Communications Manager, APCJ (6 Months Contract)

At F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create, secure, and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation. 
 

Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.

We're looking for an excellent communicator who is armed with cool ideas that can drive conversations and win the word-of-mouth game across Asia Pacific, China & Japan. He or she also has a strong experience in developing and executing high-profile communications programs, managing press/influencer relations and issues management. The role is hands-on, driving proactive and reactive communications from strategy to messaging to execution.

Sounds interesting? Read on! 

What You Will Do:

• External communications: Media relations, plan and execute earned media campaigns including regional media and analyst events, product launches, relationship-building initiatives. Leadership profiling in key media.
• Content Development: Understanding the role of content in the world of paid, earned, owned and shared (including social media) channels. This will require you to develop announcements, speeches, customer facing document, CSR initiatives and presentations. To be effective, you should be able to write for both factual and emotive purposes.
• Executive Communications: Partner and work with senior executives on communications programs and events.
• Event management: Ability to organise and execute events for employees and media/social media influencers. This involves coordinating with multiple teams, regions and vendors.
• Regional coordination: Ability to coordinate with and stay on top of programs involving local market teams, multiple internal stakeholders, agencies and third-party organisations. Work closely with marketing, social media and PR agencies to drive integrated brand-building programmes.
• Crisis communications: Issues and crisis communications management where required. Development of crisis communications processes, templates and reports to ensure readiness.
• Admin and general tasks. This may include:
• Create and improve on communications processes, infrastructure and measurement
• Manage external PR agency for day-to-day tasks, projects, reporting and planning
• Track functional budgets and work with finance to manage spends

What You Will Bring:

• 5-7 years’ experience in corporate communications, with agency experience a big plus
• Strong writing and presentation skills are a must
• Knowledge of social media and how it can be used for Marketing and Communications is essential
• Experience in regional coordination is crucial for success
• Able to work independently, open to learning and strong attention to detail
• Must be personable, have strong communication skills, able to manage up and down, not afraid to get your hands dirty, and meticulous with follow-ups and deadlines
• Photoshop or creative design skills a strong advantage

What You’Ll Get:

• Hybrid Working Mode

• Career growth and development opportunities  

• Recognitions And Rewards

• Employee Assistance Program

• Competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and cool perks
• Culture of Giving Back
• Dynamic Diversity & Inclusion Interest Groups

Apply if you believe your own unique capabilities can contribute to the success of this role and our organization!

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The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.

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It is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, sensory, physical, or mental disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination.  F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates. Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. Request by contacting accommodations@f5.com.