Sharp Microelectronics of the Americas, a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation is seeking a Marketing Communications Manager for Camas, WA facility.

Job Summary:

The Manager of Marketing Communications is responsible for the development and management of marketing campaigns for SMA, taking into account market opportunities, company strengths, competition and market size.  This position ensures that products are marketed in accordance with budgeted objectives to obtain maximum profitability and volume in relation to pre-set standards and to general and specific trends within the industry and economy.

Job Responsibilities:

 (Essential functions include but are not limited to…)

• Partner with advertising agency and other outside marketing partners/vendors to ensure all programs deliver on time and on budget.
• Develop, communicate and execute sort and long term marketing strategies to support specific product lines.
• Design, execute and manage marketing promotion campaigns – consumer and trade.
• Design, execute and manage collateral materials, including data sheets, case studies, brochures, direct mail programs, tradeshow literature and other marketing materials as needed.
• Support and maintenance of online presence and programs.
• Coordinate Sharp brand standards, ensuring compliance of all developed materials.
• Coordinate approvals from SMA Marketing groups.
• Must work well and effectively manage staff to complete effective projects under tight deadlines.
• Manage project tracking, scheduling and budgets.
• Manage PR opportunities and sponsorship programs.
• Execute consumer and channel research, brand studies, focus group activities and benchmarking.
• Support all tradeshow activities including event coordination, collateral development, booth graphics, customer outreach and follow up.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or other related discipline
• 8+ years of related Marcom experience, with a minimum of 5 years in a management capacity.
• Demonstrated excellent verbal/written communications skills, attention to detail and organizational skills.

To apply, please email resume to recruiter@sharpsec.com.  In the subject line, be sure to include in the following order, the HR REQ#, your name, and the job title for which you are applying