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Job DescriptionOur Policy & Government Affairs team collaborate with government entities and policy organizations at local and national levels. We address legislative and regulatory issues that promote the discovery and development of innovative medicines, vaccines and animal health products while improving and protecting patient access to care.Overview:This Associate Director, Managing Editor supports the Editor in Chief in the development and execution of the overall communications strategy to drive the company’s strategic priorities, effectively tell the company’s story and build the corporate brand.This individual will be responsible for managing internal and external communications for owned channels with the ability to work at a strategic and tactical level to manage, create, edit and flight content for an ever-expanding set of channels and platforms including: intranet, internal and external social media, corporate website, e-mail, video and more. The Associate Director, Managing Editor will manage a team of content creators (direct and indirect reports) and content spanning long-form editorial, video and social content. The individual in this role will need superior team and project management skills, and possess the ability to help lead a team in an agile fashion in response to key company priority and external events. The individual in this role will also be responsible for editorial planning, and managing the editorial calendar.This position requires a candidate with a discerning eye on a large volume of content and the ability to help triage and sequence high-quality communications across a variety of channels. The individual in this role will need the maturity, confidence and emotional IQ to effectively and professionally support and decline communication requests across the organization.Given the global footprint of the company, this position will need to be knowledgeable of cultural differences that shape communication needs and preferences across regions of the world.Scope of work and core responsibilities includes:Coordinate with Editor in Chief to formulate and manage an integrated content strategy and communications plan.
Generate, review and edit communications across a multitude of internal and external channels.
Support execution of editorial planning and strategy, driving content ideas to the proper channels and setting appropriate project timelines.
Manage a team of writers and content creators; effectively assign and review content for channels.
Be an expert in channel strategy, audiences, best practices, and legal/compliance requirements in order to help guide effective content development and support Editor in Chief and Global organization in content decisions.
Ensure the implementation of corporate messaging across channels.
Partner with channels team to regularly evaluate the effectiveness of communications and implement new approaches to improve engagement.
Maintain consistency of corporate messaging and acts as a steward of company brand.
Education Minimum Requirement:Bachelor’s Degree with 6 or more years of communications experience OR a minimum of a high school diploma with at least 10 years of equivalent experience which could include: communications, media, and/or military. Position Qualifications :5-8 years of professional experience.
Proficient knowledge of social media environment, digital communications, and visual communications.
Experience in a newsroom environment, ideally broadcast TV and/or digital is a plus.
Experience in a communications or marketing function in a large, heavily-matrixed, multinational company.
Ability to handle multiple tasks, and possess strong organization, analytical, interpersonal and communication skills.
Excellent oral and written presentation skills.
Ability to juggle competing demands and high-pressure situations.
Our Human Health Division maintains a “patient first, profits later” ideology. The organization is comprised of sales, marketing, market access, digital analytics and commercial professionals who are passionate about their role in bringing our medicines to our customers worldwide.Who we are …We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.What we look for …Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.NOTICE FOR INTERNAL APPLICANTSIn accordance with Managers' Policy - Job Posting and Employee Placement, all employees subject to this policy are required to have a minimum of twelve (12) months of service in current position prior to applying for open positions.If you have been offered a separation benefits package, but have not yet reached your separation date and are offered a position within the salary and geographical parameters as set forth in the Summary Plan Description (SPD) of your separation package, then you are no longer eligible for your separation benefits package. To discuss in more detail, please contact your HRBP or Talent Acquisition Advisor.New hires in office-based roles in the US & Puerto Rico will be required, subject to applicable law, to demonstrate that they have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or qualify for a medical or religious exemption to this vaccination requirement that can be accommodated without an undue burden to the operation. However, subject to applicable law, employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as employees in health services, customer facing commercial, or research based roles, will be required to be fully vaccinated as a condition of employment.Current Employees apply HERE (https://wd5.myworkday.com/msd/d/inst/1422$1533/rel-task/3001$14.htmld)Current Contingent Workers apply HERE (https://wd5.myworkday.com/msd/d/task/1422$4020.htmld)US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here (https://survey.sogosurvey.com/r/aCdfqL) if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.For more information about personal rights under Equal Employment Opportunity, visit:EEOC Poster (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf)EEOC GINA SupplementOFCCP EEO Supplement (https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCPEEOSupplementFinalJRFQA508c.pdf)Pay Transparency NondiscriminationWe are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.Residents of Colorado:Click here (https://survey.sogosurvey.com/Survey1.aspx?k=SsQYWYYQsQRsPsPsP&lang=0) to request this role’s pay range.Search Firm Representatives Please Read CarefullyMerck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.Employee Status:RegularRelocation:No relocationVISA Sponsorship:Travel Requirements:Flexible Work Arrangements:HybridShift:Valid Driving License:Hazardous Material(s):Number of Openings:1Requisition ID: R193090
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