Internal Communications Associate

The Opportunity

This role presents a unique opportunity for a skilled communicator specialising in corporate and People communications. As a vital member of the Internal Communications team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the narrative for our global company. Working at the intersection of Internal Communications and People/HR, you will collaborate with partners across a multi-faceted business.

Strong candidates for this position will excel as excellent writers and adept relationship builders and stakeholder managers. You will have the chance to establish relationships with executives and individuals across the company while driving communications across our key messages, with a focus on People Communications. From people announcements and internal awards/recognition to newsroom-style reporting against our global messages and narrative, you will craft messaging and content that informs, inspires and celebrates our colleagues.

As our company continues to grow, you will contribute to shaping the narrative both internally and externally. Your role will involve elevating our people, guiding their journeys, and providing clarity on complex issues. By actively participating in creating an environment where everyone can thrive, you will enable the impactful contributions we make, collectively.

Successful Candidates Will:

· Have 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in internal or corporate communications, with a focus on change management and People communications.

· Have experience of owning tracks of work, putting together comms plans and schedules, and then executing those plans with support from other team members.

· Possess excellent writing and editing skills, with a background in editorial, persuasive, or strategic writing.

· You will thrive on story mining and reporting. You know how to discover and build a good story. From pursuing ideas and identifying sources to asking the right questions, you love getting to the root of what matters.

· Thrive on relationship building and executive partnerships.

· Lead partnerships with internal creative teams and external providers.

· Be curious, creative, and critical thinkers, always asking "why" and exploring new ways to effectively communicate.

· Operate with an entrepreneurial spirit, being proactive, excited to try new things, and unafraid of failure.

· Be strong relationship-builders, comfortable engaging with different partners in a large, global organization.

· Be data-driven, embracing analytics and motivated by impact, with a focus on achieving communication goals.

· Have familiarity with email marketing tools (Populo, Mailchimp, etc.) or other publishing platforms (internal or external websites, Medium, etc.).

Publicis Sapient UK is a Disability Confident employer and is dedicated to fostering an inclusive and accessible work environment. We encourage individuals with disabilities and long-term conditions to apply for this position, and we will provide adjustments where possible throughout the recruitment process. If you require any adjustments at any point in the process, please get in touch as soon as possible by emailing hiringuk@publicissapient.com. Publicis Sapient UK will then work with you to explore and implement adjustments as and where these are possible. If you have any questions regarding adjustments, please email us at hiringuk@publicissapient.com.

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organisations get to their future, digitally-enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of next, our 20,000+ people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting and customer obsession to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value.