Employee Engagement Specialist

Nashville Public Radio; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Capitol City Produce is seeking an Employee Engagement Specialist to join our Human Resources team in Baton Rouge. The role centers on strengthening the employee experience through engagement, recognition, onboarding, retention, and workplace culture across the organization.

The specialist will work with employees, managers, and HR leadership to develop initiatives that boost morale, communication, connection, and retention, including events, newsletters, and engagement campaigns.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in employee engagement, HR, communications, event coordination, or related field.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Communications, Business Administration, Marketing, or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan employee appreciation events, recognition programs, and engagement activities.
• Support onboarding and conduct new-hire check-ins.
• Assist with stay interviews, pulse surveys, and employee feedback.
• Create newsletters, flyers, digital announcements, presentations, and engagement campaigns.
• Support employee training and development initiatives.
• Coordinate workshops, meetings, and company events.
• Partner with leaders to identify opportunities to improve the employee experience.
• Track engagement participation, trends, and feedback.
• Support internal and external employer branding efforts.

Skills

Employee engagement

HR

Communications

Event coordination

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor's degree (HR/Communications/Business/M related)

Tools

Newsletter creation

Job description

Capitol City Produce is looking for an Employee Engagement Specialist

to join our Human Resources team in Baton Rouge.

This role will focus on strengthening the employee experience across the organization through employee engagement, recognition, internal communications, onboarding, retention initiatives, company events, and workplace culture.

The Employee Engagement Specialist will work closely with employees, managers, and HR leadership to develop and support initiatives that improve morale, communication, connection, and retention.

Some of the key responsibilities include:

• Planning employee appreciation events, recognition programs, and engagement activities
• Supporting onboarding and conducting new-hire check-ins
• Assisting with stay interviews, pulse surveys, and employee feedback
• Creating newsletters, flyers, digital announcements, presentations, and engagement campaigns
• Supporting employee training and development initiatives
• Coordinating workshops, meetings, and company events
• Partnering with leaders to identify opportunities to improve the employee experience
• Tracking engagement participation, trends, and feedback
• Supporting internal and external employer branding efforts

What we're looking for:

Candidates should have 2–4 years of experience in employee engagement, HR, communications, event coordination, or a related field. A bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Communications, Business Administration, Marketing, or a related field is preferred.

We're looking for someone who is creative, organized, relationship-focused, and comfortable working with employees at all levels of the organization.

Experience in warehouse, manufacturing, logistics, hospitality, or another operational environment is preferred. Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.

Position Details:

Baton Rouge, LA

$55,000–$65,000 annually

Human Resources

Salaried, Exempt

If you're passionate about employee experience and enjoy finding new ways to engage, recognize, communicate with, and support employees, we'd like to hear from you.