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Associate Manager – Marketing Communications

Associate Manager – Marketing Communications

CompanyStryker
LocationSan Jose, CA, USA, Dallas, TX, USA, Chicago, IL, USA, Phoenix, AZ, USA, Denver, CO, USA
Salary$87600 – $186700
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing communications, communications, marketing or a related field
  • 6+ years of work experience required

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement annual marketing communication plan with comprehensive marketing strategies aligned to overall business goals
  • Partner with the Marketing Team to define, produce and execute omnichannel marketing campaigns
  • Develop and measure message effectiveness and pivot when necessary to drive customer engagement
  • Monitor and analyze campaign performance, making data-driven adjustments as needed
  • Manage and maintain campaign calendar for external communication activities to track project status, establish priorities, and traffic deliverables
  • Ensure consistent branding and messaging across all marketing channels and materials
  • Seek out opportunities to enhance and expand our customer reach via communications through best practice sharing across the business unit and extending into the industry to build a strategy for maintaining our competitive advantage
  • Monitor key competitor communications, use insight to make recommendations as to how to enhance Stryker’s communication performance and create differentiation for our customers
  • Hold team accountable to deliver high quality results with passion, energy, and drive to meet business priorities
  • Mentor, develop and influence across the business, intentionally building cross-divisional relationships
  • Maintain a high degree of self-motivation, generate fresh ideas and foster positive team interaction
  • Lead a team of professionals, develop employees, which includes hiring, communicating company policies, coaching and counseling, administering performance appraisals, and enforcing company policies through appropriate disciplinary measures
  • Create and manage budget and allocate resources effectively
  • Manage key agency partners for the business unit, monitoring spend, agency performance, areas of opportunity and service levels

Preferred Qualifications

  • Working experience in marketing communications or marketing experience in medical device industry or healthcare
  • Preferred knowledge of the big picture marketing framework, or similar marketing competencies
  • Robust marketing communications skillset
  • Excellent presentation and interpersonal communications skills
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Demonstrated effective managerial skills
  • Attention to detail and demonstrate ability for follow-up
  • Proven track record of high performance
  • Experience creating integrated marketing communication plans, and a track record of hitting key performance indicators
  • Ability to be persuasive in the absence of organizational authority
  • Must be able to understand and work within complex interdivisional procedures and policies
  • Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word & PowerPoint)
  • Familiarity with project management, sales enablement and social media platforms