M&C Communicator

Job Description
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.
We are looking for a M&C Communicator to Range Area Decoration & Seasonality!
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 one of the most influential small towns in the world!
We are on an exciting journey the years to come where we will strengthen the core of what we do in Range & Supply. One of these areas is Marketing & Communication where the focus is on the strategic development of the IKEA marketing and communication, brand building communication as well as communication to the many people inside and outside of IKEA. It's about sharing what we do and why we do it to create engagement and build curiosity and trust for the IKEA brand.
Right now, we are looking for a Marketing & Communication Communicator in Range Area Decoration & Seasonality.
As Marketing & Communication Communicator, you create and secure high quality communication content for our consumer facing touch points to make the buying process inspiring, easy and smooth for our customers.


Your main responsibilities include:
Analyze and identify the need of product and range communication content, based on insights and customer needs, in order to decide what, when and how to communicate for all consumer-facing media and channels.
Secure the customer perspective from a range and product communication point of view in the product development process (DNP) when developing news, improves and running range.
Approve, follow-up and secure that communication messages are fulfilled in the communication execution.
Proactively inform communication production suppliers about upcoming plans to secure the content readiness.
Work with product from communication perspective throughout the Product life cycle and the customer experience journey.

The Marketing & Communication Communicator is part of the Commercial function and reports to the Commercial Manager.
In this role we believe that you:
Have an excellent ability to, built on insights and customer needs, develop a strong and commercial customer meeting through communication
Are guided by simplicity and always strive to exceed customer expectations by delivering high quality communication
Are detailed, structured and analytical end enjoy working cross functions and organizations
Enjoy taking initiatives and to lead and drive product- and range communication content with a customer perspective and the ability to apply a range and communication direction to product communication
Have several years of experience working with communication, including digital, and a solid track record of marketing and/or communication, preferably with an academic degree in Marketing, Communication or equivalent

You are a true ambassador of IKEA culture and values, and you are fluent in English, both spoken and written!