When it comes to Communications and Giving Back at Southwire, we're a team. We are passionate about the partnerships we provide within our company and our communities, and it shows up in the excellent work we do together. Our purpose is to share Southwire's story in a meaningful way with our stakeholders while ensuring we maintain a strong brand, trusted reputation, and inclusive culture.

An exciting opportunity is open for a manager who will lead the company's communications and recruitment marketing approach. This individual will lead a high-performing and creative team of business partners that advise, serve, and deliver exceptional quality, timely, and effective communications to our stakeholders.

The ideal candidate for this role is a proven people leader with a passion for top-notch communications and a knack for project management. In this role, you will need to emphasize building trust and relationships at all levels of the business, while being able to prioritize effectively, make quick decisions, ask tough questions, and troubleshoot to offer creative solutions. Change management is at the core of many of our efforts, so it's important to understand and advise the business on the impact and importance of change communications.
We're launching, leveraging, and optimizing technology and tools to provide even more equity of access to company information to our 9,000+ team members, and we continue to stay on the leading edge of best communication practices.

At the same time, we continually ensure our team members enjoy what they do and are growing, personally and professionally. So, if this opportunity sounds like a way for you to connect your leadership, passions, and expertise... keep reading!

Key Responsibilities
* Overall management of Southwire's Communications team, which includes communications business partners, creative team, and recruitment marketing
* Develop and lead adoption and engagement strategy for Southwire Circuit, our newly-introduced app-based technology to effectively engage team members across the business
* Ensure strong partnerships across the business to build and execute internal communication strategies for Southwire business groups, functions, and teams
* Connect the work of the team to Southwire's overall mission/vision - drive effective external communications and recruitment marketing efforts across Southwire's footprint
* Serve as a creative advisor for the creative team and visual production activities
* Stay on the leading edge of best-in-class communication technology and tools, including support of ongoing efforts to transition company digital signage strategy
* Plan, execute, and lead quarterly CEO business updates as well as support overall executive communications
* Ongoing vendor management with technology and communication partners, as well as agency partners
* Support and encourage team participation in company Giving Back activities and efforts
* Other communication-related duties as assigned

Required Education, Experience, and Skills
Minimum Education Level: Bachelor's
Years of Experience: 8+ years (1-3 years in management role)
Field of Expertise: Communication, Marketing, or related field

Preferred Skills, Licenses, & Certificates:
Strong writing experience in a corporate communications role, Experience with the following technology platforms: Adobe Creative Suite, FirstUp Technology, Airtable, Enplug, Vimeo, Shootproof

Reporting Spans of Control
Reports To (Supervisor Title): Director, Communications
Does this role Manage Southwire Team Members: Yes
Direct Reports Job Title(s): Communication Specialist, Creative Specialist, Recruitment Marketing Specialist
Number of Direct Reports: 5-10

Scope: All Locations
Travel: International
Travel % of Time: Up to 50%
Workplace Setting: Hybrid (2-3 days a week On-Site)