Sr. Communications Specialist

ADP is hiring a Sr. Communications Specialist. In this position you will plan, write, design and execute communications programs targeted for internal employees and clients.

The ideal candidate has a proven track record in implementing innovative internal communication campaigns and customer awareness campaigns in a corporate setting, and has a passion for storytelling and driving employee/customer engagement. We're looking for someone who is creative, can move fast, and is comfortable telling stories creatively through a wide variety of media.

At ADP we are driven by your success. We engage your unique talents and perspectives. We welcome your ideas on how to do things differently and better. In your efforts to achieve, learn and grow, we support you all the way. If success motivates you, you belong at ADP.

We strive for every interaction to be driven by our CORE values: Insightful Expertise, Integrity is Everything, Service Excellence, Inspiring Innovation, Each Person Counts, Results-Driven, & Social Responsibility.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Execute innovative communications campaigns, messages and tactics that engage customers and employees
• Develop compelling content for a steady cadence of internal and external communications programs
• Develop efficient editorial and legal review process using Microsoft Sharepoint or other programs
• Manage a comprehensive editorial calendar for internal/external communications
• Balance input from key internal stakeholders across a range of businesses and geographies
• Provide communications counsel and promote best practices to diverse groups within the organization
• Craft messages for senior level executives; including speeches, video scripts, presentations, and written messages for internal or external use.
• Collaborate with and gather information from a wide variety of internal stakeholders and subject matter experts, and simplify complex information for a wide variety of audiences.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

• 5-7 years of communications experience in a corporate setting
• 3-5 years of writing and campaign creation in an ad agency environment
• Comfortable engaging with executive leaders and teams across business units and collaborating with teams and individuals in different geographical locations
• Ability to think on your toes and exercise judgment, particularly in narrow time-frames
• Keenly focused and able to pay attention to details and develop projects with colleagues in a wide range of locations and job functions
• The ideal candidate is creative, organized, flexible, works well under pressure and has a positive attitude
• Excellent writing skills with the ability to think and communicate clearly, formulate a clear point of view, and create a concise and well-written narrative
• Experience developing creative, effective approaches to difficult communications challenges being mindful of the needs of several different audiences
• Willing to roll up one's sleeves and get work done, even when at times it's outside the scope of the job.
• Please include relevant writing/work samples with resume

Qualifications

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Preference will be given to candidates who have the following:

• Communications experience in media, Internet, technology, payroll/HR services/financial services industries is highly preferred
• Experience working within a multi-national company and engaging teams and individuals offsite
• Knowledge of social media platforms, graphic design and video production; knowledge of HTML and Adobe Create Suite is a plus