Description:

Product, Motorsports, and Technology Regional Public Relations Specialist

Location: Remote

What Makes a Honda, is Who Makes a Honda

Honda has a clear vision for the future, and it’s a joyful one. We are looking for individuals with the skills, courage, persistence, and dreams that will help us reach our future-focused goals.

At our core is innovation. Honda is constantly innovating and developing solutions to drive our business with record success. We strive to be a company that serves as a source of “power” that supports people around the world who are trying to do things based on their own initiative and that helps people expand their own potential. To this end, Honda strives to realize “the joy and freedom of mobility” by developing new technologies and an innovative approach to achieve a “zero environmental footprint.”

We are looking for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, continuous improvement values, and a strong work ethic to join our team.

If your goals and values align with Honda’s, we want you to join our team to Bring the Future!

About this Position:

The Product, Motorsports and Technology Public Relations Regional Specialist is an integral member of the American Honda Regional Public Relations team that will uniquely contribute to the development of comprehensive product and technology content and public relations strategy originating from Honda’s U.S.-based R&D facility (named the Auto Development Center) in Ohio to increase brand recognition and stimulate demand for the Honda and Acura brand.

Additionally, the Regional Public Relations Specialist will also support regional press activity in the Midwest and motorsports public relations activity interfacing with Honda Performance Development (HPD) associates/management, IndyCar/IMSA drivers/teams, and attending regional motorsports races around the Midwest.

Responsibilities include:

• Create Product and Technology Content and Deployment Strategies

• Create world-class content that will further enhance the Honda and Acura brand image through at-the-spot relationships with R&D associates, model development team members, managers, and executive leadership.
• Ensure content is accurate, up to date, and fully rationalized across all deployment mediums.
• Identify and create opportunities to leverage R&D subject matter experts to deliver brand messaging that supports product and technology information.

• Help Develop PR Strategies to Drive Product and Technology Innovations

• Collaborate with PR leaders to create compelling plans to promote products and technology to automotive, business, trade, and industry media.
• Manage and execute select public relations engagements to achieve targeted results within defined resources, including the selection of content, spokespersons, and messaging.

• Motorsports PR

• Support motorsports PR activity including interfacing with Honda Performance Development (HPD) engineers/management, drivers/teams, and journalists.

• Attend motorsports races to support PR activity around the Midwest.

Who we are seeking:

Experience working in a collaborative and cross-functional setting, experience in planning and managing multiple PR projects under tight deadlines, strong writing and public speaking skills, event planning experience, ability to convey complex and technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences (internal, government, media, and other external audiences), and familiar with analytical and PR tools (Cision, HARO, LexisNexis, Google Alerts, etc.).

Required Work Experience:

4-6 years of corporate, or 2-3 years of experience with a PR agency.

Required Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations, Corporate Communication, Marketing, Journalism, or related field.

Desired skills:

• Ability to convey complex and technical concepts to various audiences
• Attention to detail that drives and ensures content is accurate and current
• Strong investigative, problem solving and collaborative skills to discover content
• Strong organizational, planning, and execution skills
• Impressions, reach, positive sentiment, story placements

What differentiates Honda and makes us an employer of choice?

Total Rewards:

• Competitive base salary
  • Pay will be based on several variables that include, but are not limited to geographic location, work experience, education, etc.
• Annual Bonus
• Industry-leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision)
• Paid time off, including vacation, paid holidays, sick time, and personal days
• 401K Plan with company match + additional contribution

Career Growth:

• Advancement opportunities
• Career mobility
• Education reimbursement for continued learning
• Training and Development programs

Additional Offerings:

• Wellbeing program
• Community service and engagement programs
• Product programs
• Free drinks onsite

Honda is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.

Critical Competencies: Results Orientation, Leading with Purpose, Business Acumen, Service Mindset, Developing Self & Others, Ethics & Integrity, Diversity & Inclusion