Manager, Brand & Integrated Marketing

Honda Aircraft Company, LLC•Greensboro, NC

10h

About The Position

Honda Aircraft Company is seeking a creative and strategic leader to manage and grow the HondaJet brand. This role is responsible for developing, expressing, and delivering the company’s brand, messaging, and customer experiences across all customer-facing touchpoints in a consistent, compelling, and high-quality manner. The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader with a proven track record of creating and executing integrated marketing communications—both conventional and unconventional—that elevate brand presence, drive engagement, and ensure cohesive brand expression across digital channels, content, events, and experiential initiatives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, liberal studies, or relevant fields
10+ Years work experience in Marketing and/or Public Relations fields, in-house (preferred) or agency, including 5+ years of experience leading people and cross-functional organizations
Proven success in strategic brand storytelling through corporate, product, and digital communications
Proven ability to target and manage global audiences, digital tools, and partner with internal and external stakeholders for consistent execution
Strong commercial, strategic, and communication acumen to link marketing strategy to company growth
Proven expertise in targeting and engaging global audiences through cross-cultural and regional marketing and communications
Skilled communicator adept at collaborating seamlessly across varied internal and external stakeholders
Skilled in developing, managing, and integrating digital marketing campaigns for cross-functional support
Experienced in international air shows and similar high-caliber product exhibitions/shows
Capable of collaborating with executives and business partners at all levels

Nice To Haves

MBA or Master’s Degree preferred
Passion for aviation and building something from the ground up; business aviation experience is a plus
Experience in the aviation industry is preferred, and expected to quickly grasp the very light jet and light jet product ecosystems
Experience in global Honda entities is a plus
Understanding of Japanese language and culture is a plus
Multiple spoken languages is a plus

Responsibilities

Lead overall marketing communications strategy and integration; utilizing a strategic approach for storytelling and continuity across all customer-facing communications
Establish and manage the annual integrated marketing communications planning process, ensuring alignment among senior leadership stakeholders and external partners
Build, manage, and develop a high-performing team responsible for all aspects of marketing communications
Lead all 3rd party agency and vendor relationships; and provide direction and management of creative content strategy
Oversee and build out digital marketing strategy: website and social media
Collaborate with Corporate Communications, Public Relations, and various Global Honda stakeholders to ensure consistent and integrated messaging
Oversee merchandise strategy and implementation
Manage overall integration of events; including: messaging, creative execution, Honda integration, and PR coordination with Corporate Communications
Manage and optimize overall marketing communications budget
Engage customer facing teams and industry experts to formulate and proactively initiate marketing campaigns and solutions
Develop and execute marketing collateral creation and distribution
Establish and maintain ROI frameworks for marketing communications to support annual planning and ongoing optimization, with a primary focus on awareness, engagement, and brand health KPIs
Ensure standards and consistency of the HondaJet brand are appropriately maintained across all channels
Develop processes and tools to enable more effective collaboration and communication with our dealer network for creative content, best practices, and collateral
Domestic and international travel required