About the Role
Ravensburger North America is looking for a knowledgeable and dedicated individual to support all media and communications initiatives as Communications Manager. This role includes product launches, brand communications management, corporate communications community engagement and events execution. This individual will also serve as a sounding board and active participant in external brand strategy.
The ideal candidate is highly collaborative, willing to learn from mistakes, and values respect of others and communication. This person can demonstrate project management successes, from creation to execution. This person has 7-10 years of PR or agency marketing experience, can show established media relationships & writing skills, feels comfortable with technology, and has a love for board games/toys/puzzles and storytelling. Experience working with a project management software is a plus.
Ravensburger seeks to create a healthy work/life balance and is highly collaborative across the company and teams. With a team-first mentality, we strive to create a sense of belonging within the employees and consumers while establishing healthy boundaries between work and home life.
*Currently only seeking candidates with industry experience in pop culture, toys, games (board games & TCGs).
Job Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions):
· Product Launches: Assist with and support execution of product launches and building partner brands for individual products. This includes press releases, seeding samples, and overseeing media training for staff and inventors.
· Corporate Communications: Engaging in corporate communications for the whole company and/or individual brands as needed. Overseeing the company’s LinkedIn pages.
· Brand Communication Management: Handling crisis-based communication and working with the Director of Communication to create a comprehensive communication plan and best practices that can be easily utilized by everyone in the company.
· Community Engagement: Be able to offer guidance in responding to comments made on social media.
· Events: On-site execution of communications needs at key events like Gen Con, PAX Unplugged, Toy Fair, etc.
Requirements
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
· Established media relationships
· Strong writing skills
· Events experience
· Social media experience
· Familiar with project management and media relations software