Are you passionate about storytelling? Do you love to dive deep into complex topics and projects?
Join KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA and our dedicated Corporate Communications team as Lead of External Communications! In this role, you’ll be at the forefront of crafting compelling stories, steering high-impact content, leading a team and managing relationships with media, partners, and internal stakeholders. This is a permanent, full-time position at our headquarters in Einbeck.

Your tasks:

• Drive and implement our external communication strategy
• Lead and develop your team for effective collaboration and high-quality output
• Create impactful content, in-house and together with external partners (e.g. articles, posts, videos)
• Manage press and media work, including our annual image magazine “Future with Heritage”
• Support the Executive Board with external appearances and interviews
• Handle crisis communication and corporate positioning
• Monitor and report on communication KPIs (media coverage, web, social media)
• Engage with media partners, industry associations, and stakeholders
• Align communication efforts across functions and with international colleagues

Your profile:

• An academic degree in communication studies, journalism or a comparable course of study
• Several years of proven relevant professional experience in the creation of editorial content and press work 
• Experience in leading smaller teams is an asset
• Experience in the field of life sciences (e.g. agriculture) is an asset
• IT literacy (MS Office)
• Fluent in both German and English (written and spoken)

Our offer: 

• An exceptionally interesting and varied job in an international environment with the opportunity to contribute and execute innovative ideas
• Working in an international, highly motivated and dynamic team 
• Flexible working hours with the possibility of hybrid working
• As a family-run company, we stand by the values of Closeness, Reliability, Foresight and Independence - a culture that is also lived out in practice, e.g. through an open and friendly working atmosphere
• Close to our motto "Make yourself grow!" we promote individual professional and personal development
• We create the appropriate framework conditions for you: capital-forming benefits, Christmas and holiday pay, childcare allowance, company bicycle.

Apply today and make yourself grow @ KWS! 
We look forward to receiving your application (short cover letter, resume, relevant certificates) via our application system SuccessFactors! Please use the "Apply" function in the online advertisement.