Dezeenjobs: Vitra are looking for an international head of PR and partnerships to work at their headquarters in Birsfelden, near Basel in Switzerland:
Vitra has manufactured furniture designs by Charles & Ray Eames and George Nelson since 1957. Building on this foundation over the years, the company has developed a wide range of furnishings for the office, for the home and for public spaces in collaboration with progressive designers.
Yet Vitra is more than just a design-oriented manufacturing company. The name also stands for the Vitra Design Museum, for a collection of modern furniture and its accompanying archive, for workshops and publications on topics of design, and for an architectural concept that unites buildings by leading architects on the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein (Germany).
International Head of PR & Partnerships
As Head of PR & Partnerships, you will be entrusted with the responsibility for Vitra’s international profile and presence in the media. You will act as the interface between Vitra, the Vitra Design Museum, the international PR agencies and the representatives of the media. At the same time, you will coach and inspire those in charge of PR in Vitra’s more than 15 national-level companies (Europe, USA, Asia) and provide them with the necessary specialized guidance and oversight. In addition, your area of responsibility also covers the management of central partnerships that Vitra enters into with companies and institutions in the fields of communication, sponsoring and events.
You possess exceptional conceptual thinking skills and are able to plan comprehensive PR activities for the long term, coordinating them with the different stakeholders and communicating and initiating them internationally throughout the organization. Your ability to see things through to completion and work under pressure helps you realize measures on time and in accordance with Vitra’s high standards for visual material and content.
Within the Group Marketing division, you will work in close collaboration with specialists from Marketing Communications, Digital Communications, 3-D Communications and Brand Management. Your workplace is at the headquarters in Birsfelden, Switzerland (near Basel, ca. 50 minutes by car from Zurich), with 10-20% of your time spent travelling internationally and attending trade fairs.
We expect you to have completed a degree in journalism or communications. You have at least five years of professional experience with a track record of success in lifestyle, design or culture PR and the corresponding contacts with media representatives, ideally on the international level. You have an ability to get things done, a polished and self-assured presence and fluent command of German and English, both spoken and written (French, Italian, Spanish and perhaps additional languages desirable). We also require advanced communication abilities, interpersonal skills, team spirit, commitment and enthusiasm, ability to work independently and high-level computer literacy.
Interested? Vitra offers a lively and inspiring environment where you can contribute your ideas and experiences. Please send your complete application to:
Vitra AG,
Marianne Nathal,
Klünenfeldstrasse 22,
CH-4127 Birsfelden
or via e-mail: jobs.ch@vitra.com
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