Internal Communications Specialist II

Job Title: Internal Communications Specialist II
Job Location: South San Francisco, CA 94080
Job Duration: 12+ Months (with possible extension)

Pay Range: $52 - $56/hr. on W2
 
Overview:
As the Internal Communications Specialist (contractor) for Client Research and Early Development (gRED) Business Operations & Communications, you will help translate business strategies into key messages, create internal/employee communications content, and lead programs that create excitement, drive engagement, align teams and shape culture.
This role involves fostering relationships across the organization to support different initiatives and leaders through the development of communication strategies and materials.
Leveraging internal expertise and external best practices, this role will deliver innovation in support of gRED’s vision, strategy, and culture.
The ideal candidate will have strong writing skills and a natural ability to think strategically while delivering tactical results.
The candidate will work cross-functionally to implement best-in-class organizational communications, and must be an effective communicator, a strong collaborator, and comfortable leveraging a variety of digital tools to build our internal communications capabilities.
 
Responsibilities:

• Provide communications support to various functions – assisting with the development and conceptualization of campaigns, communications strategies, all hands meetings, and ongoing communications support.
• Manage the planning, coordination and execution of internal employee events and meetings as needed and appropriate.
• Create well-written, researched, validated, clear, consistent business communications on a range of topics that span organizational announcements, newsletters, meeting presentations and multimedia.
• Manage quarterly organizational announcements, including editing and distribution.
• Develop surveys and metrics reports to measure impact of internal communications.
• Manage editorial calendar and ensure appropriate cadence of new content.
• Manage digital communications, including the intranet site, developing content, ensuring that it is up-to-date, engaging, and informative.
• Use internal channels to maximize internal communication effectiveness and ensure consistent messaging, branding, imagery, and identity.
• Implement metrics reports and create surveys to measure effectiveness of internal communication channels and measure internal communications with the goal of continuously improving internal communications strategy to reach and engage employees.

 
Qualifications:

• BS/BA Required.

 
Experience:

• 5–8 years of experience in a communications role in a large, matrixed biotech or healthcare organization.
• Experience with Adobe suite of creative tools.
• Experience with Google suite.
• Experience with Slack, Poppulo, and Wordpress.
• Biotech or pharma experience in the research/early discovery and development area is highly desirable (plus).
• Strong understanding of internal communications, employee engagement, and channels management.
• Strong writing and editing skills.
• Change management communications skills.

 
To Be Successful, the Internal Communications Specialist (Contractor) Must:

• Have a clear impact/results orientation and ability to set dynamic, compelling communications.
• Have a passion for company culture and creating a unique and differentiated employee experience.
• Experience in leveraging communications technology platforms to deliver compelling communications content.
• Have outstanding communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal.
• Be highly effective at distilling complex and sometimes voluminous content into clear, concise, and engaging communications.
• Showcase time management and organizational skills. Consistently execute multiple, and sometimes competing, activities and complex projects to a high-quality conclusion, on time, and within budget.
• Consistently act with the requisite urgency (as different circumstances may dictate more urgent communications and priorities).
• Demonstrate ability to think analytically and develop solutions that meet the business needs of gRED.
• Possess excellent organizational and administrative skills with strong attention to detail.
• Be highly motivated, persuasive, priority-driven, and collaborative.
• Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively in small and large groups.
• Consistently demonstrate strong business acumen and judgment.
• Be self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Show willingness to build relationships and collaborate across the broader organization.
• Be a strong team player with the ability to work effectively with partners and staff at all levels.