Senior Specialist, Corporate Communications

Cushman & Wakefield • Chicago, IL

12d • $68,000 - $80,000

About The Position

Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK) is a leading global commercial real estate services firm for property owners and occupiers with approximately 52,000 employees in nearly 400 offices and 60 countries. Built around the belief that Better never settles, the firm receives numerous industry and business accolades for its award-winning culture. The Global Corporate Communications team stewards the Cushman & Wakefield brand and supports the firm’s leaders in driving reputation, engagement and value around the world. The Sr. Specialist, Corporate Communications, supports the global communications team’s efforts to enrich the overall employee experience and company storytelling through high-quality communications for the firm. This includes informing and engaging employees and stakeholders through timely, effective and strategic communications. The Sr. Specialist, Corporate Communications, will work across functional teams to deliver key messages that support business priorities and the firm’s culture while driving engagement. The ideal candidate thrives in a collaborative environment, shares new ideas and is flexible. This role requires strategic partnership and the ability to influence across a matrixed organization and will report to Cushman & Wakefield’s SVP, Global Corporate Communications.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, public relations or marketing.
• 4-6 years of experience in internal or corporate communications.
• Proven, comparable experience in the job’s areas of responsibility.
• Excellent written, interpersonal and storytelling skills.
• Experience creating content for social media.
• Self-motivated with the ability to take initiative while working well in a group environment.
• Ability to use sound judgment and demonstrate executive presence when working with leaders.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Microsoft Teams Town Hall a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support the execution of corporate communication strategies with content that inspires and engages employees and external stakeholders across multiple channels.
• Support special projects to ensure employees are receiving the right information at the right time.
• Support the firm’s executive leaders through internal communications across multiple channels (i.e., email, intranet stories, newsletters, town halls, presentations, etc.).
• Strong project management skills with proven ability to balance multiple priorities, stakeholders and timelines.
• Provide expert proofreading, editing and ensure the consistency of the brand voice in all communications.
• Serve as a strategic communications advisor to internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with functional teams to ensure alignment and support of core strategies and values.

Benefits

• Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work.
• In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

What This Job Offers

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