Senior Employee Communications Specialist

DPR Construction

Senior Employee Communications Specialist shaping communications for DPR's Northwest region. Enhancing employee engagement through strategic initiatives and collaboration across teams.

Posted 4/23/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $110,000 - $170,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide strategic counsel to leaders and internal teams seeking to communicate effectively with employees
Create comprehensive communication plans for regionwide initiatives and organizational changes, effectively prioritizing and managing expectations across multiple, complex projects and priorities.
Partner with leaders and cross-functional teams to develop targeted messaging for various employee audiences.
Develop and implement content strategy that supports the region's employee communications plan, utilizing a variety of media (email, video, printed collateral, etc.), and shared across multiple channels (newsletters, intranet, various Microsoft employee engagement platforms such as Viva and Teams, digital signage, face-to-face meetings, etc.)
Serve as editor in chief of regional employee newsletter (source content, copywrite, edit, distribute, etc.), and act as the region's HubSpot power-user
Ensure consistency and inclusivity in all messaging, adapting content for accessibility, cultural relevance and adherence to brand standards.
Regularly liaise and story mine with regional leaders, subject matter experts, project teams, and the Marketing & Sales team to identify content that supports employee and/or external communications efforts
Maintain inputs to DPR's global editorial calendar via Monday.com and collaborate with Employee Communications/global Communications + Brand Team peers to ensure we're effectively managing volume/timeliness of information being shared with employees
Establish and implement a consistent process for sharing and monitoring engagement of information from companywide leaders equitably across all Northwest business units to reach front-line employees
Analyze feedback and engagement data to refine communication strategies and measure success.
Optimize internal channels to reach varied geographic and demographic audiences
Explore innovative approaches to target and connect with hard-to-reach audiences
Serve as an internal communications consultant, sharing insights and expertise across DPR whenever appropriate

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, marketing, a related field, or equivalent experience required.
7+ years' experience in internal communications, corporate communications, marketing, and/or recruitment marketing or related field
Experience in managing executives, projects, and stakeholders, or a related field is required.
Experience in content writing, publishing (including but not limited to newsletters, presentations, marketing materials, blogs, and social media articles), or a related field.
Experience in employee communications platforms, social media platforms, digital tools, or a related field.
Experience and/or interest in creating short videos as well as overseeing a network of professionals who can support this (e.g. production freelancers, location experts, etc.)
Ability to work in a dynamic environment and manage a high volume of activity
Ability to prioritize and manage expectations and resources such as third-party vendors and in-house team members, to support multiple complex projects and priorities
Experience with and aptitude for employee communications platforms and digital tools
Strong interpersonal skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

health insurance
dental insurance
vision insurance
wellness benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

content writingpublishingcopywritingeditingcontent strategycommunication plansdata analysisproject managementvideo productionemployee engagement

Soft Skills

strategic counselinterpersonal skillsprioritizationresource managementadaptabilitycollaborationconsultingcreativityproblem-solvingcommunication