Microsoft Director Communications Speech Writing 

Taiwan, Taoyuan City 

647570986

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, Finance, or related field AND 6+ years Communications and Speech Writing experience.
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience writing speeches for a senior level executive.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Finance, or related field AND 8+ years Communications and Speech Writing
• OR Master's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Finance, or related field AND 6+ years Communications and Speech Writing
• OR equivalent experience.
• 6+ years experience supporting senior executives in an executive communications role.
• The ability to provide a portfolio of relevant work (speech samples) for review.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:Microsoft will accept applications for the role until April 29, 2025.

• Collaborates across the organization to develop a comprehensive communications plan and workback schedule for external audiences that influences perceptions and drives effective actions and outcomes with our audiences, while aligning with current business priorities
• Effectively uses data and insights to inform and evolve storytelling across all external communications and speaking engagements
• Proactively engages with internal and external stakeholders to develop stories that land with diverse audiences and seek out speaking and authorship opportunities
• Leverages technical experience, and knowledge of successful communication campaigns to determine the appropriate formats of a given story for varied and evolving target audiences
• Writes speeches, blogs, LinkedIn posts and articles, press quotes, social media content, video scripts, and other talking points and relevant content
• Thinks beyond individual product capabilities and collaborates across teams, partnering with key stakeholders to land an aligned narrative
• Monitors, tracks, and analyzes the impact of messaging and storytelling, and adjusts messaging materials to achieve greater impact across all speechwriting and customer and partner meetings and engagement
• Develops and writes speeches, talking points, briefing materials, scripting/messaging for keynotes, presentations, media engagements, social media posts, and other presentation materials for the executive, ensuring alignment with overall communication goals and strategies
• Maintains an up-to-date understanding of industry trends, competitive landscape, and emerging technologies to inform speechwriting and communications strategies
• Provides strategic communication counsel to senior leadership on message development, narrative frameworks, and delivery techniques
• Manages a speaking event calendar and owns related development of operational rhythm of business, as well as workback scheduled for speaking engagements; ensures operational rigor in our process and sufficient lead time in our preparedness approach
• Demonstrates ability to think and conceptualize in the digital medium to develop creative concepts for digital events and presentations, including any operational and logistical support needed
• Manages and evaluates incoming speaking requests to determine and manage appropriate format, content, and deliverables end-to-end with key stakeholders
• Measures the outcomes of engagements to evaluate impact, learn, and improve
• Internal communications and team culture responsibilities.
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