Visual & Digital Communications Coordinator

Location:

Dublin, VA, US, 24084

Position Type:
Professional

Permanent/Temporary:
Permanent

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.

Help us shape the future of transportation. Volvo Group and our Mack and Volvo truck brands are at the center of the megatrends shaping our industry and our world. We’re hiring a coordinator to help conceive, create and execute communications to help our employees and other stakeholders understand where we’re headed and how we’ll get there. We're seeking an exceptional communicator who excels in storytelling through videos, graphics, photography, and live events.

This individual will work both independently and collaboratively to bring our stories to life.

The Visual and Digital Communications Coordinator builds understanding of our business strategies and performance, our challenges, our people and our values and helps strengthen connections across the group. We’re looking for someone who can take complex ideas and translate them into something clean, clear, informative, impactful and digital, whether it’s a video, a graphic, a motion graphic or a photograph. This role works closely with members of the site management team, corporate communications department, and cross-functionally with colleagues at Mack Trucks, Volvo Trucks North America, and Volvo Group.

The role reports to the Director of Communications.

• Storyboard, film and edit video communications to support our business plans and goals.
• Use video and digital content to help employees and other stakeholders understand business objectives and accomplishments.
• Manage pre-production aspects for different types of projects, often concurrently.
• Demonstrate fluency in graphic design principles and effectively apply them across various media.
• Be comfortable with streaming/broadcast production.
• Have photography and lighting proficiencies.
• Convert ideas and stories into compelling graphics and PowerPoint slides.
• Manage relationships with affiliated freelancers, as required.
• Perform other duties, as assigned.

• A holder of a bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, journalism or related fields (preferred) with at least five years of experience in communications.
• A highly skilled video production professional.
• A creative problem-solver.
• Skilled with the Adobe CC suite of tools, including Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator, and After Effects.
• Skilled with photography (DSLRs, mirrorless), lighting techniques, etc.
• Graphic design experience, including strong layout, typographical, and strategic problem-solving processes.
• Skilled in Microsoft Office applications with demonstrable experience with PowerPoint presentations.
• Experience working with web-based applications and publishing tools.
• Flexible, adaptive. Our work is varied, and priorities can change when unplanned projects arise.
• Automotive, technical or related industry background a plus.

To be the perfect match for this role, your critical competencies will include:

• Project management and organizational skills
• Corporate or agency working experience
• Graphic, visual, and motion design
• Audience-focused editorial thinking
• Problem solving and decision making
• Ability to collaborate effectively across teams
• Comfort working with Microsoft Office 365 applications

• 401k, with matching contributions
• Generous paid time off, including eight paid community volunteering hours…