Communication Specialist

Equinix • Redwood City, CA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Specialist, CEO Communications is a generalist role in Equinix’s Office of the CEO, supporting executive communications from development through delivery. The role helps draft and adapt content for internal channels; develop executive materials such as talking points, presentations, remarks, briefing documents, and video scripts; support CEO-related events and company meetings; and conduct research to inform executive messaging. It also supports social media content across channels where the CEO is active and helps adapt executive communications for those platforms. The position reports to the team lead for Executive Communications within the Office of the CEO. The ideal candidate brings creative energy, strong writing and research skills, organization, attention to detail, composure under pressure, and ambition to learn and grow with mentorship.

The role also owns and maintains an editorial content calendar, keeping a forward view of engagements, key moments, and business milestones. Video content creation is an additional area of support, including creating user-generated videos and recurring employee-facing video formats, and partnering with Creative on specialist production when needed.

The position is located at Equinix’s Redwood City Office GHQ. The targeted annual base pay range is $86,000–$128,000. Employees are eligible for a bonus, and equity may be offered depending on the position. The role includes access to an Employee Assistance Program and, for U.S. employees, eligibility to enroll in health, life, disability, and voluntary insurance plans; a retirement plan; accrued paid time off; and paid holidays. Eligibility requirements and plan terms apply, and benefits may change.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of communications, content, or public relations experience.
• Excellent writing and editing skills, including the ability to turn complex topics into clear, engaging copy quickly.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with a proven ability to maintain an editorial calendar and manage multiple concurrent priorities.
• Strong research skills and comfort synthesizing information to inform executive messaging.
• Experience using AI tools to support research, drafting, and content production.
• Collaborative team player comfortable working in a small, fast-moving team and cross-functionally across the business.

Nice To Haves

• Agency experience.
• Fresh, creative thinking, especially around visual and social content.
• Hands-on video production skills, including filming and editing with Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Employee Communications to draft and adapt messaging for company-wide channels and key moments.
• Assist in developing executive-level written materials, including talking points, presentations, and remarks.
• Support the creation of briefing documents and preparation materials for high-profile executive engagements.
• Help draft and edit executive video scripts and other multimedia content.
• Edit and proofread executive communications materials with attention to detail.
• Support planning and on-the-day execution of CEO-related events and company meetings.
• Prepare supporting materials, including talking points, briefing notes, and related content, for company meetings and events.
• Stay current on industry news, trends, and competitive activity and surface developments relevant to executive messaging.
• Use external context in content development so executive messaging reflects the broader industry conversation.
• Create content for the social media channels where the CEO is active, applying an understanding of what works on each platform.
• Adapt executive communications materials into social-ready content.
• Own and maintain the editorial content calendar, including a rolling forward view of engagements, moments, and business milestones.
• Support and maintain communications structure, processes, and protocols.
• Create user-generated videos by briefing, scripting, storyboarding, shooting or coordinating shoots, editing, captioning, and publishing.
• Produce recurring video formats, including leader updates, culture and people stories, event highlights, and explainer and how-to content.
• Partner with Creative when specialist production is needed, briefing them and ensuring quality, budget, and deadlines.

Benefits

• Employee Assistance Program.
• Health, life, disability, and voluntary insurance plans for employees and eligible family members.
• Retirement plan to which the employee and Equinix may contribute.
• Accrued paid time off.
• Paid holidays.
• Employees are eligible for a bonus.
• Equity may be offered depending on the position.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed