Communications Representative

Timken timken.com Open · verified Sep 24, 2026

Shanghai Mid-level Communications

At a glance

Mid-level Communications role at Timken. Shanghai.

Pay not stated Communications salary

RoleCommunications

SeniorityMid-level

LocationShanghai

Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

Build integrated communications plans around business objectives, secure alignment and funding, then deliver the approved work
Create brand messages and materials across events, advertising, print, direct mail and digital channels
Shape internal messaging and coordinate with Chinese plants so associates receive communications clearly
Plan community communications, coordinate execution across offices and plants, and develop NGO sponsorships
Run multiple projects and manage external suppliers against quality, timing and cost effectiveness

What you bring

A bachelor’s or master’s degree in communications, marketing, English or engineering
Strong copywriting experience, familiarity with digital communication methods and strong spoken and written English
Experience coordinating major events, promotions, publications, advertising and marketing collateral
Several years of sales and marketing experience would strengthen your application

Who this fits

This role suits a mid-level communications professional who can combine copywriting, digital communications, project coordination and vendor oversight. You’ll work with sales, marketing, internal teams, external suppliers, offices and plants in China, with strong English required for speaking and writing.

From the employer

What Timken makes possible begins with you.
Those who came before us helped land a man on the moon, create the world's infrastructure, and introduce renewable energy alternatives. Now you can join the Timken team to write your own unique story and help drive what's next.

A career at Timken means you can have an immediate impact doing Work That Matters to the world— improving the efficiency of today's industrial equipment and preparing for the future of motion on our planet and beyond. New employees can start contributing right away, and there are many opportunities to advance your career at your own pace. Join our global team of 19,000 people in 45 countries, and start helping our customers push the limits of what's possible in their world of motion.

Purpose:

This position will be responsible for communication functions such as community relations, associates communication, and digital marketing, as well as working with sales and marketing team to design and implement strategic marketing communication plan to help protect and promote the Timken brand, its products and services. This includes understanding business plan objectives, implementing communication plans, advertising, sales promotion, and/or publicity tactics appropriate to meet those objectives, coordinating the creation of communications, and implementing them in partnership with internal and external resources. The individual is also responsible for continuously improving existing programs to improve efficiency in the methods employed, and responding to a host of communications-related sales support functions in a timely manner.

Responsibilities:

Develop and implement integrated marketing communications plans to support the Company's business objectives and the initiatives emanating from the market segments with which the individual works. Must build consensus for the general direction of the plan and gain appropriate approvals and monetary support.
Ensure that overall tactical execution and implementation of communications plans is complete, effective and integrated. Deliver well-conceived, effective (and measurable, where possible) promotion and publicity materials on time and within budget. Manage numerous projects simultaneously.
Develop and deploy messages and content to strengthen our brand in all kinds of communications tactics including but not limited to events, advertising, printed literature, direct mailing, and digital media, etc.
Develop and control the messaging for internal communication, and liaise with plants in China to ensure messages are well delivered to associates in the plants.
Develop community communication plan and coordinate with all offices and plant for execution. Recruit qualified NGO and design sponsorship program.
Recruit, manage and evaluate external suppliers and leverage their expertise in support of communications tactics. Effectively supervise and evaluate performance and cost-effectiveness of vendors supporting marketing communications programs.

Requirements:

Bachelor or master degree in Communications, Marketing, English, or Engineering is preferred
Strong copy-writing ability and experience
Familiar with digital media communication method
Strong English skill both in oral and in written
Demonstrated ability to coordinate major events, promotions, publication production, advertising development and collateral support.
Few years sales and marketing experience will be a plus

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.