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Internal Communications Specialist

SUMMARY OF ROLE:

Salary: $65k-$75k

Work Model: Hybrid, Northlake, IL

The internal communications specialist is responsible for ensuring the company's goals are clearly and consistently communicated to employees and other internal stakeholders. The internal communications specialist will support the implementation of the SIG internal communications strategy in the United States and Canada by supporting opportunities to promote the company's brand, engage employees, and share important company information and events. This role involves drafting and delivering messages that align with the company's goals and values, ensuring employees are informed, engaged, and motivated. The internal communications specialist also supports the marketing and cross-functional teams to develop high impact, innovative, and compelling marketing and communication messages and assists with the development, coordination and execution of marketing materials and communications tools used by the marketing team to drive awareness and preference for SIG products and offerings.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Communications Plan: Support development and implementation of internal communications plan to advance organizational initiatives, goals and priorities in line with the company's global strategy and adapt as needed to meet regional (U.S. and Canada) needs. Ensure internal communications messages are consistent across all mediums/channels/audiences. Support strategies that prioritize, protect,and promote the SIG brand to employees.
• Communication Materials: Identify opportunities and develop various print and digital materials to support events and internal messages and initiatives; adapt global materials for local use when applicable; coordinate with internal design resources to meet company branding guidelines and encourage clear and consistent messaging. Develop creative graphics/content for PowerPoint presentations, social media posts, and other written/graphic communications.
• Communications Content: Write and edit a wide variety of communications with creativity and accuracy. Communicate initiatives to employees effectively, keeping employees updated on important news, events, and deadlines. Share approved communications using various channels (email, intranet, etc).
• Events: Plan, organize and execute employee engagement events (i.e., volunteer service projects, milestone celebrations, recognition activities) and other events with relevant business partner. Maintain a calendar of events and manage the internal event planning process, including execution, follow up, and all necessary support. Must be willing/able to travel to plant locations several times a year.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with departments to generate new ideas and strategies for effective communications, events, and volunteer opportunities. Build relationships with leaders and peers across organization.
• Reporting: Support identification and tracking of key performance metrics, create reports on strategy and event effectiveness, monitor and improve actions as needed. Collect and respond to feedback and adjust communications approaches, messages, target audiences, etc. as needed based on feedback and performance.
• Administration: Support communications and marketing efforts as needed including event management, employee engagement, managing sample/mock-up/promotional item requests for customer meetings, coordinating production with key vendors, and ensuring timely shipment. Maintain and update internal brand resource library with latest tools and content. Follow-up on invoice payments.  

YOU BRING THESE SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION:

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public or Corporate Affairs, or Marketing required. Specialization in Communications or Marketing preferred

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• 3-5 years related experience in corporate (internal) communications.
• Strong English required, Spanish preferred
• Must have experience with M.Office (Power Point, Word & Excel) as well as Outlook.  
• Must have experience with LinkedIn and other common social media platforms, SEO and web traffic metrics

IDEAL CANDIDATES HAVE THESE COMPETENCIES:

We are looking for people who are willing to consistently achieve results, even under tough circumstances, employees who create a climate where everyone is motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives. If you actively seek new ways to grow and be challenged, if you develop people to meet both their career goals and the organization’s goals, SIG is the place for you. To deliver better for our customers, our future colleagues build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions. Finally, we are looking for colleagues who build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. Are you someone who applies knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals? Are you someone who can create new and better ways for the organization to be successful? If the answer is ‘yes’, come and join us.

WE OFFER:

• Day 1 Benefits Enrollment for you and your qualified dependents.
• Retirement 401K Matching
• Employee Assistance Program
• Identity Theft Protection Plan
• And more…

OUR PROMISE

SIG is the place for you to build something incredible. If you join us, you will be part of a globally successful international company, which is leading its industry in sustainability, technology, and more. We think of ourselves as the career launchpad - a place to develop yourself fast with real work, real experience, real opportunities to build skills. You will be part of a highly motivated and dynamic team, you will have personal development opportunities, trainings and coaching opportunities from senior team members. If you show skill and willingness to learn, we'll back you all the way.

ABOUT SIG

SIG is a leading provider of packaging systems and solutions for better. We work in partnership with our customers to bring food products to consumers around the world in a safe, sustainable, and affordable way. We are the only packaging system supplier covering carton, pouch, and bag-in-box. Our versatile technology and product innovation capacity enable us to deliver better for customers, for consumers, and for the world. Sustainability guides us, technology empowers us, but it’s the passion and drive of our people that truly enable us to deliver better.

Founded in 1853, SIG is headquartered in Neuhausen, Switzerland, and listed at the SIX Swiss Exchange.