Senior Manager, Internal Employee Communications

[solidcore]; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly cell phone stipend

401(k) with employer match

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid parental leave

Free telehealth

EAP

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Flexible PTO

Free drop-in classes

Job summary

solidcore is seeking a Sr. Manager, Internal Employee Communications to lead and scale our internal communications for a rapidly growing network of studios and teams.

You’ll partner with HR, Operations, Brand, and executives to translate strategy into clear, motivating messages that reach the right audience at the right time. As a one-person team initially, you’ll shape capabilities, own the calendar, and serve as strategist and hands-on executor.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years in internal/employee communications or corporate comms.
• Experience partnering with HR and senior leaders on org communications.
• Strong writing, edit, and audience-adaptive skills.

Responsibilities

• Own internal communications strategy and calendar for the company.
• Translate priorities into employee-ready messages across channels.
• Draft executive communications, town halls, and forums.
• Build enterprise-wide channels and cadence with leadership alignment.
• Develop change management comms for new initiatives and policy updates.
• Measure impact via eNPS, open rates, engagement, and feedback.
• Act as trusted advisor on timing and messaging with stakeholders.
• Partner with Brand to manage internal crisis and tone consistency.
• Reinforce culture and values through comms, celebrating wins.

Skills

Internal comms

Strategy translation

Writing & editing

Stakeholder mgmt

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications or related field

Job description

We're looking for a Sr. Manager, Internal Employee Communications to lead internal, employee-facing communications for our growing organization. You'll partner closely with HR, Operations, Brand, and executive stakeholders — as well as our Field Director of Operations and Communications, who owns studio-facing communications and execution — to make sure every employee understands what's happening across the business and why it matters to them.

This role is ideal for a communicator who knows how to translate strategy into clear, motivating messages, and who understands the mechanics of activation: getting the right message to the right audience, through the right channel, at the right time — not just writing and sending.

This is a newly created role, and you'll be building the internal employee communications function. You'll operate as a team of one, serving as both strategist and hands-on executor, with the opportunity to shape what our broader communications capability looks like as the company grows.

What you'll do:

• Own the internal communications strategy and calendar, ensuring consistent, timely, and clear messaging across the company
• Partner with HR, Operations, and business leaders to translate organizational priorities, changes, and initiatives into employee-ready communications
• Draft and manage executive communications, including leadership messages, town halls, and other employee forums
• Build and maintain enterprise-wide communication channels and cadences, partnering with the Director of Operations and Communications to ensure alignment when messages need to reach studio teams
• Develop change management communications to support new initiatives, policy updates, and organizational changes
• Measure the effectiveness of internal communications (improvement in eNPS, open rates, engagement, feedback) and iterate based on data
• Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders across the business, helping them think through how and when to communicate, not just what
• In partnership with our Brand Team, manage internal crisis and/or sensitive communications with sound judgment and discretion
• Use internal communications as a tool to reinforce culture and values — celebrating wins, milestones, and the stories that make our mission tangible, not just relaying operational updates
• Partner with HR and leadership to strengthen our employee experience and engagement through communications — helping employees feel connected to the business and to each other, especially across a distributed workforce
• Ensure brand voice and tone consistency across all internal messaging, partnering with Brand to keep internal messaging aligned with external brand positioning
• Define and evolve a distinct voice for employee communications — one that feels authentic to our culture and resonates across the organization, rather than defaulting to generic corporate-speak

What you'll bring:

• 5-8 years of experience in internal/employee communications, corporate communications, or a related field
• Proven experience partnering with HR and senior leaders on organizational communications
• Strong writing and editing skills, with the ability to adapt tone for different audiences across a corporate and field-based organization
• Experience building and executing communication plans across multiple channels, and partnering effectively with adjacent communications functions (e.g., field/frontline comms) to keep messaging aligned
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, multi-location or distributed business (retail, fitness, hospitality, or similar preferred)
• A genuine point of view on culture and employee experience — you see communications as a way to build connection and belonging, not just deliver information
• Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Sound judgment handling sensitive or confidential information
• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Compensation & Benefits:

• Competitive salary range of $118,000 though $134,000 per year, based on experience
• Bonus eligibility based on performance
• Monthly cell phone stipend
• 401(k) with employer match
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid parental leave and parental pay benefits
• Free telehealth services
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Flexible PTO
• Free drop-in classes at [solidcore]

solidcore is a national boutique fitness company with 100+ studios across the country. Our signature workout is 50 minutes of low-impact, high-intensity strength training: the lights are low and the music is loud. The coach guides the class through a series of slow & controlled movements that are sequenced to work muscles to failure. This class is accessible for all fitness levels and can be amplified or modified to accommodate individual goals. Class is as intense as our reviews suggest, but our instructors go above and beyond to provide a welcoming, supportive, empowering, and challenging experience for all. Please visit our website here to read more about our mission.

[solidcore] is firmly committed to social justice and promoting a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. You can click here to find out more about the actions we are taking to promote a more diverse and inclusive space for both our clients and our internal team.

[solidcore] is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. [solidcore] makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.