Manager, Global Ford Racing Motorsport Communications at Ford Global Career Site

Dearborn, Michigan, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

06 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

06 Dec, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Communications, Marketing, Storytelling, Media Relations, Data Analysis, Social Media, Content Creation, Stakeholder Engagement, Leadership, Motorsports, Strategic Planning, Collaboration, Public Relations, Influencer Engagement, Competitive Analysis, Excellence in Materials Creation

Industry

Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

Description

The Manager, Global Ford Racing Motorsport Communications, will be responsible for the storytelling and communications of Ford's global communications for all of our racing activities including, but not limited to Ford's return to F1 in 2026 with Oracle Red Bull Racing and VCARB Ford's Sports Car racing with Mustang including WEC, IMSA, Hypercar, NASCAR, Australian Supercars, GT3, GT4 and Dark Horse R Ford's off-road racing programs including Dakar, Baja 1,000 and more Ford Racing demonstrators' programs such as SuperVan and SuperTruck The role will include working with and managing Ford's Agency partner for Motorsports, Campbell Communications as well as our Hypercar and F1 comms execs in the UK The role will report directly to Communications but will interface on a daily basis with the Ford Racing organization This role will collaborate and work hand in hand with the Ford Racing Motorsports global marketing managers, engaging with motorsport as well as non-motorsport media, mining for new stories to tell around our motorsport business priorities and monitoring the competitive landscape. The role will also include development of strategic plans for the future of Ford Racing Communications and working with agency partners to deliver on these plans. Understand the media landscape - automotive, motorsports and consumer / lifestyle media with strong media relations Use data to inform decision making - working with marketing, agencies and CGI teams to assist us in making data-based decisions Collaborate with stakeholders from across the enterprise including Marketing, PD, Finance, Purchasing and leadership Develop a deep understanding of social media including the role of influencers and content creators Continuous personal development of functional competencies and leadership agilities Established and active employee resource groups Bachelor's Degree in relevant subject matter (Comms, Marketing, Business or equivalent education) 5-7+ years of communications experience or equivalent experience Be available to work weekends and travel within the US and beyond as required by the role. Have a passion for motorsports and a desire to learn and develop in this area Have a focus on excellence in materials creation (words, images and video) Have a focus on delivering to the strategy with a focus on storytelling that ladders up to our business priorities Have an ability to always focus on the bigger picture of how what we do ladders up to the motorsport and broader company objectives - be results driven. Have a focus on all key stakeholders including internal (leadership, employees, dealers) and external (traditional media, social media, influencers etc.) Possess excellent abilities in key office tools such as PowerPoint, Word and Excel Have a passion and desire to travel and be open to working weekends to attend races in the US and beyond For more information on salary and benefits, click here: New Hire Benefits Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

Responsibilities

The Manager will oversee storytelling and communications for Ford's global racing activities, including F1 and various racing programs. This role involves collaboration with agency partners and internal stakeholders to develop strategic communication plans.