Skip to main content

This job has expired

Head of Employee Communications

Employer
Dow Jones
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$DoE
Closing date
Mar 5, 2021

View more

Industry
Journalist
Job Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Sector
Graphic Design
Discipline
Financial Journalist

Job Details

Job Description:

What you'll do:

As the Head of Employee Communications, you will partner with the SVP, Corporate Communications to lead a team in deepening connections between our colleagues around the world and our company's mission, strategy and priorities. You'll develop and drive Employee Communications efforts in support of a wide range of initiatives including: business updates, change management programs and other People led efforts. You will interact with colleagues and leaders at all levels. You will provide counsel, shape messaging objectives, plans and tactics to ensure that all employee messaging is aligned and coordinated, across the organization.

The ideal candidate is a strategic storyteller and culture shaper who has strong team management skills and experience working in close partnership with senior leadership, especially People teams, to develop and execute world-class internal communications programs.

Above all, you will be part of a dynamic, global communications team that has a passion for creating content that engages, informs and educates our colleagues.
  • Collaborate with the broader People team (i.e., Talent, Compensation & Benefits, Learning & Development) to effectively communicate enterprise-wide changes, policy rollouts, and any information relevant to employees
  • Maintain editorial control over all employee communication channels (i.e., digital newsletters, all-hands sessions, corporate emails, etc)
  • Assess existing communication channels and identify areas of opportunity
  • Develop and track metrics to assess effectiveness of employee communications
  • Work with senior executives to develop their communications, including written materials and speaking points
  • Think, plan and execute on multiple projects simultaneously and work with colleagues globally in a fast-paced environment
  • Develop, deliver and target messaging to a broad audience, demonstrating an enthusiasm for creative, meaningful channel implementation

Who you are:
  • Creative problem-solving skills with the ability to implement sound judgment
  • Proven track record creating effective, innovative communications channels and programs
  • Outstanding organizational and project management skills; ability to execute with speed, accuracy and efficiency
  • Track record of working effectively and forming relationships with senior members of an organization
  • Ability to thrive in fast paced situations by projecting confidence and authority to senior business leaders
  • Work across functions to influence, manage, and drive communication narratives across the internal organization
  • A true story teller with a deep understanding and drive to foster a richly diverse, equitable and fearlessly inclusive culture through impactful communication

Preferred Qualifications
  • 10+ years of professional experience in a strategic internal communications role
  • Team management experience
  • Exceptional writing and editing skills
  • Crisis communications and issues management
  • Experience in partnering across large, highly collaborative internal teams
  • Fluency across social media channels

Dow Jones , Making Careers Newsworthy

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets .

Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, please reach out to us at TalentResourceTeam@dowjones.com. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line.

Business Area: COMMUNICATIONS

Job Category: About Us

Since 1882, Dow Jones has been finding new ways to bring information to the world's top business entities. Beginning as a niche news agency in an obscure Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown to be a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron's, MarketWatch and Financial News.

This longevity and success is due to a relentless pursuit of accuracy, depth and innovation, enhanced by the wisdom of past experience and a solid grasp on the future ahead. More than its individual brands, Dow Jones is a modern gateway to intelligence, with innovative technology, advanced data feeds, integrated solutions, expert research, award-winning journalism and customizable apps and delivery systems to bring the information that matters most to customers, when and where they need it, every day.

If you are a current employee at Dow Jones, do not apply here. Please go to the Career section on your Workday homepage and view "Find Jobs - Dow Jones." Thank you.

Req ID: 23781

Company

We break stories, influence ideas, and advance business intelligence and cultural interest.

We expose the events that turn markets, the digital breakthroughs that transform art, the demand that drives invention, as well as the political and societal passing moments and lasting consequences.

We are the people of Dow Jones. From different fields, backgrounds and viewpoints we invite you to join us.

Examine the world and bring it to others.

Company info
Website

Get job alerts

Create a job alert and receive personalized job recommendations straight to your inbox.

Create alert