Senior Employee Communications Specialist

Job Description

At DPR, we exist to build great things—including great careers. The Communications + Brand Senior Employee Communications Specialist for DPR’s Northwest region helps to engage and develop our amazing employees at every stage of their career journey. This person is responsible for shaping and implementing complex communications plans that strengthen employee engagement and support organizational goals. They will strive to positively influence the employee experience by collaborating cross-functionally with key stakeholders to develop communications strategies designed to drive local, regional, and global priorities, target and engage distinct audience segments, uphold DPR's culture and core values, promote a consistent employee experience and align with our external brand voice.As a member of DPR’s global Communications + Brand team, the Senior Employee Communications Specialist will work closely with a peer group of Communications + Brand professionals who partner with teams across the company to enhance the employee experience by ensuring timely, accurate and inclusive messaging across multiple channels and further foster DPR’s culture.In this role, they:

• Provide strategic counsel to leaders and internal teams seeking to communicate effectively with employees 
• Create comprehensive communication plans for regionwide initiatives and organizational changes, effectively prioritizing and managing expectations across multiple, complex projects and priorities.
• Partner with leaders and cross-functional teams to develop targeted messaging for various employee audiences.
• Develop and implement content strategy that supports the region’s employee communications plan, utilizing a variety of media (email, video, printed collateral, etc.), and shared across multiple channels (newsletters, intranet, various Microsoft employee engagement platforms such as Viva and Teams, digital signage, face-to-face meetings, etc.)
• Serve as editor in chief of regional employee newsletter (source content, copywrite, edit, distribute, etc.), and act as the region’s HubSpot power-user 
• Ensure consistency and inclusivity in all messaging, adapting content for accessibility, cultural relevance and adherence to brand standards. 
• Regularly liaise and story mine with regional leaders, subject matter experts, project teams, and the Marketing & Sales team to identify content that supports employee and/or external communications efforts 
• Maintain inputs to DPR’s global editorial calendar via Monday.com and collaborate with Employee Communications/global Communications + Brand Team peers to ensure we’re effectively managing volume/timeliness of information being shared with employees
• Establish and implement a consistent process for sharing and monitoring engagement of information from companywide leaders equitably across all Northwest business units to reach front-line employees
• Analyze feedback and engagement data to refine communication strategies and measure success.
• Optimize internal channels to reach varied geographic and demographic audiences
• Explore innovative approaches to target and connect with hard-to-reach audiences 
• Serve as an internal communications consultant, sharing insights and expertise across DPR whenever appropriate

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, marketing, a related field, or equivalent experience required.
• 7+ years’ experience in internal communications, corporate communications, marketing, and/or recruitment marketing or related field
• Experience in managing executives, projects, and stakeholders, or a related field is required.
• Experience in content writing, publishing (including but not limited to newsletters, presentations, marketing materials, blogs, and social media articles), or a related field.
• Experience in employee communications platforms, social media platforms, digital tools, or a related field.
• Experience and/or interest in creating short videos as well as overseeing a network of professionals who can support this (e.g. production freelancers, location experts, etc.)
• Ability to work in a dynamic envir