Ford Motor Company
CEO Communications Manager
Ford Motor Company, Bismarck, North Dakota, us, 58502
Ford Motor Company is undergoing the greatest transformation in the company’s history, with hand-picked, world-class leadership. This includes the creation of dedicated, interdependent business units for the beloved, iconic brands that power the company’s ICE business (Ford Blue); the connected vehicles and software services that will enable Ford to lead the electrification revolution (Model e and Ford Drive); the commercial vehicles and services that will ensure Ford stays #1 for business customers (Ford Pro); and the electrification of our 100-year-old luxury brand business (Lincoln).
Communications serves as an accelerant for Ford’s transformation, working to build and protect the company’s reputation, and advance its business success and future vision through innovative, world-class communications that unlock new value. We seek to establish Ford as the world’s most trusted company through strategic thought leadership, purpose-driven storytelling that drives advocacy, and by inspiring a culture of optimism, competitiveness, and creative excellence among our Ford team and partners. We work in collaboration with a meaningful voice on topics that matter most to inspire employees and stakeholders around the world; build the Ford brand and create desire for our iconic products and services; and demonstrate our drive to create value for our stakeholders through our Ford+ strategic plan.
This role is eligible for remote work within the United States.
Overview
Develop executive-level speech writing and other strategic communications messaging, talking points, thought leader pieces, video scripts, correspondence, etc. for Jim Farley, Ford Motor Company President & CEO, to differentiate the company and its leadership.
Drive thought leadership and work in collaboration with People Leaders and agency partners to determine how Jim Farley shows up in the right CEO level places; leverage his unique leadership to differentiate the brand and establish Ford as a product creation powerhouse.
Provide oversight of integrated, multi-platform, multi-channel communications initiatives that advance Jim Farley’s CEO Communications Strategy and voice to drive measurable results as we compete in an industry undergoing massive disruption.
Through our CEO Communications Strategy, position Jim Farley as a CEO at the forefront of connected vehicles by driving consistent, high-impact storytelling across key stakeholder groups that reinforce the Ford+ plan.
Collaborate across a complex organization undergoing massive change to capture rich, data-driven information to support CEO speechwriting and editing speeches, scripts, talking points, letters, storytelling, and assets with strong, consistent messaging.
Centralize the CEO Communications team operations – including agency partners -- to drive efficiencies in how we work as we tackle both big projects and the demands of the daily workload.
Adopt the Ford+ OS model and behaviors as the global Communications department adopts a data-first approach when evaluating, implementing, and reporting our communications actions.
What you'll do…
Responsible for researching and writing major speeches and other sensitive materials for the CEO. Develop original approaches, incorporating management philosophies, and compose material appropriate to both the speaker and audience.
Create messaging for Jim Farley that takes into consideration his unique style, our Ford+ plan and transformation, the current external environment, including news, economic trends, and political and regulatory developments.
Serve as the point of view (POV) owner for the CEO Communications team to drive strategic advancement of Jim’s Communications strategy and thought leadership for the year.
Lead the development and execution of thought leadership moments and content as part of the CEO Communications Plan to elevate Jim’s voice and build Ford's reputation.
Find new, non-traditional venues for Jim Farley to reach new audiences across our three distinct business segments.
Work with an agency partner to identify and develop proactive storytelling opportunities; identify top journalists, influencers, and podcasters to build relationships with and share stories of strategic importance to the company.
You will have…
Bachelor’s degree in communications, organizational effectiveness, journalism, or equivalent experience.
10+ years of experience in strategic executive communications and speech writing for C-Suite executives and/or top-ranking federal officials.
Even better, you may have…
Master’s degree.
Proficiency in leading C-Suite thought leading initiatives, messaging, opinion pieces, correspondence and driving a broad conversation with key stakeholders on topics important to the company and its leadership.
Excellence in writing and creative storytelling with a keen understanding of audience.
Strong copy-editing skills.
The ability to fluidly navigate between strategy and execution -- can develop high-level strategic plans and also produce crisp, clear strategic communications in the C-Suite executives’ voices.
Demonstrated success in building and implementing communication strategies for C-Suite executives.
Demonstrated excellence in oral, written, and digital communication skills with a clear understanding that relationships matter.
Broad knowledge of recent industry best and emerging practices, including digital and social platforms to engage key stakeholders including employees.
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.
For a detailed look at our benefits, click here .
This position is a leadership level 6.
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.
#LI-Remote
Requisition ID
: 34757
Communications serves as an accelerant for Ford’s transformation, working to build and protect the company’s reputation, and advance its business success and future vision through innovative, world-class communications that unlock new value. We seek to establish Ford as the world’s most trusted company through strategic thought leadership, purpose-driven storytelling that drives advocacy, and by inspiring a culture of optimism, competitiveness, and creative excellence among our Ford team and partners. We work in collaboration with a meaningful voice on topics that matter most to inspire employees and stakeholders around the world; build the Ford brand and create desire for our iconic products and services; and demonstrate our drive to create value for our stakeholders through our Ford+ strategic plan.
This role is eligible for remote work within the United States.
Overview
Develop executive-level speech writing and other strategic communications messaging, talking points, thought leader pieces, video scripts, correspondence, etc. for Jim Farley, Ford Motor Company President & CEO, to differentiate the company and its leadership.
Drive thought leadership and work in collaboration with People Leaders and agency partners to determine how Jim Farley shows up in the right CEO level places; leverage his unique leadership to differentiate the brand and establish Ford as a product creation powerhouse.
Provide oversight of integrated, multi-platform, multi-channel communications initiatives that advance Jim Farley’s CEO Communications Strategy and voice to drive measurable results as we compete in an industry undergoing massive disruption.
Through our CEO Communications Strategy, position Jim Farley as a CEO at the forefront of connected vehicles by driving consistent, high-impact storytelling across key stakeholder groups that reinforce the Ford+ plan.
Collaborate across a complex organization undergoing massive change to capture rich, data-driven information to support CEO speechwriting and editing speeches, scripts, talking points, letters, storytelling, and assets with strong, consistent messaging.
Centralize the CEO Communications team operations – including agency partners -- to drive efficiencies in how we work as we tackle both big projects and the demands of the daily workload.
Adopt the Ford+ OS model and behaviors as the global Communications department adopts a data-first approach when evaluating, implementing, and reporting our communications actions.
What you'll do…
Responsible for researching and writing major speeches and other sensitive materials for the CEO. Develop original approaches, incorporating management philosophies, and compose material appropriate to both the speaker and audience.
Create messaging for Jim Farley that takes into consideration his unique style, our Ford+ plan and transformation, the current external environment, including news, economic trends, and political and regulatory developments.
Serve as the point of view (POV) owner for the CEO Communications team to drive strategic advancement of Jim’s Communications strategy and thought leadership for the year.
Lead the development and execution of thought leadership moments and content as part of the CEO Communications Plan to elevate Jim’s voice and build Ford's reputation.
Find new, non-traditional venues for Jim Farley to reach new audiences across our three distinct business segments.
Work with an agency partner to identify and develop proactive storytelling opportunities; identify top journalists, influencers, and podcasters to build relationships with and share stories of strategic importance to the company.
You will have…
Bachelor’s degree in communications, organizational effectiveness, journalism, or equivalent experience.
10+ years of experience in strategic executive communications and speech writing for C-Suite executives and/or top-ranking federal officials.
Even better, you may have…
Master’s degree.
Proficiency in leading C-Suite thought leading initiatives, messaging, opinion pieces, correspondence and driving a broad conversation with key stakeholders on topics important to the company and its leadership.
Excellence in writing and creative storytelling with a keen understanding of audience.
Strong copy-editing skills.
The ability to fluidly navigate between strategy and execution -- can develop high-level strategic plans and also produce crisp, clear strategic communications in the C-Suite executives’ voices.
Demonstrated success in building and implementing communication strategies for C-Suite executives.
Demonstrated excellence in oral, written, and digital communication skills with a clear understanding that relationships matter.
Broad knowledge of recent industry best and emerging practices, including digital and social platforms to engage key stakeholders including employees.
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.
For a detailed look at our benefits, click here .
This position is a leadership level 6.
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.
#LI-Remote
Requisition ID
: 34757