Job Description
STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS CREATIVE LEAD
We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?
With a career on the Ford Communications team, you can bring the message of our exciting innovations to the world! You’ll help build and protect our global reputation, build stakeholder trust, and further our mission of becoming the world’s most trusted mobility company. You’ll be part of a dedicated organization delivering best-in-class, high-impact communications programs that support our innovations, industry leadership and commitment to social responsibility.
The Strategic Communications team works at the intersection of visual, narrative, and communications design and develops content through a lens of business strategy and a deep understanding of multifaceted audiences. Our designers are a clarifying voice — an integrative and ordering force that shapes the stories we tell on the Product Development Operations and Quality Team within Ford Blue. Using storytelling, video, motion, design systems, branding, and tone, you will help make our purpose clear and weave a common thread through our work, helping bring the vision of senior leaders and the broader Ford Blue team to life for both internal external audiences. **
JOINING FORD**
A Bit About Us
We’re in the midst of the biggest change the automotive industry has ever seen.
Just as cars changed the world over the last century - creating the driver, highways, gas stations, and malls - self-driving cars, electric powertrains, and connected vehicles will radically reshape our cities, our society, and how we live, work, and play over the next hundred years.
At Ford, you’ll be at the heart of creating that future. You’ll be at the cutting edge of our most strategically critical work, designing people and society’s needs into the heart of our next generation of products, services and experiences.
You’ll also be designing at scale. Every day, Ford’s vehicles and services support millions of people around the world. We’re not just inventing the future, we’re operationalizing it, to help all those people move through their lives, better.
WORKING AT FORD
The distance between imagination and … creation. It can be measured in years of innovation, or in moments of brilliance. When you join the Ford team discover all the benefits, rewards and development opportunities you’d expect from a diverse global leader. You’ll become part of a team that is already leading the way, with ingenious solutions and attainable products – and it is always ready to go further.
Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the [United States] on a permanent basis. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Ford Motor Company is an equal opportunity employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. **
Responsibilities**
In this position...
This is a very dynamic role on an exciting, high octane team.
Work with senior leadership on speeches, keynotes, and industry papers.
What you'll do…
- Storyboard, compile, edit, and refine audio, motion, and video footage into a cohesive and compelling story
- Interpret the vision of senior leaders and help communicate their vision across the business
- Distill complex topics to their core components and develop engaging and accessible stories that resonate with specific audiences
- Feel comfortable with brand identity, art direction, and visual design for video, motion, and print
- Strike a balance between visual and verbal tone, integrating points of view from a multidisciplinary team of creative professionals and subject matter experts in the business
- Embrace complex business challenges while working on a dynamic spectrum of projects
- Maintain a collaborative and empathetic mindset to solve problems with teams across Ford
- Assist in developing infographics, charts, and graphs to translate complex business stories into compelling narratives
Qualifications
You'll have... **
Basic Qualifications:**
- Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Communication Design, Motion Design/Animation, New Media or comparable degree
- 3+ years’ Communication Design experience across a breadth of media, including video and motion
Preferred Qualifications:
- Passionate about automotive and transportation industry
- Extensive experience across a variety of media (print, motion, web) including fluency in the following software: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects, Adobe Premier Pro, Keynote, Microsoft Office. Experience with custom video/photography a plus
- Strong background in video and motion graphics
- Equally comfortable designing and editing video as a PowerPoint presentation
You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!
As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare and more
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases
Tuition assistance
Established and active employee resource groups
Paid time off for individual and team community service
A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
For a detailed look at our benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL6NonHTHD
This position is a leadership level 6.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.