Communications Specialist- Remote

Stryker; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 62,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Life and AD&D insurance

Wellbeing program

Job summary

Stryker is seeking a Communications Specialist to shape employee experiences at a global level, focusing on enterprise communications and engaging storytelling. You will collaborate across functions and regions to deliver clear, impactful messages that align with business priorities and brand standards.

The role requires strong writing, editing, and platform management skills, with experience across intranet, newsletters, email, and digital displays. A Bachelor’s degree is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, public relations, or related field.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills; knowledge of AP Style a plus.
• Experience communicating to diverse audiences across multiple platforms (1–2 years preferred in internal communications).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 applications.
• Familiarity with communication tools and platforms such as SharePoint, Viva Engage, Staffbase, Marketo or similar email marketing tools.

Responsibilities

• Support enterprise employee communications and align messaging with company priorities.
• Build partnerships across functions, regions and divisions to uncover story ideas.
• Advise stakeholders on channel, timing and audience strategy for clarity and engagement.
• Monitor analytics and translate insights into actionable recommendations.
• Publish and manage content across global internal channels (intranet, newsletters, email, displays).
• Support change initiatives with timely, clear communications to minimize fatigue.
• Apply brand standards and voice consistently in daily work.
• Explore new trends and tools to improve reach and effectiveness.
• Contribute to strategic communications planning and editorial priorities.
• Maintain up-to-date company information and materials.

Skills

Writing

Editing

Communication strategy

Analytics

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Microsoft Office 365

SharePoint

Viva Engage

Staffbase

Marketo

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

SharePoint

Viva Engage

Staffbase

Marketo

Job description

What You Will Do

The best employee experiences don’t happen by accident — they’re shaped in part by communication that helps people understand where the company is headed, what matters most, and the role they play in moving it forward. As a Communications Specialist at Stryker, you’ll help bring that experience to life for more than 50,000 employees worldwide.

This role is primarily focused on supporting enterprise employee communications. The ideal candidate will be passionate about creating and implementing communications that strengthen understanding, inspire and drive deeper engagement for employees. This role requires a combination of strategic thinking, collaboration, excellent writing and editing skills, and the ability to effectively manage employee communications platforms. In addition to supporting day-to-day communications, this role will help bring the company’s most important moments, business priorities and enterprise initiatives to life through compelling storytelling and engaging communication experiences.

• Support communications for key enterprise priorities, ensuring employees are aware of and engaged with the company's most important moments, initiatives and business milestones through thoughtful storytelling, audience-focused messaging and effective channel strategies.
• Build strong partnerships across functions, regions and commercial divisions to uncover story ideas that advance global editorial narrative.
• Advise stakeholders on the best channel, timing and audience strategy to maximize relevance, clarity and engagement while ensuring alignment to enterprise standards and avoiding unnecessary volume or duplication.
• Monitor performance analytics and turn insights into actionable recommendations that improve employee understanding, engagement and action.
• Publish, update and manage content across global internal channels (e.g., intranet, newsletters, email, digital displays) to keep employees informed and connected.
• Support change and priority initiatives, including rapid-turn needs,— sequencing communications thoughtfully to minimize fatigue and maximize clarity for employees.
• Champion the Stryker brand by thoughtfully applying brand standards, voice and principles consistently in day-to-day work.
• Stay ahead of emerging trends and communication technologies; pilot and recommend new approaches that improve reach and effectiveness.
• Contribute to strategic communications planning in partnership with the broader team.
• Execute against defined enterprise editorial priorities and content plans, supporting broader communications strategies.
• Maintain and curate company-level information and materials to ensure content is accurate, current and easy to find.
• Reinforce enterprise communication standards, helping ensure consistent messaging, tone and channel use across functions and regions.

What you need

• Bachelor’s degree

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, public relations, or related field
• Exceptional writing and editing skills with eye for detail (writing samples will be requested, knowledge of AP Style a plus).
• Ability to communicate effectively to diverse audiences through a variety of platforms (1-2 years’ experience preferred in internal communications or related role).
• Ability to effectively use Microsoft Office 365 applications.
• Familiarity with communication tools and platforms a plus (SharePoint, Viva Engage, Staffbase, Marketo or other email marketing tools, etc.)

United States of America Pay Ranges:

• USN: $62,400 - $87,900 USD Annual
• US5: $65,500 - $92,300 USD Annual
• US10: $68,600 - $96,700 USD Annual
• US15: $71,800 - $101,100 USD Annual
• US20: $74,900 - $105,500 USD Annual
• US30: $81,100 - $114,300 USD Annual

View the U.S. work location and transparency guide to find the pay range for your location.

Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program.

Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance.

Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.