Employee Communications Manager

Ford • Dearborn, MI

7d • $112,680 - $212,760 • Hybrid

About The Position

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.
With a career on the Ford Communications team, you can bring the message of our exciting innovations to the world! You’ll help build and protect our global reputation, build stakeholder trust, and further our mission of becoming the world’s most trusted mobility company. You’ll be part of a dedicated organization delivering best-in-class, high-impact communications programs that support our innovations, industry leadership and commitment to social responsibility.
In this position...
Ford Communications serves as an accelerant for the company’s transformation, working to advance Ford’s business success and future vision through innovative, world-class communications that unlock new value. We seek to establish Ford as the world’s most trusted company through purpose-driven storytelling that drives advocacy; inspire a culture of optimism, competitiveness and creative excellence among our Ford team and partners; build the Ford brand and create desire for our products and services; and demonstrate our drive to create value for our stakeholders through Ford+.
As the Employee Communications Manager you will play an essential role in shaping the employee experience and infusing internal channels with the information our global teams depend on to align with key business objectives and do their best work.
You will work with an embedded agency team to build advocacy internally and leverage employee influencers to achieve organic reach in key markets. As an architect of integrated communications and experience campaigns, you will build strong relationships with key skill teams and SMEs to bring the company strategy and products to life for our global workforce.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, PR, Communications or related field
• Five years minimum experience in communications, media relations or journalism
• Two or more years’ experience managing a team or agency partners
• Deep knowledge and understanding of internal/employee and / or HR communications
• Ability to prioritize and deliver timely, high-quality results to completion
• Proven collaborative abilities and teamwork across cross-functional teams, and ability to build consensus and deliver collective results
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills (written and verbal), and interface clearly and expertly with leaders
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with a solution-oriented mindset
• Strong writing and communication skills
• Ongoing awareness of local or regional events and media environment
• Professional and interpersonal maturity with a proven track record of successful relationship building

Nice To Haves

• Passion for the automotive industry
• Experience with media relations
• Prior experience with internal communications technology platforms

Responsibilities

• Lead the creation and management of targeted, cross-functional employee communications campaigns across internal channels including intranet, mobile app and live engagement to deliver relevant and timely information
• Engage with the implementation of a new suite of communications technology tools
• Work with the Internal Editorial and Content teams to create employee communications content that complements and augments external announcements and leverages our global workforce as a channel, in addition to a key audience
• Assist the Employee Engagement Communications Manager in the implementation and management of an integrated employee communications channel strategy and editorial process
• Manage embedded agency team members to create memorable activation moments and grow an established employee influencer program
• Be the eyes, ears and voice of the employee to lead the development of impactful and inspiring content and storytelling to drive engagement to build pride and confidence

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager