Associate Director, Internal Communications

Amazon - Newark, NJ

Full-time - Mid Level

Newark, NJ

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About the position

The Associate Director, Internal Communications at Audible is responsible for developing and implementing internal communications strategies that engage and inspire employees globally. This role involves collaborating with various business functions to drive effective communication, support employee engagement initiatives, and provide strategic counsel to senior leaders. The position requires a proactive individual with strong communication skills to navigate the evolving communications landscape and foster a culture of creativity and inclusion within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a communications business partner to various Audible leaders and teams, developing and implementing communications strategy, approach, processes and protocols.
• Provide support for presentations, message development and other internal outreach aligned with overall Company priorities and activities.
• Adapt messaging and communications vehicles and formats as needed to ensure messages are well received across functions and territories.
• Establish a clear cadence and calendar for communications programming, in coordination with the Internal Communications team.
• Partner with Global Corporate Affairs and HR team members to inform, engage and inspire employees around People Principles and business strategy.
• Become immersed in various functions/organizations to serve as a key storyteller, amplifying company accomplishments and initiatives.
• Provide counsel to senior executives to ensure proactive internal communications and engagement.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in social sciences or humanities
• 7+ years of recent professional communications or public relations experience
• Experience working in a global/matrixed business environment
• Experience using multiple communications channels and technologies, including Gen AI
• Experience with Word, Excel and PowerPoint tools

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in training leaders to become more effective communicators
• Experience and partnership with HR teams
• Change management expertise
• Exceptional writing skills, strong line-editing, copyediting and proofreading skills
• Digital fluency with a foundational understanding of behaviors in the digital space
• Experience with intranet platforms and digital signage
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Ability to think innovatively and creatively while multi-tasking