Senior Internal Communications Leader & Campaign Strategist

MITRE

Bedford (MA)

On-site

USD 169,000 - 253,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Job summary

MITRE is seeking a senior internal communications leader to set enterprise employee communications strategy and advise senior leaders. You will build high-impact internal campaigns and strengthen manager communications across channels, ensuring messages explain changes and connect work to organizational outcomes.

The role combines strategic thinking with hands-on editing, content creation, and channel execution.

Qualifications

12+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 10 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 7 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, public relations, marketing, organizational communication, business, or a related field
Demonstrated success leading internal or employee communications in a large, complex, matrixed, highly regulated, technical, or mission-driven organization.
Experience developing and executing enterprise communications strategies and integrated campaigns that support business priorities, organizational change, culture, and employee engagement.
Demonstrates strong AI acumen and the ability to apply AI tools and emerging technologies to accelerate product development, improve workflows, and enhance the impact of internal communications.
Exceptional writing, editing, message development, and storytelling skills, with a portfolio of executive-ready and employee-facing work.
Ability to operate as both a strategic leader and a hands‑on individual contributor, moving comfortably from executive counsel to content creation and channel execution.
Experience advising senior executives and working with discretion, sound judgment, emotional intelligence, and credibility on complex or sensitive topics.
Experience enabling managers as communicators through cascades, toolkits, leader briefings, and two‑way feedback mechanisms.
Working knowledge of employee communications technology, content management, digital signage, intranets, email platforms, collaboration tools, analytics, and employee engagement platforms, including Spectrio or comparable platforms.

Responsibilities

Lead the enterprise employee communications strategy and internal editorial agenda, aligning communications priorities with business strategy, workforce needs, culture, and major organizational initiatives.
Design and execute integrated internal campaigns from insight and concept through message development, creative production, channel activation, manager enablement, measurement, and continuous improvement.
Create and edit high-quality communications including manager toolkits, FAQs, internal stories, newsletters, presentations, digital signage, video scripts, and change communications.
Work with the internal communications team to govern employee communication channels, including intranet, email, collaboration tools, town halls, digital signage using software such as Workshop
Build a strong manager communications capability, including cascade plans, briefing materials, discussion guides, feedback loops, and tools that equip managers to communicate consistently and answer employee questions.
Use employee listening, channel analytics, campaign metrics, and stakeholder feedback to segment audiences, improve message relevance, demonstrate outcomes, and recommend adjustments.
Coordinated communications for organizational change, culture, crisis or sensitive workforce matters in close partnership with Human Resources, Legal, Security, Operations, and other stakeholders.