Job Details

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200660078-3956

Summary

Marcom is the creatively-led global team that oversees Apple’s consumer facing marketing. We ensure the flawless development and execution of world-class communications across all medias and platforms. Every day, hundreds of millions of Apple customers around the world interact with our products. We drive the strategy and creative work that provide both new and existing customers with simple, engaging and inspiring marketing experiences.

The Partner Communications team amplifies Apple's brand and drives customer engagement through strategic marketing initiatives with our partners. We collaborate with some of the world's leading companies to create innovative campaigns and experiences that reach customers in new and impactful ways, ultimately contributing to Apple's overall marketing success. We are seeking an experienced communications expert to lead US partner marketing communication strategy, planning and execution for Apple products and services.

Description

The US Partner Communications Manager, Retail Lead drives the development of innovative partner communications strategies and creative across all Apple products and services. It serves as a critical bridge between Apple's brand vision and partner marketing execution, ensuring alignment across global markets and channels.

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years experience in international account management and/or strategy at a creatively-driven ad agency or in-house marketing communications firm, with a minimum of 5 years of experience directly managing and developing high-performing teams

• Expertise in brand communications - from strategy to execution to analysis of results.

• History of success working in cross-functional teams, building strong relationships, and confidently influencing stakeholders across a matrixed organization to drive results.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to delve deep into a product and service to understand the business and product strategy and consumer insights, to build a global communications strategy for partners

• Skilled at analyzing a partner's business, marketing strategy, and consumer insights to identify challenges and uncover opportunities

• Deep understanding of digital platforms (social, eCRM, e-commerce, content, performance marketing, digital in-store) and how they can be leveraged to deliver compelling product experiences throughout the customer journey

• Experience working with creative teams, building and collaborating on great work

• Comfortable thriving as part of a cross-functional team

• An enthusiastic leader with the ability to motivate, inspire, and guide a team toward shared goals

• Passion and eagerness to drive thoughtful strategy, build innovative communication plans, and develop great creative and integrated campaigns

• Flexible and adaptable in a dynamic environment, capable of contributing as a team member and leading with equal effectiveness

• Proven ability to build rapport, credibility, and influence across multiple stakeholders in a highly matrixed organization

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