Royal Canin
Marketing Communication Lead
Shangai, China
Everything we do is driven by our passion for pets. Across every role and every location around the world, our teams are united by a shared purpose: creating A Better World For Pets. As a truly pet-centric company, we put pets at the heart of everything—from the products we create to the care and expertise we bring to our work. Whether you’re in R&D, manufacturing, customer care, or any of the corporate functions, your contributions make a direct impact on the health of pets everywhere. We’re also deeply committed to the growth and development of our associates, offering opportunities to learn, innovate, and make a difference every day.
- Job Type: varies
- Level: mid-level
- Travel: varies
Success Profile
What makes a successful Marketing Communication Lead at Royal Canin? We look for the right mix of the following traits when speaking with you.
- Analytical
- Curious
- Efficient
- Responsible
- Results-driven
- Team player
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Purpose
Connect your passion for pets to the purpose: A Better World For Pets
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Health & Wellbeing
A comprehensive focus on your individual health & wellbeing
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Inclusion
A place where you can belong and be yourself
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Career development
Professional learning offerings, annual personal development plans, Mars University
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Attractive total rewards
Your financial wellbeing through a competitve salary and bonus plan
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Focus on sustainability
We invest in you so you can make a better world
What I love most about Royal Canin is how pet-centric we are—everything we do revolves around improving the lives of pets. It’s not just about creating high-quality products; it’s about living our purpose every day. At the same time, Royal Canin invests in us as associates, helping us grow, develop our skills, and find real meaning in our work. It’s inspiring to be part of a global team that prioritizes both pet health and personal development.
Christina Sermak-Frankowski People & Organization Director, Learning & Culture
Responsibility：
Brand Communication
Own communication strategy and calendar for Royal Canin Brand.
Lead creative and execution of brand-level communication plans (umbrella messaging), and brand communication strategy across the Pet Owner Journey.
Build strong brand equity and drive brand awareness through brand communication, marketing strategy, and integrated marketing activities.
Local point of contact with the global on RC brand communication
Manage related budgets, and keep improving investment effectiveness and efficiency through driving one-demand collaboration and resource synergy
Digital Assets Management
Build a digital Hub and manage all brand and digital assets, including but not limited to Weibo, WeChat, and other social media platforms.
Champion the global Media Key Beliefs and be able to implement them in the local market effectively.
Create a cross-functional understanding of media developments, issues, and trends that inform and influence Mars’ perspective
Lead development of optimal brand-specific media strategies and plans
Drive improvements in ROI on brand media investment
Lead the setting up of the digital assets management governance process, such as video.
Social Media Operation
Own communication strategy in social media
Lead creative and execution of social media operation, including brand account, PGC social recommendation, UGC, negative buzz mitigation, and platform collaborations
Innovate ways of working and methodology to win over young pet owners for precise nutrition category building and RC brand health equity accumulation
Lead social content strategy development and planning
Social influencer management
Incubation of associate ambassadors, professional KOLs, and KOS, etc.
Brand social profiling creation and amplification
Requirement:
1. Bachelor's degree or above in Marketing, Business, or related field.
2. At least 12 years+ experience in marketing function in MNC, with expertise and skill set in brand communication and leading-edge understanding of new media opportunities.
3. Excellent interpersonal, communication, and influencing skills; ability to collaborate with different stakeholders, including pillar marketing, global/regional stakeholders, and external agencies.
4. Ability to think strategically and drive sales and marketing alignment to a vision.
5. Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, comfortable with change, and able to navigate through ambiguity and conflicts.
6. At least 5+ years of experience in managing teams; proven ability to engage, motivate, and develop people.
7. Good English communication in both written and spoken.