Marketing & Communications Director - APAC

About us

We are a specialist climate change advisory and investment firm, dedicated to accelerating the transition to a net-zero, nature-positive future. 

The opportunity

• Exciting marketing role with real world impact
• Climate focused
• Hybrid work 50% in office

Based in Sydney, the Marketing & Communications Director - APAC will work in partnership with a high-profile global team of climate and nature leaders. The role will be hands-on in execution of marketing and communications initiatives in the APAC region, largely Australia, but also New Zealand, Singapore and Japan.

Pollination is a scale-up business, and this role will span strategy to hands on technical execution. You’ll be backed by an ambitious and supportive team including in-house designers, as well as best in-class tools like Salesforce’s Account Engagement.  

This is a 12-month fixed term parental leave backfill position, and will report to the acting global Head of Marketing and Communications, based in London, UK.  

Key responsibilities:

• Lead execution of the 2025 marketing and communications strategy in APAC, and develop the 2026 strategy in partnership with the Head of Marketing and Communications
• Protect and grow Pollination’s reputation in APAC, ensuring communication across all channels is aligned with brand and strategy
• Manage media engagement, both proactive and reactive
• Create marketing collateral and thought leadership content in a variety of formats, including eDM content, thought leadership reports and opinion articles
• Identify and create engaging social media content, for a largely organic social media strategy
• Identify and negotiate industry event and sponsorship opportunities to increase brand awareness
• Develop and run regional events, with the support of the events manager who is also based in Sydney
• Work closely with business leads to ensure we are maximising business development opportunities through marketing and communications activity
• Work closely with Senior Leadership on effective internal communications
• Lead regular reporting for senior management, demonstrating commercial return on investment from Marketing and Communications activity
  

What do you need to apply?

This position plays a fundamental role in driving brand engagement and requires an experienced, proactive and agile candidate who can contribute to strategy and manage multiple projects. To be considered for this role, your background and experience must meet the following requirements:

• At least 8 years’ relevant experience
• Strong stakeholder management skills, and experience working directly with senior stakeholders
• Experience leveraging digital marketing and email automation platforms – Salesforce Account Engagement (formerly Pardot) experience highly desirable. 
• Proven experience in managing social media – both organic and paid strategies. 
• Experience in data analytics, performance optimization and reporting, with a solid grounding in the importance of data-driven decision making. 
• Strong copy writing and communication skills, with a high level of attention to detail. 
• Ability to problem solve in a fast-paced, reactive environment and can manage multiple projects with high quality outcomes. 

Whilst maintaining good work-life harmony is important to us, we will require a certain amount of flexibility to work outside of office hours when necessary, to accommodate the demands of a global business spanning multiple time zones.

You’ll love this role if…  

• You’re an exceptional writer, able to translate technical ideas for a range of audiences
• You thrive in a fast-paced, fluid environment and are comfortable with uncertainty
  
  
• You are a great communicator and able to
  effectively manage the needs of diverse and senior stakeholders
• You are adaptable and
  calm under pressure
• You are a motivated self-starter with the ability to work autonomously and collaboratively as part of a global team
• You have strong attention to detail
• You are excited to work in a purpose-driven
  organisation and
  share our ambition and commitment to tackle the climate and nature crises. 
  

How to apply

Please apply by submitting a cover letter and CV. You must hold the right to work in Australia.

We are managing this recruitment process internally and will not be engaging agency support. We kindly ask that recruitment agencies refrain from contacting us regarding this role.

Applying with Pollination

Pollination is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us when you apply, so that we can assist you through the recruitment process.