Do you have a passion for marketing and communication? Do you easily create unique and relevant communication for products? Can you transform product information to truly inspiring customer benefits that turn interested shoppers into keen IKEA lovers? 

Here it is.

Your chance to take on the challenge as Marketing & Communication Communicator in Development Centre team.

About position:

Marketing & Communication Communicator is responsible for creating and securing high quality product communication content for all sales channels and media and by that making the buying process easy and smooth for our customers.
The communication should create the right expectations and satisfy, or even exceed, customer needs by giving honest, clear, relevant and inspiring product information throughout the Consumer Decision Journey.

About responsibilities:

• Secure the customer perspective from a range and product communication point of view in the product development process (DNP).
• Analyze the need of product communication content – what to communicate, when and how - for all media, by doing a product communication analysis and taking a complete content ownership.
• Responsibility for planning, creating, and implementing product communication content, including marketing and technical content.
• Be in close cooperation with relevant communication functions in IKEA of Sweden AB, to make sure that the communication is in line with IKEA’s commercial strategies.
• Act as a key contributor in the development of new communication content, based on the needs from range, legal compliance, sustainability, customers, markets or media/sales channels.
• Act as a project leader when briefing and approving product communication content, e.g., texts, visuals and store communication from both inhouse and external suppliers.
• Work with product from communication perspective throughout the Product life cycle and the customer experience journey.
• Manage the execution of the communication production in the different media activation projects.
• Secure the quality of product communication content in the back-end databases.

About requirements:

In order to be successful in the role you need to have:

• Strong knowledge and passion in the marketing and communication field as well as several years of experience working with communication, including digital, preferably with an academic degree in Marketing, Communication or equivalent.
• Knowledge about competitors, market trends and consumer behaviour as well as an excellent ability to develop a commercial customer meeting through communication and to follow up on business impact.
• Excellent communication skills combined with the ability to use communication as a strategic tool.
• Experience of working throughout all dimensions of communication: graphics, visuals and copy; with proven skills in writing and editing content with attention to detail.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English language (at least C1 level).
• Ability to be detailed, structured and analytical.
• Deep interest in home furnishing, product development and creating solutions for a better everyday life for the many people.
• Ability to take the lead and drive product and range communication content with customer perspective.
• Ability to juggle competing priorities when receiving assignments with tight deadlines while working in a multicultural and fast-paced environment.
• Proactive attitude in problem solving, open-mindedness and curiosity to always strive to exceed expectations by delivering high quality communication.
• Driving licence (B Category).

Sounds interesting?

Submit your application as soon as possible however not later than 26th of April.

Please note that we will be interviewing continuously, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidate.

Please send us your application in English. 

We look forward to receiving your application!