Position Summary:

The Marketing Communications Manager helps advance The Conference Board mission and strengthen its brand by developing marketing collateral and other communications materials aimed at a range of internal and external audiences around the world.

These materials may include, for example, written pitches and talking points, flyers and brochures, annual reports, presentations, web content, and more.

The Marketing Communications Manager contributes directly to developing these materials, and manages and monitors their creation through close collaboration with colleagues and vendors to ensure timely, top-quality, professional products that further the strategies outlined by the Chief Marketing Officer. The Marketing Communications Manager reviews and manages the internal processes of the Marketing Communications department, and works closely with Creative, Editorial, Production, Distribution, Business Development, Office of the General Counsel and other key stakeholders throughout The Conference Board.

Reporting Relationship:

Reports to the Chief Marketing Officer.

Principal Direct Activities:

1. Manage the production process (conceptualization, writing, editing, design, production, distribution) for all marketing and communications materials, writing and executing briefs for each project
2. Contribute to honing underlying messages and strategies
3. Polish department and staff PowerPoint presentations
4. Oversee production of promotional videos
5. Ensure that all materials and communications adhere to brand and trademark management guidelines and to The Conference Board messaging

Requirements:

The right candidate will have:

• A Bachelor's degree with between 5 to 10 years of experience in related work, preferably in a large organization with a diverse, high-performance culture.
• Excellent written, spoken and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to run a meeting to time and agenda, and push projects to completion.
• The ability to produce top-quality professional materials on time and on budget.
• Superb project management skills, with the ability to add clear value to projects at every stage.
• Full proficiency in Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• An innovative mindset full of initiative and enthusiasm; a highly creative perspective with a willingness to roll up sleeves (without asking), perform basic tasks and work through bureaucratic hurdles if necessary.
• A global view without sacrificing speed.
• A highly professional, tactful and effective operating style, with the ability to manage both up and down the organization.
• A refined sense of diplomacy to make sound judgments while thinking independently.
• The desire and ability to learn about issues relevant to global economics and business.