Internal Communications Manager (Corporate Communications/Marketing & Communications)

Internal Communications Manager (Corporate Communications/Marketing & Communications)

What to expect when you join the Sikich family

Team members at Sikich have a lot in common while also being part of a rich and diverse group of contributors, creating a distinct and thriving culture. Chief among our commonalities is a desire for growth and a shared unity of purpose in our professional lives. We believe that through diverse perspectives, challenging the status quo and rewarding action, we accelerate innovation and drive growth – for our clients, for ourselves and for our communities.

The professional services landscape continues to evolve. For Sikich, this means we have an opportunity to further cement our leadership position in this industry and continue to grow our organization in increasingly exciting ways. This growth is meaningful for every team member at our company because larger companies simply see more interesting client opportunities and can attract impressively talented individuals like you. Through a dedicated focus on key business priorities and intentionally creating a rewarding employee experience, Sikich has developed into a highly regarded provider of professional services and a sought-after employer of choice.

Do you want to work with other skilled practitioners and serve clients in a way that makes a difference? Are you seeking a supportive environment backed by a deep and extensive set of skillsets? Are you ready to make an impact and be acknowledged for your contributions? If you answered yes to these questions, we see a mutually beneficial and gratifying relationship on the horizon!

Are you ready to grow with us?

Position Summary

The Internal Communications Manager is a key member of the Corporate Communications and overall Marketing & Communications team responsible for internal communications and engagement programming for one of the country’s top professional services companies. Core functions of the role include ideating, designing, developing, measuring and supporting internal communications content, channels processes, programs and deliverables, with a focus on digitally enabled content and tools. Areas of oversight include internal event support including producing global and business line town halls, end-to-end internal communications campaigns, the company’s intranet and various other communications tools and platforms (newsletters, videos, etc.). 

At Sikich, our people are integral to the services we provide, and they are the reason we continue to grow such an impressive roster of clients. We are in a position to attract and retain the best talent across the industry, even during this time of disruption and evolution in workplace strategies, because we put our people at the center of exciting and expansive growth. The work of the Corporate Communications team, and the internal communications manager role, help shape critical elements of the employee experience, directly supporting recruitment, retention and meaningful enterprise engagement.

There has never been a more crucial or exciting time to be part of employee engagement – a function that has the full and enthusiastic support of the Sikich business, from business line leadership up to the CEO. If you’re an internal communications professional searching for an amazing organization, supportive team and opportunity to add real value and grow your skillset, we’d be delighted to hear from you!

What will you do in this role?

• Work in collaboration with the company’s Senior Director of Corporate Communications, Corporate Communications team and broader Marketing & Communications function/team
• Serve as ambassador for the company’s Employee Value Proposition, ensuring all internal communications efforts ladder back to and underscore the EVP
• Support the origination, development, design and dissemination of compelling and engaging communications content, programs and strategic initiatives through company-wide emails, newsletters, video messages, reports, internal events, etc
• Support the Corporate Communications team in design tasks/projects for various communications channels, such as internal and social media
• Support writing projects for various campaigns and internal communications needs
• End-to-end strategic communication campaign project planning and working with a variety of internal stakeholders on internal communications projects and campaigns
• Help plan, support and synthesize employee engagement polls and surveys and ensure the function is embracing and acting on key learnings from those survey results
• Lead and manage the integrated internal communications campaigns/editorial calendar to ensure thoughtful, proactive planning, consistency and alignment of internal communication activities across the company
• Maintain a pulse on, and implement as necessary, best practices in employee engagement to drive continuous optimization and improvement of the function
• Monitor all employee engagement analytics and report on insights and key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Manage and maintain the company’s intranet and any other digital tools we deploy for employee engagement purposes; stay abreast of trends and emerging tech driving successful engagement with these tools. For the intranet:
  • Lead efforts to create and maintain sound site navigation and information architecture
  • Manage the homepage and various subpages
  • Ensure proper externally facing brand elements are followed throughout the intranet design and structure
  • Oversee authoring and proper use of online channels for official company news

What do you need to succeed in this role?

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Communications or related field
• Minimum eight (8) years of relevant experience in PR, corporate and/or internal communications, change management or talent-focused project management supporting internal communications and related platforms
• Must be an exceptional writer and editor. Familiarity with AP Style writing guidelines is desirable.
• Best-in-class content planning, forecasting and campaign management skills
• Experience developing and leveraging digital experiences to successfully engage an employee audience and foster two-way communication across a large, complex organization is desirable
• Experience supporting large- and small-scale event planning and logistics (for internal company events)
• Strong organization and internal stakeholder management skills
• Appreciation for deadline-driven work and the ability to guide key stakeholders through projects
• Familiarity with internal communications tools, the SharePoint framework and Office 365
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, with strong skills in InDesign and Photoshop, to create high-quality designs and visual content for both internal and external (social media) graphics, while consistently upholding brand guidelines to ensure cohesive and on-brand messaging

In addition, specific skills/experience required are as follows: …..

• Servant Leader – You are hyper focused on engaging employees, fostering their development, and building a positive culture.
• Solutions Focused – You see opportunities in every business problem and can develop, articulate, and implement solutions.
• Collaboration – You are a relationship builder across all levels of the organization and across all business units.
• Instills Trust - You do what you say, and you follow through on commitments, you act with integrity, you are consistent and are perceived as credible.
• Impact & Influence Thinking – You gain support for ideas, proposals, and solutions, and get others to act, with or without formal authority, to advance initiatives/objectives.

 About Sikich

 Sikich is a global company specializing in Accounting, Advisory, and Technical professional services. With employees across the globe, Sikich ranks as one of the largest professional services companies in the United States. Our comprehensive skillsets, obtained over decades of experience as entrepreneurs, business owners and industry innovators, allow us to provide insights and transformative strategies to help strengthen every dimension of our clients’ businesses.

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Our team members enjoy expansive benefits ranging from competitive compensation and insurance options to wellness programs and a flexible time off policy, to name only a few. Sikich also takes pride in prioritizing team members’ health, total wellbeing and time spent with family, friends and in the pursuit of personal goals, hobbies, and endeavors.

Some examples of our many benefits:

• Sikich maintains a Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy. We encourage every full-time employee, as your role permits, to utilize paid time off (personal time, mental/physical health care, vacation, sick leave, etc.). Waiting for time off to accrue is common at other companies. At Sikich, you do not have to wait for this benefit to kick in. FTO is activated on your first day with our organization.
• Sikich will also recognize paid holidays during the year and strives to permit employees to have time off the last week of the calendar year when client and project work permits. 
• Sikich offers a comprehensive wellness program to engage, challenge and empower team members to take responsibility for their wellbeing. Activities can be tracked through our wellness provider to obtain gift cards and other rewards.

We also offer:

• Flexible work arrangements
• Health, dental, vision, life, and accident/death/disability insurance options
• HSA employer contribution
• Nine (9) paid holidays annually.
• A robust paid Parental Bonding Leave program covering birth, adoption, and foster      children.
• 401(k) with employer contributions
• CPA bonus with four (4) paid exam days & four (4) paid study days.
• Tuition reimbursement
• Generous employee referral bonus program
• Client referral bonus program
• Pet insurance
• FORCE – Sikich community volunteer program enabling each team member to use up to four hours of paid time annually to volunteer and make a difference in their local communities.

Want to learn more? Visit our Careers website or Glassdoor profile.

Sikich is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

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