APAC Brand and Marketing, Associate / Director

Company Profile:
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management services. With offices in 42 countries, the firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, institutions, and individuals.
Global Department Profile:
Firmwide Marketing elevates our Firm's brand by activating, amplifying and delivering exceptional ideas and insights that unlock new opportunities for our Integrated Firm. Through meaningful experiences that drive innovative communications strategies, thought leadership, multichannel campaigns and premium client events, we facilitate the consistent and systematic delivery of Morgan Stanley to clients globally.
Job Description:
Reporting to the Head of Brand Marketing for Asia (ex-India), Morgan Stanley is looking to hire a creative, collaborative and organized individual to support the planning, coordination and execution of marketing initiatives across brand, content, social media, sponsorships, events and digital channels. The role supports the translation of global Firmwide Marketing strategies into regional plans and activations, ensuring alignment with brand and digital governance standards.
The successful candidate will demonstrate enthusiasm for marketing and experience in brand management, content and creative development, and digital channels. The role will suit someone who enjoys variety, working alongside and building strong relationships with marketing colleagues globally, Corporate Communications locally, and regional business stakeholders.
Primary Responsibilities:

• Support the Head of Brand Marketing, Asia ex-India with the planning, coordination and execution of marketing initiatives across brand, content, social media, sponsorships, events and digital channels, aligned to global priorities and key audiences.

• Coordinate with the firm's Internal Creative Team and local agencies to brief, develop and deliver on-brand creative assets for external and internal channels, ensuring appropriate review/approval work lows are followed.

• Support the implementation of Morgan Stanley's brand design system in Asia by supporting brand governance, coordinating reviews and ensuring marketing materials are consistent with brand standards.

• Collaborate with events, content and social media teams to support regional flagship conferences and marquee events; track and co-ordinate deliverables.

• Support the development and management of content, creative and copy for firm and executive-level social media channels, ensuring messaging is accurate, timely and aligned with the firm's tone of voice.

• Draft briefs and coordinate local photo and video shoots by setting clear objectives and liaising with photographers and vendors.

• Manage all aspects of the regional photo library.

• Execute Firmwide digital signage in Hong Kong, coordinating updates and delivery with relevant partners.

• Contribute to internal activations and communications plans that engage employees and extend the reach of priority marketing initiatives.

• Support updates to regional MS.com pages and digital experiences by coordinating with global website and web governance teams, including content hygiene, approvals and basic SEO/AI-discoverability best practices.

• Track regional competitor and peer marketing activity and compile periodic summaries.

• Stay up to date on global marketing priorities and support consistent brand execution locally.

What you'll bring to the role: :

• Minimum of 3 - 5 years experience across marketing, brand marketing, digital marketing, communications or a related discipline, ideally within financial services, professional services or another blue-chip organization.

• Bachelor's degree.

• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while working collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

• Fluent in spoken and written English; Chinese language skills are a plus.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare clear briefs, updates, presentations and stakeholder communications.

• Understanding of the creative briefing process and experience developing creative assets working with internal and external agencies.

• Strong attention to detail and good judgment, with a willingness to learn and follow governance requirements (brand standards, approvals and digital risk considerations); familiarity with SEO and emerging AI-enabled content discovery is a plus.

• Proactive, collaborative and hands-on, with a positive attitude and willingness to support a broad range of marketing activity.

• Ability to work tactically when required and take up ad-hoc requests and projects that come up.

• Comfortable working across cultures, time zones and stakeholder groups, with an appreciation of regional and local market nuances.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years.  Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background.  Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.

Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.

For more information, please visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo.