Senior Communications/Marketing Communications Manager (Silicon Valley/Cupertino, CA)

Senior Communications/Marketing Communications Manager
Location: Headquarters
Job Code: BC121808CI
# of openings: 1
Description

Crawford Communications Group (www.crawfordgroup.com), located in Silicon Valley/Cupertino, is currently looking for a qualified Senior Communications/Marketing Communications Manager for an engagement with our leading high technology client located in the South S.F. Bay Area.

Please note that no phone calls will be accepted. Only local San Francisco Bay Area candidates will be considered.



Target Consulting Dates: January 2008 through October 2009. Potential to extend.

Firm Consulting Rates: $60-$70/hour, depending on experience, as a Crawford Communications Group employee.
Hours/location: Full time - 40 hours/week initial phase, likely to reduce to part-time 20-30 hours/week for later phases. Onsite at corporate headquarters.

Consulting Engagement Description:

The Senior Communications/Marketing Communications Manager is capable of developing strategic communications and marketing communications plans as well as driving large-scale pre-launch and launch initiatives.



The consultant will be responsible for creating integrated marketing and communications plans including roadmaps, creative briefs, program components and campaign deliverables. Requires the ability to drive consensus from multiple stakeholders and oversee the execution of a variety of programs, campaigns and deliverables. The candidate must have the ability to liaise and drive buy-in from multiple stakeholders including senior management, cross-functional/global teams and vendors to deliver results.



The successful consultant will be skilled at managing multiple priorities, highly professional, organized and self sufficient. Must have high energy and thrive in a fast paced, demanding and cross-functionally matrixed environment.



WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:



* 10 to 15 years of global B2B high tech communications and marketing communications management experience including within one or more Tech 200 companies. Launch expertise.



* Ability to develop overall communications/marcom strategy and plan, including brand names transition, naming, value propositions, positioning and messaging.



* Expertise with internal and external messaging development, ensuring comprehensive program and campaign alignment and consistency.



* Considerable communications experience with corporate branding, global field and enablement, marketing, channel and international teams.



* Strong capability to coordinate alignment and integration of communications across internal and external campaigns and deliverables and across varied audiences.



* Proven expertise with communications targeting broad field, partner and customer audiences.



* Highly effective at content development, management and delivery across a multitude of online/offline tools, collateral, and resources. Ability to assess and optimize collateral portfolio.



* Excellent program, project and campaign management skills for creating and delivering across all vehicles: articles, emails, newsletters, presentations, podcasts, videos/VoDs, Web content, Webinars, wikis, etc. (Quality portfolio required).



* Advanced writing and editing skills (quality writing samples required).



* Proven capability to create Web strategy and comprehensive Web content. Web 2.0 savvy a plus.



* Highly effective at cross-functional teamwork, consensus building, leadership of development meetings and review processes with internal stakeholders, executives/managers, marketing, marcom and communications team members, field groups, agencies, and vendors.



* Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.



* Demands a diplomatically assertive and resourceful individual who can excel individually and

excel in a large collaborative, process oriented, complex organization.



STRONGLY PREFER:



* Product Marketing, and/or branding experience.



* Experience with professional services or technical services.



* Change Management and/or Corporate Merger/Acquisition/Integration experience.



* Advanced/technical hardware, software and/or networking solutions communications/marketing background a plus.
* Bachelors degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, or General Business. MBA a plus.

Interested? Create a profile including a Word version resume for consideration:
http://tbe.taleo.net/NA5/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=CRAWFORD&cws=1&rid=187