Executive Communications Specialist

HARTING Technology Group; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation (EMEA)

Flexibility (EMEA)

HARTING Birthday (EMEA)

Informal atmosphere (EMEA)

Job summary

HARTING Technology Group seeks an Executive Communications professional to manage speeches, briefings, and social posts for the executive leadership. You will prepare Q&A documents, background papers, and support crisis communications with a global, family-owned tech group.

Responsibilities include maintaining the editorial calendar, ensuring tone consistency, and aligning content with the company’s positioning. Collaboration with the CEO Office, Family Office, and AI content teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Communications, Journalism, Political Science, Media Studies, or a related field.
• 2–4 years of professional experience in communications or content creation.
• Strong writing skills and tone adaptation for executive voices.

Responsibilities

• Draft speeches, briefings, and LinkedIn posts for executive leaders.
• Prepare Q&A documents and speaking notes for leadership appearances.
• Produce research and background papers to support executive messaging.
• Support crisis communications preparations as required.
• Maintain the editorial calendar for leadership communications.
• Curate the message bank and tone-of-voice library for consistency.
• Ensure content aligns with HARTING's positioning as a global leading family-owned technology group.
• Assist in planning and producing town halls, CEO video messages, and leadership formats.
• Collaborate with the CEO Office and Family Office to deliver timely content.
• Act as a reliable operational partner for the Team Lead and Executive Board's communications needs.

Skills

German language

English language

Speech writing

Editorial calendar

Crisis communications

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Communications/Journalism/Political Science

Job description

HARTING stands for strong connections - across the globe. As one of the leading international suppliers of industrial connectivity, we are connecting customers to their digital future. And as an employer? We connect around 6,000 people at our headquarter in Espelkamp and at locations worldwide. Here you’ll find great colleagues, as well as ever new opportunities and innovations revolving around IoT and artificial intelligence. In everything we do, we remain true to our roots: as a regionally connected family business that always stays firmly grounded in spite of our stellar high-tech. Here’s to your unique future with us: Yours!

Key Responsibilities

Executive Communications & Content Production

• Drafts speeches, briefings, and LinkedIn posts for executive leaders
• Prepares Q&A documents and speaking notes for leadership appearances
• Produces research and background papers to support executive messaging
• Supports crisis communications preparations as required

Editorial & Message Management

• Maintains the editorial calendar for leadership communications
• Curates the message bank and tone-of-voice library to ensure consistency across all executive communications
• Ensures all content is aligned with HARTING's positioning as a global leading family-owned technology group

Events & Leadership Formats

• Supports the planning and production of town halls, CEO video messages, and other leadership communication formats
• Assists in the preparation of live Q&A sessions and similar leadership formats

Stakeholder Support

• Acts as a reliable operational partner for the Team Lead and the Executive Board's communications needs
• Collaborates closely with the CEO Office and Family Office to deliver timely and accurate content

Key Interfaces

• Team Lead Executive Communications
• CEO Office and Family Office
• AI and Digital Content Team
• Global Media and PR
• HR

Qualifications & Competency Profile

• Education & Experience: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Communications, Journalism, Political Science, Media Studies, or a comparable relevant field. 2-4 years of professional experience in communications, content creation, or a comparable field.
• Language Proficiency (DE/EN): Proficient in both German and English, with strong writing skills and a keen sense for tone, nuance, and adapting language to individual executive voices.
• Content Ideation (DE/EN): Develops relevant content ideas and narrative angles to support executive communications, contributing creative input within a defined strategic framework.
• Content Creation (DE/EN): Produces clear, well-structured, and publication-ready content in both German and English across a range of executive formats, including speeches, briefings, and social media posts.
• Project Management: Manages own workload effectively across multiple concurrent tasks, consistently delivering on time and to a high standard in a fast-paced environment.
• Communication Strategy: Understands and applies the executive communication strategy in day-to-day content production, ensuring all outputs are coherent and on-brand.
• Controlling / Analytics Skills: Supports the tracking and evaluation of executive communication activities, contributing to reporting and quality assurance processes.

Benefits: Competitive compensation (EMEA), Flexibility (EMEA), HARTING Birthday (EMEA), Informal atmosphere (EMEA)