Strategic Communication Lead - IT and Risk

Job Title: Strategic Communication Lead-IT and Risk
Location: Glendale, AZ
Duration: 3+ months
Pay Range: $60/hr-$70/hr(DOE)

Overview

We're looking for a seasoned internal communications professional with solid skills in employee communications, including strategy and execution, writing/editing, change management, organizational communications, interpersonal and team communications, and creative thinking. Experience communicating within/for an IT department is a must. You would serve as a member of our Employee Communications team.

Essential Responsibilities

Analyzes the objectives and needs of the IT and Risk organizations to conceive, develop and execute companywide or divisional communications strategies.
Creates and executes complex communication strategies to support business priorities. Defines communications objectives and measures and monitors progress against those metrics accordingly.
Develops, coordinates and monitors senior leader communications to employees.
Serves as a consultant to senior leaders in communication of strategic messages.
Writes executive communications on a wide variety of topics, ensuring messages remain consistent and tone is appropriate to that of the executive office.
Posts articles on the intranet and collaborates on maintaining the quality and integrity of the intranet as a key strategic communication vehicle.
Develops and maintains thorough understanding of business priorities, key business drivers, stakeholders, and new and ongoing initiatives within the company.
Makes recommendations on how to best frame and position key issues through strategic communications counsel, supported by targeted communications tactics.
Communicates change effectively.
Confers with other staff and senior management to identify communication trends and employee interests and concerns.
Serves as communications subject matter expert for other enterprise and division communicators.
Establishes and maintains cooperative relationships with representatives of all divisions.
Provides content consulting and editing of organizational publications and Web content for internal audiences.
Confers and coordinates with creative team to produce multi-media and online employee communications. Manages design, development and production of collateral to ensure they meet company brand identity standards.
May conduct opinion research to assess effectiveness of employee communications and to monitor success against goals.
Advises senior management on effective communication strategies and implementation of these strategies across the organization.
May lead and direct the work of others.
Views the role with a wide lens, considering the big picture and contributing to strategy and execution for the good of the entire Employee Communications function.
Skills:
Qualifications

Excellent writing and editing skills with command of AP Style.
Experience counseling executives on communication issues.
Track record of successful, well-conceived and executed employee communication campaigns in an IT environment.
Ability to distill and simplify technical topics and information for broad employee audiences.
8+ years of experience in internal communications in a fast-moving corporate environment.
Able to work with people at all levels in the organization.
Anticipates potential consequences of communication and trends accurately.
Can maneuver through complex political situations effectively.
Able to understand an organization’s place and context, where it is, where it wants to be and how it proposes to get there.
Demonstrates leadership.
Demonstrates ethical business and communications philosophy and practice.
Understands change management/organizational development best practices.
Experience with SharePoint and Microsoft Teams a plus.
BA/BS in Journalism, Communication, English or related field or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.

Skills:
Required
CHANGE MANAGEMENTINTERNAL COMMUNICATIONSMETRICSMICROSOFT TEAMSMICROSOFT SHAREPOINT
Additional
EXCELLENT WRITINGINTRANETEXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONSBRAND IDENTITYSUBJECT MATTER EXPERTSHAREPOINT

**Pride Global offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.**
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