Senior Corporate Communications Executive [RSIS]

Nanyang Technological University; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

RSIS invites suitably qualified individuals for the position of Senior Corporate Communications Executive. The role drives excellence in corporate communications across RSIS, covering digital content, branding, publicity, and allied areas such as corporate merchandise, videography, and photography.

Applicants with extra skills and longer relevant experience may be considered for higher appointment at Assistant Manager, including storyboard videos, campaigns for evergreen publicity, and crisis

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, art and design, or digital marketing.
• 4–5 years of relevant experience in corporate communications, social media, PR, digital marketing.
• Experience in digital agencies and publication houses is advantageous.
• Experience in strategic-level digital communications, such as storyboarding videos and designing campaigns for evergreen publicity.
• Experience in event photography and videography, including storyboard concept and short-format reels.
• Strong knowledge of popular social media platforms and analytics to improve RSIS digital strategy.
• Excellent analytical and time-management skills; able to oversee multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute digital communications strategies across RSIS digital media to build brand awareness and reputation.
• Create, edit, and publish digital content across RSIS social media channels and website.
• Coordinate with external vendors and assist in corporate photography and videography as needed.
• Manage the repository of photos and videos for archival purposes and assist in retrieval.
• Manage RSIS corporate merchandise inventory and sales, including production for special occasions.
• Collaborate with other departments to manage RSIS branding and coherence.
• Assist in producing RSIS publications such as the annual review and newsletters.

Skills

Digital communications

Social media management

Branding

Public relations

Video storytelling

Photography

Team collaboration

Analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mass Communications / Journalism / Digital Marketing

Job description

The S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), a Graduate School of Nanyang Technological University (NTU), is a leading professional school of international affairs and policy-oriented think tank.

The School invites suitably qualified individuals for the position of:

Senior Corporate Communications Executive

The Senior Corporate Communications Executive reports to the Head of Corporate Communications, and is responsible for driving excellence in corporate communications for RSIS, in areas such as digital content and strategy, branding, and publicity, alongside other adjacent areas such as corporate merchandise, videography and photography. Applicants who possess additional necessary skillsets and longer relevant working experience may be considered for a higher appointment at Assistant Manager. This includes the following areas:

• Design and execute digital communications strategies across digital media, to build brand awareness/branding, which includes conceptualising short-term and long-haul plans to increase the branding and reputation of RSIS
• Create, edit, and publish digital content (e.g. social media visuals and graphics, photos, videos, podcasts, etc.) across RSIS social media channels and website
• Managing and working alongside external contracted vendors, and assist in corporate photography and videography on an as-needed basis
• Manage the repository of photos and videos for archival purposes through documentation and categorisation, and assist in retrieval of material as and when required
• Manage the inventory and sales of RSIS corporate merchandise, including the production of one-off merchandise for special occasions
• Collaborate with other departments to manage RSIS branding
• Assist in production of RSIS publications such as the annual review and newsletters

Requirements

• A relevant Bachelor’s degree in areas such as mass communications, journalism, art and design, digital marketing, etc.
• Minimum 4-5 years of relevant experience in corporate communications, in areas such as social media, public relations, digital communications, and/or digital marketing.
• Prior experience in digital agencies and publication houses will be advantageous
• Prior experience in strategic-level digital communications, such as storyboarding videos, designing communications campaigns for evergreen publicity and crisis management, and identifying emerging trends and new best practices for social media
• Prior experience in event photography and videography, including the ability to conceptualise a storyboard and shoot and edit short-format reels for social media, is highly preferred
• Strong application with popular social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, etc.), including understanding social media metrics and being able to interpret analytics to increase effectiveness of RSIS digital strategy
• Excellent analytical and time-management skills, with the ability to oversee and/or manage multiple projects
• Versatile team-player who is able to collaborate with other departments to achieve desired outcomes

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

For further information about RSIS, please visit our website: www.rsis.edu.sg.

Hiring Institution: RSIS

A research-intensive public university, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has 33,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students in the Engineering, Business, Science, Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences, and Graduate colleges. It also has a medical school, the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, established jointly with Imperial College London. NTU is also home to world-class autonomous institutes – the National Institute of Education, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Earth Observatory of Singapore, and Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering – and various leading research centres such as the Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute (NEWRI) and Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N). Ranked amongst the world’s top universities by QS, NTU has also been named the world’s top young university for the past seven years. The University’s main campus is frequently listed among the Top 15 most beautiful university campuses in the world and has 57 Green Mark-certified (equivalent to LEED-certified) buildings, of which 95% are certified Green Mark Platinum. Apart from its main campus, NTU also has a campus in Novena, Singapore’s healthcare district. Under the NTU Smart Campus vision, the University harnesses the power of digital technology and tech-enabled solutions to support better learning and living experiences, the discovery of new knowledge, and the sustainability of resources. For more information, visit www.ntu.edu.sg About NIE About RSIS About LKCMedicine About NTUItive