Senior Brand & Marketing Communications Specialist

Help shape how one of New Zealand's heritage brands is experienced by New Zealanders. Lead high-profile brand, marketing and customer communication initiatives. Act as a senior marketing communications leader, driving quality, consistency and impact across the business. Based in Highbrook, Auckland with WFH flexibility. About the role This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced marketing communications professional to play a key role in shaping and strengthening the NZ Post brand. Reporting to the Brand and Marketing Communications Manager, you'll provide senior leadership across brand, marketing and customer communications, helping ensure everything we create is strategically aligned, customer-focused and delivers measurable impact. Acting as a trusted advisor and 2IC to the Manager, you'll help translate strategy into action, support business prioritisation and guide decision‐making across a range of high‑profile initiatives. You'll lead significant marketing communications programmes, campaigns and customer communication initiatives that span multiple value streams, ensuring our brand is consistently brought to life through meaningful customer experiences and compelling communications. Just as importantly, you'll help lift capability across the wider team, driving best practice, encouraging innovation and contributing to a collaborative, high‑performing culture. About you You're a seasoned marketing communications professional who combines strategic thinking with strong commercial acumen and a passion for building brands. You understand how to translate strategy into effective campaigns and communications that deliver results, while balancing customer needs, business prioritisation and brand integrity. You'll bring strong stakeholder management skills and the confidence to influence across all levels of the organisation. Equally comfortable leading complex projects as you are guiding others, you'll be known for your ability to bring people together, think creatively and deliver high‑quality outcomes in fast‑paced environments. Proven experience leading integrated marketing communications, brand or campaign activity within a complex organisation Strong strategic planning skills with the ability to translate strategy into prioritised, actionable plans Experience leading significant campaigns, customer communications programmes and cross‑functional initiatives Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and build credibility across the business Strong understanding of media planning, creative development and integrated communications across multiple channels and an ability to bring together agency partners to deliver A #J-18808-Ljbffr