The Role
At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we’ll give you what you need to make it happen. It won’t always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you’ll never run alone. Run what runs the world.
This Position reports to:
Country Communications Manager (이사)
Your role and responsibilities
In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead internal communications and manage media relations to enhance ABB's brand in the country. Each day, you will handle business media interactions and crisis situations to protect ABB's reputation. You will also showcase your expertise by driving positive branding initiatives and fostering relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders to strengthen ABB’s visibility.
The work model for the role is: hybrid
This role is contributing to the Country Communications in Japan.MissionCommunications is a crucial function to our success at ABB.As country communication specialist, you will support communications of key internally and externally global and country news, interface with Tier 1 & business media, support events and be active in internal and external digital media platforms.In your business partner role, you will support the business by generating leads via advertising, sponsorship, and other promotional activities, using online platforms as a hub for integrated marketing communications.You maintain a strong and positive collaboration with internal and external communication communities to promote knowledge of current practices and innovation.
You will be mainly accountable for:Country Communications Role (70%)
In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead internal communications and manage media relations to enhance ABB's brand in the country. Each day, you will handle business media interactions and crisis situations to protect ABB's reputation. You will also showcase your expertise by driving positive branding initiatives and fostering relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders to strengthen ABB’s visibility.
The work model for the role is: hybrid
This role is contributing to the Country Communications in Japan.MissionCommunications is a crucial function to our success at ABB.As country communication specialist, you will support communications of key internally and externally global and country news, interface with Tier 1 & business media, support events and be active in internal and external digital media platforms.In your business partner role, you will support the business by generating leads via advertising, sponsorship, and other promotional activities, using online platforms as a hub for integrated marketing communications.You maintain a strong and positive collaboration with internal and external communication communities to promote knowledge of current practices and innovation.
You will be mainly accountable for:Country Communications Role (70%)
- Media and PR - support media relations with Tier 1 and financial publications on behalf of ABB in Japan and in accordance with ABB branding guidelines under the supervision of the Country Communications Manager. Maintain and update ABB Japan business profile across various service providers.
- Issues management and crisis communications - Serve on the country crisis task force as communication
- Edit and publish internal communications content including employee communications and fiduciary requirements locally. Managing the cascading of key ABB corporate contents in alignment with other functions including legal and integrity, HSE, HR and Security.
- Digital communications and social media – Edit and publish, translate as needed content for country social channels, websites, and internal communications channels such as intranet and Viva engage.
- Administrative support – administer RRs/POs related to country communications
- Provide support for marketing and communication activities, including developing basic creative concepts in line with ABB branding guidelines
- Producing simple promotional materials, assisting with sales literature
- Supporting business presence at selected trade fairs and events as needed.
Qualifications for the role Required Qualifications
- Strong command of the Japanese language, including advanced vocabulary, expressive ability, and reading comprehension
- High proficiency in Japanese writing (for creating media articles and press releases)
- 3-5 years of practical experience in marketing or corporate communications within the industrial sector
- Aptitude to learn software programs– including, but not limited to, Sitefinity, Adobe Creative Suite, Indesign,Apsis One, Pardot,etc
- Bachelor’s degree
- JLPT N1 level or above in Japanese language and Business-level English proficiency. The ability to understand and actively speak/contribute during global meetings and discussions is required.
- Experience in web marketing and web catalog creation (preferred)
- Pro-active attitude, self-starter and enthusiastic collaborative spirit with high sense of cultural and emotional intelligence
- Proficiency with design software such as Adobe InDesign and video content creation is preferred
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Marketing, Communications, or a related field
More about us
ABB is a global technology leader in electrification and automation, enabling a more sustainable and resource-efficient future.
By connecting its engineering and digitalization expertise, ABB helps industries run at high
performance, while becoming more efficient, productive and sustainable so they outperform.
At ABB, we call this ‘Engineered to Outrun’. The company has over 140 years of history and
around 110,000 employees worldwide.
We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, with medical, dental, vision, mental health support, and disability and life insurance included. Immediate eligibility in some roles reinforces the sense of dependable core coverage.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are described as broad, including paid holidays, sick days, volunteer time, sabbaticals, and, in some cases, 25 days of PTO. Flexible scheduling and remote-work options add to perceived time-off and flexibility value.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are positioned as robust, including a 401(k) with company contributions or matching and, in some cases, profit sharing or pension savings. Stock purchase/share acquisition programs complement longer-term savings options.
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ABB is a leading global technology company that energizes the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. By connecting software to its electrification, robotics, automation and motion portfolio, ABB pushes the boundaries of technology to drive performance to new levels. With a history of excellence stretching back more than 130 years, ABB’s success is driven by about 110,000 talented employees in over 100 countries. www.abb.com
