Company Overview

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a “Bridgestone West” strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.

At Bridgestone, you are Free to Be

We believe people can only provide superior service and quality to others when they bring their whole self to work. We believe in championing all perspectives, individuals and teams because we understand the importance of seeing the world and our business through many different lenses. We are building a team as diverse as the world we serve. So, show us what you are made of, because who you are is what we need.

Communications

We’re currently looking for a Community Engagement Professional to join our team in Nashville.


This role will be responsible for supporting the company’s charitable giving, community engagement, and corporate volunteer initiatives across the United States with a focus on the Greater Nashville-Davidson County Metropolitan Area. A core component of this role includes working with various stakeholders across the enterprise to coordinate, support and collaborate on multiple engagements annually and track results. This individual will also engage with external charitable organizations on volunteer initiatives, manage the volunteer and charitable giving portals, and work in close coordination with business teams and Marketing COE colleagues to ensure successful programs.

Responsibilities

Job functions Include but are not limited to:

• Engage teammates in community volunteerism, encouraging their participation in company-wide events and monitoring and reporting on outcomes of those events

• Manage grantee seeker and grantee relationships, communicating decisions and other relevant information, and collecting all materials involved in requests for funding

• Maintain social impact data and ensure data integrity across multiple platforms

• Develop communications materials that align the work of corporate philanthropy and social impact with the mission, objective, and goals of the company, including websites and annual reports

• Communicate with senior business leaders internally about corporate philanthropy initiatives, collecting annual philanthropy budget plans and reports

• Monitor and report on all company and Trust Fund activities by serving as a key contact for business leaders, employee resource groups, and grantees

• Bachelor’s degree

• 5+ years professional experience

• Strong organizational, project, and time management skills

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills and technical acumen

• Strong presentation skills and expertise with technology systems, excel and power point

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate clear and concise information to broad audiences

What we offer

At Bridgestone, what really matters is to foster co-creation opportunities and empowering you to be creative and curious to make mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable for future generations. Whatever role you fill, when you represent Bridgestone, you are a valued teammate, and part of our larger mission to “Serve Society with Superior Quality”, for that, we offer you more than just a competitive compensation; we will provide you:

• A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.
• The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship.
• Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
• A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment.
• Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.
• A diverse and inclusive team.

Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to consider for employment all individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Employment Eligibility

If hired, a Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification must be completed at the start of employment. Temporary work authorization or the need for sponsorship may disqualify you from employment.