Senior Communications Specialist (Temporary)

Activision Blizzard • Santa Monica, CA

1d • $27 - $51 • Onsite

About The Position

As a Social Media & Communications Specialist, you will help shape how Activision engages audiences both externally and internally. You will lead day-to-day social media content and channel management while supporting employee communications that drive clarity, consistency, and engagement across the organization. You will partner closely with PR teams, leadership, external agencies, and cross-functional teams to deliver impactful communications that strengthen culture, amplify key messages, and support broader brand and business objectives. This role operates in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment where priorities evolve quickly. Success means establishing a strong and trusted communications cadence, delivering high-quality content and communications, elevating engagement across social and internal channels, and helping scale storytelling efforts while maintaining accuracy, tone, and alignment with leadership and company priorities. This role also serves as a key contributor to Activision's communications function, helping connect employees and external audiences to the stories, achievements, and priorities that shape our business and culture. Based in our headquarters in Santa Monica, this role follows an onsite work schedule of four days per week. Work arrangements may change at the company's discretion to meet business needs. This is a temporary position with the potential to convert to a regular full-time role. We are looking for a communications professional who is excited to contribute across social media and internal communications while growing alongside our team.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in social media, communications, public relations, internal communications, or a related field
• Experience managing and expanding reach on social media channels for a brand or organization
• Experience developing written communications for employee, executive, or external audiences
• Experience working independently and collaboratively with internal and external communications partners
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, or related field preferred
• Strong written communication, editing, and storytelling skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Proficient at leveraging traditional and digital communication strategies, including social media platforms, to drive storytelling and messaging
• Familiarity with social media analytics, reporting tools, and performance measurement
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines consistently
• Highly detail-oriented with strong project and time management skills
• Strong collaborator who thrives in cross-functional environments
• Adaptable and comfortable working in fast-changing, deadline-driven settings
• Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and initiative

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting gaming, entertainment, or consumer technology brands
• Experience supporting PR campaigns and integrated communications initiatives
• Familiarity with social media analytics and engagement tracking tools
• Experience supporting executive communications or employee engagement programs
• Passion for gaming and familiarity with gaming communities and culture
• Creative thinker with strong storytelling instincts
• Energetic and passionate about brand-building and audience engagement
• Comfortable operating in highly collaborative, matrixed environments

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the company’s social media brand-building efforts, including content ideation, channel expansion, copywriting, publishing, monitoring, community engagement, and performance reporting
• Develop, maintain, and execute on social content calendars aligned with company priorities, communications initiatives, and key business moments
• Monitor social media trends, conversations, and opportunities to increase engagement, reach, and brand visibility
• Partner with PR teams, external partners, and cross-functional stakeholders to amplify key announcements and campaigns across social channels
• Track social media performance and provide recommendations based on analytics, audience insights, and engagement trends
• Execute internal communications programs in partnership with communications team leads, ensuring timely, clear, and engaging updates across the organization
• Draft and publish internal communications, including employee announcements, intranet content, newsletters, company product messages, presentations, talking points, and Slack communications
• Support employee engagement initiatives, toolkit, team spotlights and company-wide communication campaigns
• Help maintain editorial calendars and communications plans that support employee engagement and business priorities
• Create time-sensitive messaging and evaluate audience sentiment to ensure effectiveness and alignment with communication objectives
• Partner with PR teams, leadership, external agencies, and cross-functional teams to support broader communications strategy and storytelling initiatives
• Support broader PR and communications initiatives including press events, asset management, reporting, and vendor coordination
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while delivering against deadlines in a dynamic environment
• Track, analyze, and report on social media and communications performance, using insights to inform future content and engagement strategies

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others
• Relocation assistance

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior