What if you could inspire to make everyday life just a little bit better? 

The answer is simple: You can. This is what motivates us at IKEA.We’re constantly searching to find new ways to be better.We use insights from real life at home all over the world, learning about the needs and dreams of people.We use our home furnishing knowledge to help inspire people with ideas and solutions that will help them live the life they want. 

At IKE Marketing &  Communications, we’re people-centric, have a passion for making great stuff, and we aim to be the best communication partner for the whole of IKEA. We work closely and together with our colleagues across IKEA, creating state-of-the-art communication at the lowest price. Located in Älmhult, Sweden, we’re a melting pot of many different nationalities and cultures. Because in order to make things better for the many, we want to involve people from all parts of the world. Nonetheless, we never forget our Swedish heritage that forms the backbone of who we are today. 

We’re on the lookout for passionate doers, idea makers, creative thinkers - people who want to find answers to everyday problems in people’s lives, for society and the planet. 

The Product Pictures & Films Area leads all product communication assignments with end-to-end accountability, relating to pictures and films that make products sell-able, to drive more and better Convert communication for the many people. We yearly deliver over 35 000 high-quality assets to drive more and better Convert communication for the many people. The Assignment Development Team will help lead the Product Communication development agenda. 

As Project Leader you will,

• Lead multiple projects, overall responsible for the on-time, on-brief (quality), on-budget delivery of the project, while ensuring a smart and lean approach from ideation to delivery. Clarify competence need and secure core team resources. 
• Consider the assignment in the larger context, ensure the project’s relevance toward strategic directions, such as safeguard the Meeting the customer strategy and other relevant IKEA Strategies. 
• Responsible to on-board the Extended Team and secure responsibility for briefed synergy opportunities and validate that the briefed team understands the communication brief. 
• Build and maintain strong, long-lasting stakeholder relationships. 
• Lead project performance/results assessment, identification of insights, document and share learnings that can be assimilated towards advancing further our competence expertise, market knowledge and end-results of future projects. 
• Create preconditions that enables inclusion of perspectives and competencies, co-worker engagement, team spirit and togetherness. 
• Act as a role model in regards to IKEA Culture, Values and Code of conduct. 

Our Project Leaders are people who approaches communication with a strategic and holistic view and have an ability to transform insights into actions through interpretation and facilitation skills. People who lead with strong negotiation, communication and presentation skills. People who cater for cross-business collaboration and engages their team to follow through on objectives, plans and processes. People that can spark an innovative and idea driven culture that enables co-workers to explore and share ideas and reinvent communication solutions. People with the ability to make our communication relevant to end-consumer, today and tomorrow. 

You’ll need: 

• Education and/or extensive work experience leading projects within communication, marketing or related fields. 
• Experience in leading, managing and developing creative teams, creative process and knowing how to lead the different phases. 
• Business understanding and experience in budgeting. 
• Industry and market relevant knowledge within communication & marketing. 
• Experience in facilitating the development of creative concept ,exploration and co-creation. 
• Experience working with complex organisational structures that involve many stakeholders. 
• Experience in risk analysis and scenario planning. 
• Experience working with change management & change communication methods and tools. 
• Experience working with a multichannel approach (foresee production of content for different channels) 
• Passionate curiosity in our customers and everyday life at home, the needs of consumers and how it all connects to IKEA Range and products. 
• Passion for home furnishing, and about leading and developing people. 
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken 

Does this sound like your next challenge?

Älmhult is an inspirational working environment, based on creativity and innovation, which gives you the opportunity to work and interact with people from all around the world. This is a place where you can focus on doing what you love. There are no dress codes or closed offices. No day is ever the same. All ideas are welcome. Everyone tries to pitch in when needed, and failures are seen as a way of learning. When you enter our workplace, we want you to feel that you can inspire billions of people all over the world. 

We look forward to receiving your application;your CV and a motivational letter in English. 
Please apply in English before 13th of October 2021. 
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 candidates. So don’t delay, please send us your application today.

If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process please contact recruiter [email protected] . Questions about the assignment contact hiring manager[email protected]