COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
PUMA - Boston, MA
Employment Type : Full-Time
MARKETING
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGERBoston, Massachusetts, United States of America
SPEED & SPIRIT is what we look for in our candidates, defined by some simple values that inspire us to BE DRIVEN in our performance, BE VIBRANT in our sporting legacy, BE TOGETHER in our team spirit, and BE YOU to let our individual talent and experience shine. Applying for a job at PUMA is easy and all genders are welcome. Simply click APPLY ONLINE and follow the steps to upload your application. YOUR MISSION- Responsible for developing and executing seasonal communications strategies for regionally specific initiatives within the North America media landscape and key global initiatives that are led by the North America based team
- Engage with and proactively pitch strategic media (digital, social, print) within consumer, lifestyle, culture, sneaker, fashion, and business media segmentations, as well as cultivate new relationships across verticals
- Manage the creation of media tools including press collateral, press releases, messaging and media presentations
- Maintain quality and consistency across all communications
- Work with PUMA spokespeople to prepare briefing materials and organize media interviews
- Work closely with the North America account marketing teams to communicate account specific programming and build interest
- Assist in oversight of communications calendar for US media
- Help manage North American external agency relationships and serve as day-to-day contact
- Support with North America corporate and internal communications initiatives as needed
- Act as a PUMA representative at events
- Assist in management of PR budget
- Collaborate with cross functional stakeholders from North America marketing to product and global communications counterparts to align North America messaging and seasonal priorities
- Responsible for being the global communications lead for the Basketball business unit
YOUR TALENT- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, or related field
- Minimum 5+ years professional experience in communications roles requiring exceptional written and verbal communication
- Proven experience developing proactive, compelling, and creative communications plans and materials
- Knowledge of print, digital and broadcast media with a deep understanding of the evolving digital media and content creators landscapes
- Strong base of media contacts and relationships with top-tier U.S. consumer, fashion and lifestyle media with a proven record of delivering high-impact results
- Passion, experience and familiarity with the sporting goods, fashion, lifestyle, or consumer goods space
- Should have an international/global mindset
- Must be highly collaborative and have the ability to work within a cross-functional team, matrixed global organization
- Position is based in Somerville, MA
PUMA supports over 14,000 employees across 120+ countries. The PUMA Group owns the brand PUMA, Cobra Golf and stichd, and is headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany. PUMA is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of PUMA to prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, gender, physical or mental disability, veteran-status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.For additional information, please contact: us-hrrecruiter@puma.com