Director, Communications & Brand

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Summary

We are seeking a highly organized, detail‑oriented, execution‑focused Director, Communications & Brand to join our Corporate Communications team. This role is ideal for a strong project manager and hands‑on content creator who excels at storytelling, crafting compelling presentations, and translating strategy into clear, engaging communications and visuals across multiple channels.

You will work closely with the VP of Communications, senior leaders, and cross‑functional partners to develop, package, and deliver communications and brand initiatives that support our culture, strategy, and employee experience. This role requires exceptional writing, editing, visual communication, and program‑management skills.

Primary Responsibilities

Internal & External Communications Execution

• Develop, write, edit, and publish high‑quality content for employees and external audiences, including messages, news stories, announcements, scripts, videos, and campaigns.
• Transform strategic messages into compelling narratives, stories, graphics, and presentation materials.
• Lead storytelling for key initiatives, bringing clarity, consistency, and creativity to all deliverables.
• Manage communication channels (intranet, email, slides, SharePoint, website updates) to ensure timely, accurate information delivery.
• Support leaders with communication toolkit development, including talking points, presentation decks, templates, and visual storytelling.

Project & Program Management

• Serve as project manager for major communication programs, including culture initiatives, strategic campaigns, leadership meetings, and brand rollouts.
• Develop detailed project plans, timelines, and stakeholder workflows to ensure on‑time execution.
• Coordinate cross‑functional partners, consolidate inputs, manage approvals, and ensure alignment with strategy and brand guidelines.
• Manage logistics and communication deliverables for leadership summits, employee town halls, and enterprise events.

Brand & Visual Identity

• Implement and maintain Novanta’s visual and verbal brand identity across all materials.
• Develop and maintain templates, toolkits, and presentation materials for company‑wide use.
• Partner with business units to ensure consistent brand execution across decentralized teams.
• Support the development and rollout of brand campaigns, messaging frameworks, and storytelling assets.

Slide Development & Visual Storytelling

• Create high‑impact PowerPoint presentations for leadership meetings, internal events, and external stakeholders.
• Translate complex topics into simple, visually clear messages, diagrams, and narratives.
• Elevate design quality by ensuring brand consistency, clarity, and professionalism across all presentations.

Digital Presence & Content

• Support website updates, content development, and coordination with external partners.
• Contribute to social media content planning and execution, particularly on LinkedIn.
• Coordinate closely with business units and functional teams that share or contribute to Novanta’s social media channels to ensure aligned messaging, consistent brand voice, and cohesive content planning across the enterprise.
• Maintain content calendars, track performance metrics, and contribute insights for optimization.

Leader & Employee Enablement

• Partner with leaders to build communication capability through guidance, editing support, and messaging frameworks.
• Provide hands‑on support for leader communications, including talking points, slide builds, and message development.

Required Experience & Skills

• 7–10+ years of experience in corporate communications, brand, or related functions within a complex or decentralized organization.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills with a strong portfolio of communication examples.
• Advanced PowerPoint skills, including visual storytelling, information design, and executive‑level slide development.
• Strong project management capabilities and able to juggle multiple complex initiatives with precision and attention to detail.
• Strong design and creative development skills, with the ability to translate complex ideas into clear, visually compelling presentations, graphics, and communication assets.
• Experience working with brand guidelines and elevating the visual quality of executive‑level materials.
• Experience executing internal and external communications strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with senior leaders in a fast‑moving environment.
• Familiarity with employer brand, employee experience, and culture‑building initiatives is a plus.
• Experience managing or coordinating website content and working with digital or creative agencies.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, SharePoint).
• Comfort using AI tools (generative writing, image generation, and slide‑building assistants) to accelerate content creation, improve visual storytelling, and enhance overall communication efficiency.

Travel Requirements

• Less than 20%

Salary

•  The salary for this role will range from 167,640.00 USD to 250,600.00 USD annual based on full-time employment. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including but not limited to location, relevant skills, training, experience, education, etc.
• Certain roles may be eligible for performance-based incentive compensation and/or long-term incentives. Incentives could be discretionary or non-discretionary depending on the plan.
• Novanta supports all aspects of your life’s needs. This position provides a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits to make your quality of life better.

Novanta is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, military and veteran status, disability, genetics, or any other category protected by federal law or Novanta policy.

Please call +1 781-266-5700 if you need a disability accommodation for any part of the employment process.