Can you really reach out to the whole world, creating a better everyday life for the many people? In Älmhult, Sweden you can. Älmhult is home to IKEA of Sweden. Here the IKEA range is developed and made available to stores and customers all over the world. We are here to offer a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible will be able to afford them. That is our promise, and we do this every day with great passion and energy.

Right now we are looking for Marketing & Communication Technical Specialist for 6 month temporary assignment for Business Area Dining, Outdoor & Workspaces.

As a Marketing & Communication Technical Specialist you create and secure high quality of technical communication content for all consumer facing touch points to make the buying process easy and smooth for our customers. You will be a key contributor in creating an open and sharing climate, exploring new ways of working, create and secure that the communication is exceeding customers expectations by giving honest, clear, relevant and inspiring communication throughout the customer experience.

Your main responsibilities include:
• To analyse and identify the need of technical communication content, based on insights and customer needs, for e.g. in/on package, 3D-models, planners, measurements, care instructions, technical and legal texts.
• To secure the customer perspective in technical communication when developing news, improves and running range in the product development process.
• To secure, create and follow-up technical communication content, through set process with Range & Product Engineering.
• To secure that technical communication messages are fulfilled in the communication execution.
• To proactively inform communication production suppliers about upcoming plans to secure the technical content readiness.
• To work with product from a communication perspective throughout the Product life cycle and the customer experience journey, in connection with technical communication.
• To contribute to the Marketing & Communication budget in the Business area, as well as to the yearly Communication Plan from a technical communication perspective.
• To contribute to the matrix by creating and co-leading the development of common ways of working, tools and methods, by having an open innovative mind-set.

About You
We are looking for you with passion for communication, business, branding! You are guided by simplicity and you always strive to exceed customer expectations by delivering high quality of technical communication.
You have solid experience working with communication, with the ability to turn complex technical information into customer friendly and simple documentation. You enjoy taking initiatives and lead and drive product and range communication content with customer perspective.
You love working with details and analyse them and you bring structure into things.

Please send us your application – CV and letter of motivation – in English. We really want to get to know you, so make sure you tell us why you would be a good fit for this role. The last day to send your application is January 8th, but please don´t delay with your application as we are going to start with interviews already at the beginning of wk2.

Curious to know more? Let´s connect!
If you have any questions about the role, please contact Hiring manager, Yi Ding at +46 728864296; about the recruitment process feel free to contact Recruitment Specialist Hana Pazourova at +46 708337087.

Due to Christmas Holiday there might be a delay in response but we are back at work January 7th and fully available to connect.