Marketing Communication Specialist

Ashland do Brasil Ltda

Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious?

Are you always solving?

Then we’d like to meet you and bet you’d like to meet us.

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Marketing Communications Specialist to join our Ashland business at our Sao Paulo, Brazil location. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the Communications function. This position will report to the Vice President Corporate Affairs, Global Marketing, Brand and Business Communications located in the U.S.

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

- Plan and execute the regional communications plan including tradeshows, advertising and public relations, content development for the website, literature, social media and more in coordination with the brand leader, global marketing communications leader, business leaders and other colleagues, leveraging brand assets
- Draft / manage the translation of press releases, manage approval of materials and distribution as necessary
- Coordinate the development of printed and digital marketing materials including newsletters, technical literature, presentations, direct mail, press releases and advertising
- Ensure alignment of regional communications by leveraging the global strategy to support business priorities
- Partner with communications colleagues and business leaders to garner local feature media coverage for Ashland, its products and business leaders
- Ensure alignment of regional communications by leveraging the global strategy to support business priorities
- Up to 20 percent travel may be required

In order to be qualified for this role, you
_must possess_ the following:

- A Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism or related field
- Bilingual - English and Portuguese, with Spanish language capability preferred
- Strategic thinker with hands-on mentality
- At least 10 years of strategic marketing communications experience
- Proven track record of developing and executing business-to-business marketing communication plans, messages and tactics
- Demonstrated writing and editing experience, preferably with both industrial and consumer products
- Self-starter who is skilled at planning, creating, and producing marketing communications deliverables under limited supervision
- Outstanding writer who is skilled at developing compelling content in a wide variety of communications channels, including video and social media
- Experience working in a dynamic, fast-paced, team-driven environment
- Positive and can-do attitude
- Good listener and team player who has proven experience developing strong working relationships with colleagues
- Strong project management skills
- Strong PC skills; Microsoft Office Applications, Excel, proficient in PowerPoint

The following skill sets are
_preferred_ by the business unit:

- Communications experience in a large international company for the personal care and paints markets

At Ashland our vision is to be a leading, global specialty chemicals company whose inspired and engaged employees add value to all we touch. In fact our people, employees, customers and vendors define who we are. They are the driving force behind everything we do.

Not only do we value our customers but we value our employees, and we work to offer them a dynamic and challenging environment. We hold ourselves to high standards at Ashland, and we value integrity and honesty.

Ashland has a history of attracting the best people and keeping them. The reasons are simple: industry competitive salary and benefits, pay-for-performance incentive plans and a diverse work environment where employees feel challenged and valued. People come to Ashland and stay. As a growing Fortune 500 specialty chemicals company, we offer opportunities for development and advancement throughout our global organization. Our values define who we are and what we care about as a company. If you are looking for a relationship with a company instead of simply a job, this may be a great fit.

Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. NOTE: We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have a signed recruiting agreement in place to fill a specific position.