Senior Manager Corporate Brand & Creative

At AstraZeneca, we pride ourselves on crafting a collaborative culture that champions knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking and innovation ultimately providing employees with the opportunity to work across teams, functions and even the globe.

Recognizing the importance of individualized flexibility, our ways of working allow employees to balance personal and work commitments while ensuring we continue to create a strong culture of collaboration and teamwork by engaging face-to-face in our offices 3 days a week.

Our head office and BlueSky Hub in downtown Toronto are purposely designed with collaboration in mind, providing space where teams can come together to strategize, brainstorm and connect on key projects.

Our dedication to sustainability is also central to our culture and part of what makes AstraZeneca a great place to work.

We know the health of people, the planet and our business are interconnected which is why we’re taking ambitious action to tackle some of the biggest challenges of our time, from climate change to access to healthcare and disease prevention.

Summary

As Manager Corporate Brand & Creative you will work across the AstraZeneca Corporate Communications team and Global Corporate Affairs (GCA) network to manage corporate brand and creative output in support of a differentiated and trusted corporate brand and reputation.

You will work alone and under direction to manage a varied range of important corporate brand programmes, working across GCA and with international teams and agencies to ensure a high-level of creative output and strong visual identity.

This will include the day-to-day delivery of key corporate brand and campaign assets, managing brand guidelines, visual libraries and materials and driving forward our brand engagement and guardianship programme.

You will also be responsible for managing key brand platforms and tools, including our online brand platform and our branded PowerPoint template.

This involves strong technical expertise and ability to source and pilot organisational tools, providing training and support throughout their adoption and implementation.

You will be expected to contribute to the delivery of signature brand programmes, and to support the translation of the corporate brand into a wide range of business applications, assets and campaigns.

You will need to collaborate cross-functionally with teams across Corporate Communications and Global Corporate Affairs to respond to brand queries, support the development of compelling creative content and ensure brand adherence.

You will be responsible for reviewing brand and creative content and quality control of external contractor and agency work.

You are proactive and innovative, able to work across a range of communications fields. Excellent visual judgement, project management, planning and multi-channel communications experience (particularly digital communications and analytics) is essential.

You will be expected to play an important role in fostering a positive culture as part of the broader Global Corporate Affairs team.

Key responsibilities

Work under direction and alone to manage and coordinate the delivery of key corporate brand assets and activities

Partner with global, regional and market teams to support the delivery of high-quality, creative content and ensure brand adherence

Implement lessons and drive action and optimisation across the team, adopting best practices and ensuring approaches remain best-in-class

Ensure all communications share a unified look and feel that reflect the company’s business priorities, strategy and brand

Manage contract resources to support effective execution of communication activities as required. Oversee quality and compliance of work

Upskilling the organisation on the importance of brand through training and education

Knowledge and experience

Minimum 5-7 years brand and design experience working in a fast-paced global in-house or agency communications team

Experienced brand and creative strategist with demonstrable understanding of the end-to-end brand or creative processes, from taking a brief through to content delivery

Experience in working with international teams or on projects with international dimensions

Previous experience of CRM websites and strong IT system knowledge

Significant experience of managing different partner relationships and confident at managing up

Skilled at using social media and digital content creation, and experience in measurement and how to use data and research to drive brand and communications efforts

Experience of working in pharma / other highly regulated sector is desirable

Capabilities and behaviours

High level of technological competence and skills able to manage online content management platforms with solid understanding of technology options

Exceptional project management skills and good interpersonal skills with ability to manage external resources / agency partners

Solid understanding of social media and translating technical content into on-brand materials for a broad range of audiences

Strong visual judgement and design oversight skills

Resilience under pressure

Confidence around leaders and global Corporate Affairs colleagues. Comfortable delivering alternative viewpoint

Able to develop and maintain networks across business and cultural boundaries

Self-starter with proven track record to work independently and flexibly, think ahead, engage proactively and take initiative

Capable of achieving results in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, often on short deadlines

Comfortable operating in a matrixed environment

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AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion and providing a workplace that is free from discrimination.

AstraZeneca is committed to accommodating persons with disabilities. Such accommodation is available on request in respect of all aspects of the recruitment, assessment and selection process and may be requested by emailing .

Date Posted

24-Jun-2024

Closing Date

07-Jul-2024