Manager, Internal Communications (Limited Time Duration - 6 months)

This Internal Communications Manager will develop and execute holistic internal communications campaigns for Brand topics & employee engagement events as they relate to our brand campaigns and priority product launches. This individual will partner with Events and the Content Creation team to bring campaigns and comms to life through engaging experiences, powerful messaging, images and video.

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage channel strategy for all owned topics on corporate comms channels staying current with a-LIVE, Yammer and Poppulo features
• Build and manage the execution of the internal communications and employee engagement strategies of owned topics for the global and North American strategic business plans for U.S. and Canada-based employees

• Bring campaigns to life by developing creative comms strategies with engaging events, powerful messaging and content
• Partner with Brand comms teams to develop an internal marketing plan for brand campaigns, culture of sport moments and product launches with employee activations that align with North America priorities.
• Collaborate with retail brand and workplace partners to create awareness of priority campaigns and products through displays in physical environments in the adidas Village in PDX and other field offices as relevant.
• Partner with Content Creation team on a digital screen process for all NAM offices featuring fresh, evergreen and timely content.
• Partner with People/Purpose Internal Comms manager to collaborate on joint initiatives.
• Manage programs, brief content for creative solutions to drive company storylines and experiences that facilitate open, engaging and consistent communication and interaction with employees
• Cascade relevant NAM comms to Internal Comms manager leading DC/retail employee communications
• Manage event calendar across Accounts team to ensure streamlined approach to internal communications and events.
• Incorporate key global comms to NAM comms & ensure KPIs
• Manage and track project-based budgets and expenses
• Other duties as assigned

 

Key Relationships: 

• Global Corp Comms
• NAM Corp Comms
• NAM Events
• BUs/Brand comms
• Brand retail x Workplaces
• NAM Purpose as relevant

 

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent writing and communication skills. Creative copywriting a plus.
• Exceptional information architecture and digital presentation skills
• Technologically conversant and enthusiastic about digital as it facilities business process
• Passion for building online and offline communities; social capability in both digital and physical environments is critical
• Creative problem solver with a demonstrated open-minded approach to identifying solutions
• Ability to model openness to innovation and strong cross-functional collaborator
• Highly motivated self-starter with strong organizational and project management skills

 

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications: 

• Minimum 5 years of experience in communications-related field with a focus on digital and activations
• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university in Marketing, Advertising, Communications or related field or the equivalent in work experience

 

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