ Ensure editorial team has what they need to deliver editorial excellence/deliverables that live up to high goals
**Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:**
+ Bachelor's degree in Communications/Journalism or a related field, with 10+ years of experience
+ Demonstrated experience in corporate newsrooms in a leadership role
+ Experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology or healthcare industry communications environment.
+ Experience converting value propositions into narrative-based content/copy; experience distilling complex concepts into content that is easy to consume
+ Experience with story structure and storytelling
+ Familiarity with modern mediums and channels; Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Yammer, Reddit, Quora, etc.
+ Experience producing and building content for social, web
+ Content Marketing Experience including both earned and paid
+ Video production experience - from concept and storyboards, to script writing and casting, to editing and CGI/post-production
+ Project management skills and capability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously.
+ Budget management skills
+ Change management experience
**What Takeda can offer you:**
+ Comprehensive Healthcare: Medical, Dental, and Vision
+ Financial Planning & Stability: 401(k) with company match and Annual Retirement Contribution Plan
+ Health & Wellness programs including onsite flu shots and health screenings
+ Generous time off for vacation and the option to purchase additional vacation days
+ Community Outreach Programs and company match of charitable contributions
+ Family Planning Support
+ Flexible Work Paths
+ Tuition reimbursement
**More about us:**
At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.
Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.
This position is currently classified as "hybrid" in accordance with Takeda's Hybrid and Remote Work policy.
In accordance with the CO Equal Pay Act, Colorado Applicants Are Not Permitted to Apply.
**EEO Statement**
_Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law._
**Locations**
Cambridge, MA
**Worker Type**
Employee
**Worker Sub-Type**
Regular
**Time Type**
Full time
**Job Description**
**About the role:**
The Chief Storyteller drives end-to-end storytelling that supports Takeda's business goals, helps shape company culture, and drives value for the corporate brand and strategy. The Chief Storyteller helps fuel the Takeda story - the heart and the soul of what we represent - in a way that resonates with employees and external partners alike. Join Takeda as a Chief Storyteller, Global Corporate Brand & Communications where you will be a catalyst for making business strategy a reality. You will also create editorial strategy; capture, encode, build, and share stories that inspire and excite our audiences; build affinity Takeda and its people, products, and services through storytelling. As part of the Global Corporate Affairs team, you will report to SVP and Head of Global Corporate Brand & Communications.
**How you will contribute:**
+ Work with the leadership team and employees on communications initiatives that incorporate the vision, mission, values, and strategic growth priorities of Takeda
+ Translate brand desire and value proposition(s) into compelling stories - both short- and long-form - to tell across paid, earned, shared, and owned channels (platform agnostic)
+ Create and support overarching messaging/editorial framework that supports key business units and positions spokespeople as experts
+ Ensure consistency of messaging with care for corporate brand and strategy
+ Map most compelling and desired dimensions of stories to audiences and platforms (channel strategy)
+ Work with executives on contributed content/speeches/articles
+ Contribute to internal communications including plans for communicating company vision, values, and initiatives to employees to foster shared engagement
+ Help inspire creativity
+ Promote the use of and be the source of storytelling frameworks, approaches, and best practices
+ Mentor and develop team of storytelling specialists across functional areas
+ Ensure editorial team has what they need to deliver editorial excellence/deliverables that live up to high goals
**Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:**
+ Bachelor's degree in Communications/Journalism or a related field, with 10+ years of experience
+ Demonstrated experience in corporate newsrooms in a leadership role
+ Experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology or healthcare industry communications environment.
+ Experience converting value propositions into narrative-based content/copy; experience distilling complex concepts into content that is easy to consume
+ Experience with story structure and storytelling
+ Familiarity with modern mediums and channels; Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Yammer, Reddit, Quora, etc.
+ Experience producing and building content for social, web
+ Content Marketing Experience including both earned and paid
+ Video production experience - from concept and storyboards, to script writing and casting, to editing and CGI/post-production
+ Project management skills and capability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously.
+ Budget management skills
+ Change management experience
**What Takeda can offer you:**
+ Comprehensive Healthcare: Medical, Dental, and Vision
+ Financial Planning & Stability: 401(k) with company match and Annual Retirement Contribution Plan
+ Health & Wellness programs including onsite flu shots and health screenings
+ Generous time off for vacation and the option to purchase additional vacation days
+ Community Outreach Programs and company match of charitable contributions
+ Family Planning Support
+ Flexible Work Paths
+ Tuition reimbursement
**More about us:**
At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.
Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.
This position is currently classified as "hybrid" in accordance with Takeda's Hybrid and Remote Work policy.
In accordance with the CO Equal Pay Act, Colorado Applicants Are Not Permitted to Apply.
**EEO Statement**
_Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law._
**Locations**
Cambridge, MA
**Worker Type**
Employee
**Worker Sub-Type**
Regular
**Time Type**
Full time
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Updated March 14, 2024
Updated March 14, 2024