Internal Communications Strategist

WD; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation time

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

WD is seeking an energetic Communications professional to join our Employee Communications team in California. You will develop organization-wide campaigns, manage intranet content, and write engaging communications for leadership and staff across the business.

Collaboration with stakeholders and a focus on storytelling are key to this role. You will work on newsletters, channels management, and event support, reporting to the Director of Employee Communications.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of internal communications experience required.
• Excellent content development and writing skills for campaigns, blogs, video, and social media.
• Strong storytelling and script-writing abilities.
• Self-starter who can build relationships and drive engagement with minimal direction.
• Experience engaging employees through online communities or internal social platforms.
• Agency experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage communication materials: newsletters, FAQs, comms plans, intranet content, emails, internal social content.
• Oversee day-to-day management of company communication platforms and channels.
• Maintain and update editorial calendar.
• Identify stories across the business that highlight culture and values.
• Create short-form video content and write scripts for storytelling.
• Support internal events like All-Hands to boost engagement.
• Provide timely information to employees via email and Teams.
• Track and report on the effectiveness of internal communications programs.

Skills

Verbal & Written Communication

Video/Podcast Content Creation

Storytelling & Script Writing

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

Creative & Adaptive Thinking

Independent & Proactive

Agency Experience (Nice to have)

Tools

Asana

Smartsheet

Canva

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

WD is seeking an energetic Communications professional to join our Employee Communications team in California. You will develop organization-wide campaigns, manage intranet content, and write engaging communications for leadership and staff across the business.

Collaboration with stakeholders and a focus on storytelling are key to this role. You will work on newsletters, channels management, and event support, reporting to the Director of Employee Communications.