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Position Summary:
The Senior Manager, AMEA Communications, will be responsible for supporting Illumina’s internal and external communications efforts across Illumina’s Asia, Middle East, and Africa region, with a focus on the company’s growing Global Capability Center in Bengaluru, India. This position reports to the Director, AMEA Communications.
Position Responsibilities:
50%: Internal Communications: Asia, Middle East and Africa region
- With AMEA Communications Director, build an internal editorial calendar for AMEA team, including employee stories, feature stories on Workplace, eSignage across region facilities, region Town Halls content
- Act as communications business partner to AMEA GMs/Country Managers, optimizing communications to ensure transparency and open dialogue and supporting hiring goals
- Plan and manage internal events such as townhalls, and partner with HR on communicating local and regional employee engagement initiatives
- Work with Talent team on communications initiatives to position Illumina as an employer of choice in India, across AMEA
- Craft internal communications materials, including employee emails and Workplace posts
- Collaborate with Corporate Communications team to ensure consistency and messaging alignment
50%: External Communications: Asia, Middle East and Africa region
- With AMEA Communications Director and AMEA marketing teams, identify PR and communication opportunities and coordinate execution. Develop an external editorial calendar.
- Draft and distribute engaging communications materials, including press releases and media pitches, briefing notes, speeches, presentations, FAQs, social media posts, and web copy
- Support sub-regional General Managers with external communications, including developing thought leadership content
- Coordinate and support AMEA PR agency activities for announcements and campaigns
- Contribute to the global communications team’s editorial calendar; flag any proactive media opportunities for the AMEA region overall; align for consistency and messaging alignment
Qualifications:
Experience must include:
- Degree in communications, public relations, or a related field
- 8-10 years of experience in corporate communications and/or a PR agency setting, ideally with expertise in both internal and external communications
- Working directly with executive leadership in a communications capacity
- Creating and implementing employee communications and external communications strategies
- Knowledge of the media landscape in the AMEA region
The ideal candidate also has:
- Experience working with government affairs or public policy teams as well as marketing and commercial teams
- A clear head in times of crisis, and an ability to work through complex communications in rapid fashion
- Experience working in a multi-cultural environment
Location:
This job is hub and hybrid and based in Bengaluru near Illumina’s facility. Some travel across the AMEA region may also be required for meetings, events, and projects requiring support.
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