Senior Communications Specialist

Stryker; Cary (IL); On-site; USD 66,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker in Cary, IL is seeking an experienced internal communications professional to develop engaging content that informs, aligns, and motivates employees.

You will partner with business leaders, shape key messages, and use data-driven insights to continually improve reach and impact across newsletters, intranet pages, leadership communications, presentations, and digital channels.

Strong writing, editing, and project-management skills are essential in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 2+ years in communications, marketing, PR, or related field.
• Experience creating employee-facing content across multiple channels.
• Experience with Microsoft 365 apps, SharePoint, Teams, and virtual platforms.
• Experience supporting organizational communications or change management.
• Strong grammar, copywriting, proofreading and editing skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute internal communication plans aligned to business initiatives.
• Create content across newsletters, leadership communications, intranet pages, presentations, podcasts, and employee messaging platforms.
• Partner with leaders and cross-functional teams to develop messaging and deliver communications.
• Manage calendars and schedules for timely, consistent delivery.
• Draft and distribute time-sensitive communications with high accuracy and responsiveness.
• Edit and refine materials to ensure consistency with brand and messaging.
• Track metrics, analyze engagement, and improve reach and effectiveness.
• Create presentations and visual materials for employee engagement and updates.

Skills

Communication

Copywriting

Editing

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SharePoint

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft 365

Job description

In this role, you will develop and deliver engaging internal communications that keep teams informed, aligned, and ready to execute. You'll partner with business leaders across the organization, shape key messages, and use data-driven insights to continuously improve how information reaches employees.

What You Will Do

• Develop and execute internal communication plans that support business initiatives, organizational priorities, and change management efforts.
• Create and publish content across multiple channels, including newsletters, leadership communications, presentations, intranet pages, webcasts, podcasts, and employee messaging platforms.
• Partner with business leaders and cross-functional teams to gather information, develop messaging, and deliver communications aligned to business objectives.
• Manage communication calendars and schedules to ensure timely, consistent delivery of information across employee audiences.
• Draft and distribute business-critical and time-sensitive communications with a high degree of accuracy and responsiveness.
• Edit, proofread, and refine communication materials to ensure consistency with brand standards and organizational messaging.
• Track communication performance metrics, analyze engagement data, and recommend improvements to increase reach and effectiveness.
• Create presentations and visual communication materials that support employee engagement, business updates, and strategic initiatives.

Required Qualifications

What You Will Need

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in communications, marketing, public relations, corporate communications, or a related field.
• Experience creating and managing employee-facing communication content across multiple channels.
• Experience using Microsoft 365 applications, SharePoint, Teams, and virtual communication platforms.
• Experience supporting organizational communications, business transformation, or change management initiatives.
• Strong grammar, copywriting, proofreading, and editing skills with attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with email marketing, communication automation, or campaign management platforms.
• Experience using Adobe Creative Suite or similar design and content creation tools.
• Experience analyzing communication metrics and engagement data to measure effectiveness and optimize content strategies.

United States of America Pay Ranges:

• USN: $66,500 - $101,800 USD Annual
• US5: $69,800 - $106,900 USD Annual
• US10: $73,200 - $112,000 USD Annual
• US15: $76,500 - $117,100 USD Annual
• US20: $79,800 - $122,200 USD Annual
• US30: $86,500 - $132,300 USD Annual

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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.