APAC Communications Lead (Contract)

About Us:

Notion helps you build beautiful tools for your life’s work. In today's world of endless apps and tabs, Notion provides one place for teams to get everything done, seamlessly connecting docs, notes, projects, calendar, and email—with AI built in to find answers and automate work.

We've been working on this together since 2016, and have millions of users, from individuals to large organisations like Toyota, Figma, and OpenAI who love Notion for its flexibility and choose it because it helps them save time and money. Today, we're growing fast and excited for new teammates to join us who are the best at what they do. We're passionate about building a company as diverse and creative as the millions of people Notion reaches worldwide.

About The Role:

This role is to lead Notion’s external communications across APAC based in our growing Sydney office. This role’s APAC remit will include Australia, Singapore, Japan and South Korea and will be supported by local communication agencies in each country who are already in place.

This role will work in partnership with the global communications team at Notion to ensure we have a consistent brand and message globally. This role will also work closely with the APAC marketing team, ensuring local relevance and support for regional business goals. We are looking for someone who has APAC-wide experience in external communications, has partnered successfully with agencies, and has come from the tech industry, a huge bonus if you are a Notion user!

This is a contractor role. Which starts as a 3 month contract with the potential to extend to 12 months and beyond.

What You'll Achieve:

• Develop the APAC Communications strategy in partnership with local marketing leads and the global marketing team. This strategy will span B2B, B2C and product/corporate communications.
• Manage 3 communication agencies in APAC - Japan, South Korea & ANZ/Singapore.
• In partnership with our regional agencies, work with local media to educate them about Notion and secure coverage about the company and product.
• In partnership with our regional agencies, monitor key topics in regional media, manage issues and inbound press queries, and provide strategic counsel to cross-functional teams.
• Work closely with APAC and global spokespeople to develop thought leadership and amplify through press and speaking engagements.
• Develop market-specific narratives for Notion to use in external-facing communications.
• Develop customer stories, both written and video with our English-speaking APAC customers.
• Report back on activities to global and local stakeholders and teams.

Skills You'll Need to Bring:

• 5+ years of experience in marketing communications, preferably in agency and in-house roles.
• Have previous experience working with global teams.
• Have previous experience working across APAC including Australia, Singapore, Japan and South Korea.
• Ability to build strong partnerships with local agencies and cross-functional stakeholders.
• A builder and business mindset.

Nice to Haves:

• Be a Notion power user and are already an advocate for the tool.
• Marketing experience in a the tech/SaaS industry.

Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses, you will find a home at Notion.

Notion is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, colour, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Notion considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Notion is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please let your recruiter know.

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