Sr Specialist Employee Communications

The⠀Corporate⠀Internal⠀Communications⠀&⠀Engagement⠀team is⠀responsible⠀for⠀elevating⠀the⠀employee⠀experience⠀through⠀robust⠀communication⠀strategies⠀and⠀storytelling⠀crafted to⠀inform,⠀engage and⠀inspire⠀employees⠀– our⠀most⠀hardworking⠀brand⠀ambassadors.⠀The team⠀supports⠀the⠀enterprise's⠀corporate⠀communications⠀and other⠀functional⠀support⠀areas in⠀improving⠀the⠀company’s⠀reputation⠀with key⠀collaborators,⠀including⠀employees,⠀consumers,⠀prospective⠀talent and⠀press.

What You Will Do

The Sr.⠀Specialist,⠀Employee⠀Communications⠀&⠀Engagement⠀will⠀assist in⠀developing,⠀driving⠀and⠀tracking a⠀wide range⠀of⠀internal⠀communications⠀projects⠀and⠀campaigns⠀that⠀engage and⠀inspire a⠀multi-national,⠀multi-lingual⠀workforce⠀of⠀200,000+⠀Disney⠀employees.⠀Reporting⠀to the Sr.⠀Manager,⠀Employee⠀Communications⠀&⠀Engagement,⠀the Sr.⠀Specialist⠀will⠀contribute⠀to every⠀stage of⠀internal⠀communications⠀programming⠀from⠀creative⠀ideation⠀to⠀strategic⠀implementation,⠀with a⠀focus on⠀HR/Corporate⠀functions⠀and⠀executive⠀engagement.

The⠀ideal⠀candidate⠀will be a⠀strong⠀writer and⠀strategic⠀communicator⠀who is⠀organized,⠀pays close⠀attention⠀to detail⠀and can⠀easily⠀collaborate⠀and⠀establish⠀relationships⠀with⠀colleagues⠀at all⠀levels.⠀The role⠀is a⠀phenomenal⠀opportunity⠀to⠀showcase⠀and⠀strengthen⠀a number⠀of⠀communication⠀skills,⠀from⠀planning⠀and⠀writing to⠀craft and⠀social⠀media,⠀while also⠀bringing⠀new⠀insights⠀and ways⠀to⠀communicate⠀to⠀employees.

• Develop⠀and⠀implement⠀strategic⠀communications⠀plans in⠀service of⠀corporate⠀support⠀functions⠀including⠀HR/Corporate⠀(preparing⠀toolkits,⠀messages,⠀FAQs,⠀calendars,⠀etc.)
• Research,⠀write and⠀publish⠀engaging⠀content⠀and⠀editorials⠀for⠀internal⠀communication⠀vehicles⠀including⠀emails,⠀newsletters,⠀videos,⠀presentations,⠀signage⠀and⠀more
• Work⠀collaboratively⠀with team⠀leadership⠀and key⠀business⠀partners⠀to develop⠀client-specific⠀content⠀for⠀executive⠀emails and⠀remarks,⠀presentations⠀and other⠀written⠀and visual⠀content,⠀including⠀social⠀media
• Assist⠀with⠀planning⠀and⠀execution⠀of remote⠀and⠀in-person⠀events and⠀activations
• Work⠀closely⠀with other⠀team⠀members on⠀tracking⠀and⠀analyzing⠀issues⠀that may⠀impact the⠀employee⠀experience
• Provide⠀support to⠀team⠀members⠀with⠀research,⠀writing,⠀editing,⠀data⠀gathering⠀and⠀analytics⠀to execute⠀against⠀plans.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Minimum 3+⠀years of⠀experience⠀in⠀communications,⠀public⠀relations⠀or⠀executive⠀communications
• Excellent⠀written,⠀verbal and⠀interpersonal⠀communication⠀skills⠀with⠀maturity⠀and⠀confidence⠀in working⠀with⠀colleagues⠀at all⠀levels of⠀the⠀organization
• Ability⠀to⠀translate⠀sophisticated⠀concepts⠀and ideas⠀into⠀concise⠀and⠀engaging⠀content⠀for⠀employees
• Ability⠀to adapt⠀written⠀tone/style⠀for a⠀variety of⠀audiences⠀and⠀voices
• Excellent⠀grammar⠀skills and⠀confidence⠀with copy⠀editing /⠀proofreading
• Organized,⠀diligent⠀with⠀excellent⠀time⠀management⠀skills
• Flexible,⠀adaptable⠀and a⠀multi-tasking⠀teammate⠀who is⠀willing to⠀pitch in⠀to help⠀the team⠀meet⠀critical⠀deadlines
• Positive⠀attitude,⠀personable⠀and⠀approachable,⠀self-motivated
• Ability⠀to handle⠀confidential⠀information
• Proficient⠀in Word,⠀PowerPoint/Keynote,⠀Excel and⠀Outlook

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience⠀in both⠀internal⠀and⠀external⠀communications⠀as well as⠀speechwriting
• Proficiency⠀with⠀content⠀management⠀systems⠀(WordPress)⠀and social⠀media⠀management
• Basic⠀understanding⠀of design⠀software⠀(Photoshop,⠀Illustrator,⠀InDesign,⠀etc.)
• Event⠀planning⠀or⠀coordination⠀experience,⠀particularly⠀with⠀executives

Education

• BA or BS⠀required,⠀preferably⠀with a⠀background⠀in⠀Communications,⠀Public⠀Relations,⠀Marketing⠀or related⠀field

The hiring⠀range for⠀this⠀position⠀in⠀Burbank,⠀CA is⠀$82,400 to⠀$113,300⠀per year.⠀The base⠀pay⠀actually⠀offered⠀will take⠀into⠀account⠀internal⠀equity and⠀also may⠀vary⠀depending⠀on the⠀candidate’s⠀geographic⠀region,⠀job-related⠀knowledge,⠀skills,⠀and⠀experience⠀among⠀other⠀factors. A⠀bonus⠀and/or⠀long-term⠀incentive⠀units may⠀be⠀provided⠀as part of⠀the⠀compensation⠀package,⠀in⠀addition⠀to the⠀full range⠀of⠀medical,⠀financial,⠀and/or⠀other⠀benefits,⠀dependent⠀on the⠀level and⠀position⠀offered.⠀#CORP_Media⠀#twdcmedia⠀#LI-TD2⠀#DisneyCommsCareers