Our Company:
PopSockets LLC, based in Boulder, Colorado, designs, manufactures and sells innovative lifestyle products. Our flagship product, the PopSockets grip—a collapsible grip and stand that provides secure one-handed holding for any mobile device—was invented by philosophy professor David Barnett, with the first grip sold on PopSockets.com in 2014 and the 100 millionth sold in 2018. PopSockets products embody the company's mission to create empowering, personal, and fun products.

PopSockets was named one of the Best Places to Work in Colorado in 2018 and also listed as Inc. 5000's second fastest growing company in the US, with a 71,424% percent of sales increase over the last three years.

For more information on what it's like to work at PopSockets, click here ( https://www.builtincolorado.com/company/popsockets-llc ). Read more about our recent rebrand and updated packaging here ( https://medium.com/thinking-in-circles/https-medium-com-thinking-in-circles-why-did-we-redesign-our-packaging-5d666a4a3c61?source=friends_link&sk=6f4ab2cd8de47835f3db3e710411c2d9 ).

The Role: The Brand Communications Manager is responsible for managing all internal and external communications for Popsockets ensuring its branding and messages are consistent.

Responsibilities:

• Developing an integrated communications strategy for Popsockets incorporating PR, Marketing and Online for APAC Region
• Oversee the Regional PR agency, in addition to individual PR agency in each country in APAC.
• Manages Social Media and Digital campaigns for the APAC region.
• Implementing communications plans to increase brand awareness and recognition for the brand.
• Analyzing the market trends and organizing focus group sessions for Popsockets on its brand awareness and products
• Developing relationships with key media to secure and grow media coverage both online and offline.
• Writing press releases for local and regional media.
• Adapting US Global press releases for international syndication ensuring stories translate to differing international markets.
• Monitoring press stories relating to the company and its brand and maximising opportunities for positive PR and playing down any negative PR.
• Collating and analysing current communications and messages and ensuring consistency.
• Developing and leading the company's internal communication strategy across the APAC region.
• Communicating brand to internal customers and stakeholders.
• Overseeing the annual communications budget and ensuring its use is fully maximized.

Requirement:

• Previous experience as a Brand communications manager with at least 5 years experience for a similar organisation would be a strong advantage.
• Highly articulate individual with excellent written communications and presentation skills are essential.
• Highly organized with the ability to work under pressure and short lead time to complete projects.
• Bachelor's degree; a relevant Masters degree would also be an advantage.
• A proven ability to lead communications strategies in other organisations.
• Fluent in English and Chinese, both Mandarin and Cantonese. Japanese or Korean is a plus.

PopSockets is dedicated to the practice of equal opportunity employment. We prohibit unlawful discrimination against applicants and employees on the basis of age, race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, military status, genetic information, color, creed, ancestry, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law. This prohibition includes unlawful harassment based on any of these protected classes. Unlawful harassment includes verbal or physical conduct which has the purpose or effect of interfering with an individual's work performance, or creating an intimidating, hostile, offensive, unsafe or otherwise non-welcoming work environment. This policy applies to all employees, including managers, supervisors, co-workers; and non-employees such as customers, clients, vendors, consultants, etc.