Communications Senior Manager, Employee Engagement

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The Employee Engagement team is looking for a communications strategist to tell the story of how Verizon is the best place to work. The Senior Manager of Employee Engagement is responsible for developing effective communication strategies and partnering with the HR C-suite to elevate our reputation as an employer of choice.

As an experienced and highly creative strategist, your responsibilities will include developing social media and PR strategies, supporting executive communications, positioning leaders in thought leadership forums, and more. You must be willing to constantly innovate and seek out the best practices and the latest trends. More than anything, you must be able to be a trusted, strategic counselor to senior leaders in HR and beyond.

Responsibilities include:

• Partnering with HR senior leaders to understand their priorities and develop and execute strategic and differentiated communication programs/plans that deliver on Verizon's priorities and overall strategy.

• Designing innovative and audience-centric ways of delivering engaging content across a mix of internal communications channels (i.e., executive communications, social media, Slacks, videos, articles, op-eds, and events).

• Monitoring the external landscape to share new, innovative, and interesting ways to engage Verizon employees via communication tactics and platforms.

• Providing strategic guidance on messaging and effective communications as well as the development and hands-on execution of communications tactics.

• Monitoring social media trends to stay relevant and effective, including developments in design, applications, strategy, and innovation.

• Planning, designing, implementing, and monitoring social media campaigns for specific HR leaders.

• Creating, curating, and managing social media content, including text, audio, visual, and multimedia formats.

• Managing agency partners dedicated to amplifying the right leader voices for the right opportunities to elevate our reputation as an employer of choice.

• Project management, including developing timelines, crafting and reviewing content, providing design guidance or support, ensuring deliverables are completed on time, etc.

Most of all, you share our belief that people are our most important investment. You know the value of a great leader-and how inspiring and empowering it can be to work for one. You're driven to help your clients be better leaders and believe in everyone's potential to grow. You're a great listener - people naturally approach you for help and advice. And you enjoy partnering with your clients to solve complex problems and, in the process, make us better every day.

You'll need to have:

• Six or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.

• Experience as a Communications Business Partner to a C-suite executive in a multi-national, matrixed organization or agency.

• Experience synthesizing business issues into written communications and providing high-level strategic thinking that addresses challenges and celebrates key milestones.

• Experience in partnering with executives to build out thought leadership platforms, including managing amplification opportunities across social media and PR.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Demonstrated ability to influence, counsel, and guide leaders as a trusted advisor.

• Exceptional communication thought leadership, and presentation skills.

• Extreme attention to detail; holds internal and external partners to the same high standards.

• Understanding of the complexities of working within a global organization and its impact on deliverables (e.g., global processes, languages, time zones, cultural differences, etc.).

• Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities, pivot quickly, and respond with urgency.

• Sound business judgment and experience "connecting the dots" across topics.

• Positive approach and commitment to collaboration with a shared purpose.

• Superb critical thinking skills and the ability to take a concept from ideation and strategy to execution autonomously.

• Tenacious content creation skills, constant curiosity, and a fascination for the world of technology and its broader societal impact.

• Experience working with and managing agency partners.

• Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment.

• A love of learning and trying new things.

• An excitement to grow at a fast-paced, Fortune 50 organization.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every "even better" qualification listed above.

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