Ikano Retail owns and operates IKEA stores in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines and Mexico.  We have an ambitious expansion plan and encourage our people to move between roles and even countries. We are not afraid to take on responsibility. We strive to make a positive impact on people and the planet. We laugh and have fun on a daily basis, working together. And we are always looking for people who share our values to join the IKEA family.

We want to fill this position with an inspiring and business-minded marketing professional who can support us in securing the IKEA brand and our overall vision of “creating a better everyday life for the many people”.

• Support in tasks related to advertising (offline and online display): production of and ensuring communication materials are in line with IKEA Concept while having optimal reach / frequency spends across platforms.
• Support in tasks related to PR (e.g. media launch, collection press kits pricing, etc.) and events (e.g. Media events), coordinate with PR agency and undertake ad-hoc assignments.
• Assist in partner collaborations, campaign related events.
• Work closely with other functions to ensure accuracy of products and information to achieve business goals drive visits, increase home furnishing interest and elevate brand awareness.
• Support all media product loans and information as required.
• Support to keep to the planned marketing budget and commercial calendar and to track accurate expensing of above responsibilities on a monthly basis. Issue Purchase Orders and share the approved POs with agencies and third-party vendors for billing purposes.
• Contribute to the development and production of brochures.

• You have minimum 2 years of experience in marketing communication (offline, online and PR) especially in production of advertising material & PR.
• You have worked with media planning and understand the specifications and requirements for a correct and timely submission.
• You have strong multi-tasking skill to work in a fast-moving environment and excellent in meeting tight deadlines and in managing different publishing schedules.
• You have worked in communications supporting product or retail launches.
• You have supported corporate and commercial public relations launches and events (contacts with journalists and follow-up).
• You are self-motivated with a passion in marketing and communications to drive results with consistent messaging and have strong communication and interpersonal skills.

This is a temporary employment opportunity for one year (12 months).