Total 5 Director/C-Level pr media communications job vacancies in singapore duo tower

The Asia Business Development and Marketing team is an ambitious and talented team that deliver best practice marketing initiatives Asia-wide. The team is a critical enabler to Turner & Townsend’s growth strategy in Asia.

In line with continued business growth, we are seeking a Marketing and Communications Associate Director who will be responsible for developing and executing our marketing, communications and digital marketing plan, and subsequent initiatives Asia-wide. This role will manage the marketing budget, provide demonstrable ROI, and guide senior stakeholders to produce compelling thought leadership and insightful events.

The successful candidate will demonstrate a sound understanding of marketing strategy and execution, and operate at both strategic and hands-on level. He/She must develop strong internal relationships and be comfortable challenging and leading technical professionals. The role will directly line manage 3 existing, talented marketing professionals.

Key responsibilities include:

Strategic planning and best practice:

• Develop and execute the Asia marketing and communications strategy and plan, in line with priority sectors and markets.
• Support priority pursuits, alongside business development and operational teams, with targeted campaigns that influences buying behaviours.
• Own the marketing budget Asia-wide, overseeing requests for investment and driving ROI.
• Be brand custodian in Asia, driving brand compliance, understanding and training.
• Develop best practice processes and tools to enable high quality events and thought leadership.

External communications and marketing

• Work with Campaigns Manager for executing strategic Asia-wide marketing campaigns. This includes stakeholder management, multi-channel execution, internal communications and ROI.
• Support external communications activity including award submissions, media relations, social media, digital, and associated profile raising activities within Asia.
• Work directly with Turner & Townsend’s leadership team to provide strategic communications advice.
• Supervise external PR agency relationships and engagement to secure positive media coverage for agreed campaigns.
• Support in directing strategic-level external event, sponsorship and conference activity; implement clear strategies for priority events and conferences to drive client engagement and ROI.

Internal communications:

• Support internal communications plans targeted at employees across different offices, segments, service lines, and functions to promote employee engagement.
• Work alongside the sector/segment/cost centre leads to host strategic internal conferences and events.
• Deliver inspiring brand-led communications content and activities to the Turner & Townsend employee audience.

Reporting:

• Establish measurements and tracking to ensure and demonstrate the ROI of all communications activities.
• Establish or maintain methods that provide visibility to the Asia-wide business on upcoming activities and initiatives.
• Produce and/or contribute to Board reports, performance reviews and summaries, as needed.

Other:

• Champion global/Asia programmes, deliverables and initiatives across the region.
• Manage/supervise performance of marketing and communications professionals within Asia.
• Work as part of the Asia Pacific marketing and communications function, in addition to working with global communications professionals.
• Work in conjunction with client and bid professionals in the Asia business generation team.

COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA PLAN 

• Formulate communications and media calendar for each revenue stream, ensuring timely and accurate execution of each initiative through coordinating with relevant teams 
• Responsible for consistently creating positive and relevant news to drive P R value from earned local and global channels   
• Work to enhance the brand image of each venue through reviewing all communications materials including but not limited to sales decks, in-house collaterals and displays, press materials, ad copies and assets 
• Direct the creation of compelling content that highlights the unique features and experiences offered by the hotels, convention centre, dining outlets, and spa, ensuring it resonates with our target audience.
• Lead submissions for all awards targeted by the complex and actively canvass for votes and nominations with relevant stakeholders. Leverage all awards to drive revenue 
• Source and collaborate with relevant partners and suppliers to create unique guest experiences and events

CAMPAIGN & EVENT MANAGEMENT

• Plan communications campaigns with marketing team and agencies to cover digital marketing, social media, email marketing, and traditional advertising, to increase brand awareness and sales
• Host and entertain media, bloggers, content creators and influencers to drive positive coverage and beneficial commercial outcomes 
• Drive the marketing and promotion of hotel-led events held at the complex, ensuring they attract the desired clientele and achieve attendance targets
• Monitor and analyze the performance of communications campaigns and prepare regular reports to evaluate the effectiveness of different strategies

MARKET RESEARCH & ANALYSIS

• Conduct market research to identify consumer preferences, market trends, and competitive landscapes
• Analyse data from various platforms to provide informed proposal to meet commercial and business goals 
• Review competitors to create in-depth communications strategies to promote all products and service

PARTNER & INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT

• Proactively initiate partnerships drive business synergy and reduce costs
• Host prolific partners and industry players for continual engagement while seeking opportunities for mutually-beneficial collaborations 
• Seek relevant brands for co-branded guest experiences

BUDGETING

• Monitor and maintain budget for all communications campaigns, ensuring forecast accuracy 
• Responsible to gathering scope and costs for budgeted items related to marketing communications 
• Manage and allocate the communications budget effectively to achieve desired results and a strong return on investmentPlan and prepare for annual budget submission and presentation 

OTHERS

• Comply with hotel and department policies and procedures at all times 
• Assist with any other Sales & Marketing projects as requested 
• To carry out other duties as and when assigned by the Management of the Hotel

Team Summary             

The AP Corporate Communication team creates and delivers communication programs that drive Visa’s business growth and advance and protect the company’s reputation. This team takes ownership of the Company’s external comms profile including Asia Pacific’s President and senior leadership team, Products & Solutions, Innovation, Commercial & Money Movement, Merchant Sales & Acquiring, Risk, Consulting and Analytics, Technology, and Strategy. We work across external, client and employee communication activities to promote Visa’s ongoing strategy to extend our payments network into new areas of opportunity and position ourselves as the partner of choice for banks, merchants, fintechs, technology companies and governments. In close partnership with the business functions, our team defines the company’s positions in the region on a wide range of industry topics and delivers corresponding thought leadership content.

What a Director, Business Communication does at Visa:

In this role, you will work with the AP leadership team and key functions across the business: Product, Merchant Sales & Acquiring, Technology and support on Global sponsorships & marketing. You will conceptualize and deliver communication programs that drive business results for Visa’s critical growth pillars and how these support the growth of our clients’ businesses. You will oversee regional thought leadership communication including content for external, client and internal audiences. This includes comprehensive corporate storytelling collateral, media and social campaigns, and stakeholder education delivered via a mix of channels including events.

In this role, you will be the regional communication lead for a range of areas that are central to Visa’s growth and manage the communication needs of the relevant functional teams and oversee communication campaigns that reflect these areas’ increased importance to Visa’s long-term growth strategy.  You will play a key role in managing issues and supporting crisis communication across Asia Pacific.

It is vital for the applicant to demonstrate knowledge and capability in helping regional and local business and communication teams engage stakeholders and reinforce Visa’s vision for the future of commerce as it relates to our long-term commitment to uplift economies. In addition to delivering high-quality communication programs, you will act as a trusted advisor to Visa’s leadership team in some of the region’s most complex functions, helping them talk about their business objectives in a way that has a meaningful impact in the communities in which we operate. You will also play a key role in ensuring the company’s public and client-facing messages in Asia Pacific are communicated with a whole-of-Visa perspective, coordinating across geographies to make sure all content, from press releases to speeches, is consistent and aligned.

Projects you will be a part of:

This team creates and leads many of the highest profile communication programs in the region. We oversee the Asia Pacific communication strategy to define and articulate Visa’s network evolution as it relates to innovation, trust and corporate citizenship. On a tactical level, you’ll support the delivery of regional strategic events and play a key role in developing thought leadership content for senior leaders.

You’ll also contribute to broader communication programs that the regional AP comms team is responsible for:

• Small business programs and expanding merchant acceptance
• Corporate storytelling to drive Visa’s critical growth pillars of value-added services and money movement
• Regional positions on innovations shaping the payments landscape, such as data privacy and cybersecurity
• Strategic initiatives
• Reputation challenges and opportunities associated with all of the above, including defining the value of Visa and issues/crisis management.

You will lead or work on communication programs that incorporate every aspect of the communications discipline, including public relations and social media (press announcements, key messaging, media interviews, bylines), client-facing communication (leading development of client-facing thought leadership collateral, supporting major client events as run by the Client Communication team) and employee communication (working closely with the Employee Communication team to promote functional priorities on internal channels and at the annual regional market kickoff meeting.)

You will work with the most senior leaders in the region to help them achieve their business objectives through strategic communication programs, and you will have a chance to work closely with colleagues in every market in Asia Pacific, as well as our global colleagues in the broader communication team.

Your Career

We are looking for a Director to lead communications for the JAPAC region. In this role, you will be responsible for setting the communications strategy to amplify the work of Palo Alto Networks across 12 countries. A creative and strategic thinker who is excited by tech and innovation and the people that drive it, you are someone who thrives in a fast-paced and collaborative environment and has a proven track record in tech and/or cybersecurity building PR strategies and campaigns. This is a full time position based in Singapore, reporting into the Communications team in our California HQ. 

Your Impact 

• Establish a PR strategy in conjunction with senior Sales, Systems Engineering, Legal/Policy, Marketing and People leaders
• Identify and build media opportunities to amplify Palo Alto Networks work across the region
• Manage PR agencies across 12 countries to deploy the strategy 
• Strengthen and develop relationships with reporters across the region
• Create op-eds, blog posts and other content to support Palo Alto Networks priorities
• Manage and train a team of three including JAPAC spokespeople
• Support regional analyst outreach and opportunities

The Marketing Practice is a full-service agency for the new, integrated era of B2B. We have about 400 B2B specialists globally, helping tech leaders create more sales today and better growth long term.

Our clients are some of the world’s biggest tech brands and fast-growth challenger firms. We work with them right across the funnel to deliver the type of growth that defines careers and wins awards. Our success comes from identifying, recruiting, and developing talented people like you.

What we are looking for:

An energetic and detail-oriented client focused leader to oversee media strategy for B2B client programs. The person will lead client and campaign media strategy whilst helping shape the relationships we build with customers and media vendors. If you’re results-driven, with a passion for digital marketing, please read on as this is a great opportunity for a talented Account Director to oversee media strategy, and help shape key relationships with some of the world's leading technology clients.

What you will do:

• You would lead the strategic direction and day-to-day operations of accounts, helping to develop plans and implement campaigns.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with all key client decision makers at both a senior and operational level, ensuring we are meeting their needs and developing capabilities to drive future growth.
• Have a strong knowledge of paid media solutions relevant for B2B and as part of your role, stay abreast of emerging marketing trends and solutions.
• You can plan, execute, optimize, and report on strategic digital media campaigns with an emphasis on paid media tactics (including direct vendor/partner executions, programmatic media, content syndication, etc.)
• Be comfortable providing strategic recommendations and insights from program inception to completion for digital media channels for our B2B clients

• At least 5 years of experience in managing clients, with sound knowledge of digital planning and buying/execution/optimization
• B2B client experience is a major plus!
• Familiarity with standard media planning and buying processes as well as industry relevant tools and trends.
• Proficient understanding of paid search, programmatic, and social tactics
• General understanding of how other less digital media tactics fit into an overall strategy (i.e. OTT, OOH, Audio, etc.)
• Demonstrates agility via multi-tasking – multiple clients, programs, strategies & team members
• Proven ability to synthesize data & results, identify trends & key findings, and fuel content strategies
• An influencer that can work well with various groups and levels of the organization
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including editing others’ work and coaching others’ presentations

• Generous holiday allowance (Plentiful PTO).
• Shutdown between Christmas and New Year.
• Parental leave - 12 Weeks of Full Pay for Primary Carers and an additional 50% pay for 12 more weeks.
• Sick leave – 15 days annual allowance.
• We aim to give back. Our charitable foundation is helping eight girls in Cambodia go to school, and we often hold charity events.
• Growth opportunities. Three of our board members – including our CEO – joined us straight from education, as did many other senior staff. The sky’s the limit for good people here.
• Sustainable Future Giving. We want to help create a positive impact on our planet by donating to plant trees, tackling our impact, and helping to reduce emissions.

As an employee of The Marketing Practice, we expect you to remain up to date with information security training and policies, and the company policies set out in your contract. For management roles, this includes ensuring members of your team undertake relevant training and adhere to company policies.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Don’t count yourself out just yet. Studies have shown some individuals are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At The Marketing Practice, we are dedicated to building a diverse workplace based on merit, great work ethics, and character. So, if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.