Ford Motor Company
Internal Communications Editor in Chief
Ford Motor Company, Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States, 82007
Ford Motor Company Internal Communications Editor in Chief Cheyenne, Wyoming Apply Now We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?
Apply below after reading through all the details and supporting information regarding this job opportunity.With a career on the Ford Communications team, you can bring the message of our exciting innovations to the world! You’ll help build and protect our global reputation, build stakeholder trust, and further our mission of becoming the world’s most trusted mobility company. You’ll be part of a dedicated organization delivering best-in-class, high-impact communications programs that support our innovations, industry leadership and commitment to social responsibility.In this position...As Editor in Chief for the Internal Communications team, you will directly engage and impact over 170,000 global employees as you keep internal stakeholder audiences informed and inspired with strategic and engaging content across our internal channels. With exceptional storytelling strategies and a disciplined editorial process, you’ll elevate confidence in the future of Ford and ignite passion for our products and services.This role is responsible for developing creative, streamlined, editorial content for Ford’s employees, partners and alumni via the @FordOnline intranet, the BlueOvalNow employee app, digital signage and alumni communications. You will:Build and lead our editorial process and content team, including cross-functional partners, interactive designers, videographers and internal reporters.Collaborate with the larger Ford Communications team to create editorial plans to support all major skill team moments like product launches.Re-evaluate and reimagine processes and practices as needed to consistently maintain a high-performance internal communications newsroom.Inspire your team to tell compelling stories through film and video, graphic design, and thoughtful prose with angles tailored to our internal audiences.Use data and insights to identify unique and intriguing storytelling opportunities to drive attention, excitement, engagement and business results.Identify and exploit emerging content and creative platform trends/software.Deliver multi-channel content propositions to optimize our storytelling objectives.Act as a true organizational leader and partner within the overall Ford Employee Communications team to ensure the editorial strategy is aligned with that of Employee Engagement.Inspire a culture of optimism, competitiveness and creative excellence.Monitor and evaluate content performance and engagement.Utilize data and research to ensure that campaigns are successful.Balance staff and production budgets.You'll have...Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, English or related field.8-10 years of experience in communications, including experience in online editorial or content management roles.Five or more years of experience leading online publishing, channel planning, or content amplification strategies.Even better, you may have...Experience in a news-making environment plus public relations or internal communications, digital content marketing or content creation.Demonstrated track record developing comprehensive, integrated strategies designed to tell an enterprise story to internal audiences.Strong written and verbal communications skills with an ability to develop compelling stories that are persuasive, engaging and quotable.Can-do attitude and a sense of urgency in a rapidly changing environment.Energetic and skilled storyteller – long form, short form, visual and up to date with latest trends.Self-starter, comfortable operating in a fast-paced and less-defined environment.Experience applying quantitative methods, including data, research, impact, and measurement to content strategy.Demonstrable experience with and knowledge of social and digital media platforms and tools.Continuous demonstration of superior problem-solving, decision-making and project management skills.Experience managing a multi-disciplined, creative team.Ability to work with dispersed talent on virtual team projects.Strong knowledge of AEM-based publishing and collaboration tools such as Trello is an advantage.You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage.Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more.Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more.Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases.Tuition assistance.Established and active employee resource groups.Paid time off for individual and team community service.A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.This position is a range of salary grades SG8.Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.
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Apply below after reading through all the details and supporting information regarding this job opportunity.With a career on the Ford Communications team, you can bring the message of our exciting innovations to the world! You’ll help build and protect our global reputation, build stakeholder trust, and further our mission of becoming the world’s most trusted mobility company. You’ll be part of a dedicated organization delivering best-in-class, high-impact communications programs that support our innovations, industry leadership and commitment to social responsibility.In this position...As Editor in Chief for the Internal Communications team, you will directly engage and impact over 170,000 global employees as you keep internal stakeholder audiences informed and inspired with strategic and engaging content across our internal channels. With exceptional storytelling strategies and a disciplined editorial process, you’ll elevate confidence in the future of Ford and ignite passion for our products and services.This role is responsible for developing creative, streamlined, editorial content for Ford’s employees, partners and alumni via the @FordOnline intranet, the BlueOvalNow employee app, digital signage and alumni communications. You will:Build and lead our editorial process and content team, including cross-functional partners, interactive designers, videographers and internal reporters.Collaborate with the larger Ford Communications team to create editorial plans to support all major skill team moments like product launches.Re-evaluate and reimagine processes and practices as needed to consistently maintain a high-performance internal communications newsroom.Inspire your team to tell compelling stories through film and video, graphic design, and thoughtful prose with angles tailored to our internal audiences.Use data and insights to identify unique and intriguing storytelling opportunities to drive attention, excitement, engagement and business results.Identify and exploit emerging content and creative platform trends/software.Deliver multi-channel content propositions to optimize our storytelling objectives.Act as a true organizational leader and partner within the overall Ford Employee Communications team to ensure the editorial strategy is aligned with that of Employee Engagement.Inspire a culture of optimism, competitiveness and creative excellence.Monitor and evaluate content performance and engagement.Utilize data and research to ensure that campaigns are successful.Balance staff and production budgets.You'll have...Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, English or related field.8-10 years of experience in communications, including experience in online editorial or content management roles.Five or more years of experience leading online publishing, channel planning, or content amplification strategies.Even better, you may have...Experience in a news-making environment plus public relations or internal communications, digital content marketing or content creation.Demonstrated track record developing comprehensive, integrated strategies designed to tell an enterprise story to internal audiences.Strong written and verbal communications skills with an ability to develop compelling stories that are persuasive, engaging and quotable.Can-do attitude and a sense of urgency in a rapidly changing environment.Energetic and skilled storyteller – long form, short form, visual and up to date with latest trends.Self-starter, comfortable operating in a fast-paced and less-defined environment.Experience applying quantitative methods, including data, research, impact, and measurement to content strategy.Demonstrable experience with and knowledge of social and digital media platforms and tools.Continuous demonstration of superior problem-solving, decision-making and project management skills.Experience managing a multi-disciplined, creative team.Ability to work with dispersed talent on virtual team projects.Strong knowledge of AEM-based publishing and collaboration tools such as Trello is an advantage.You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage.Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more.Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more.Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases.Tuition assistance.Established and active employee resource groups.Paid time off for individual and team community service.A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.This position is a range of salary grades SG8.Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.
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