At Apple, we believe in the power of technology to enrich people's lives. Everything we build is designed to empower people, including our advertising platform. We deliver ads in a way that benefits both customers and advertisers-helping people discover content, supporting creators, and protecting and respecting everyone's privacy.
Our technology makes advertising possible on the App Store, Apple News, Stocks, and Apple TV. We help developers and marketers of all sizes drive app discovery across the App Store. Our display ads on Apple News and Stocks let advertisers promote their products alongside trusted content from the world's best journalists. Sponsorship integrations and experiences in live sports on Apple TV help advertisers connect with passionate fans. Everything we do is with the unwavering commitment to privacy you expect from Apple. Because when advertising is done right, it benefits everyone.
Apple's Ad Platforms group is looking for an Internal Communications Manager to drive awareness and engagement across our global teams and critical organizational initiatives. We're looking for a dynamic, highly motivated, and creative communications leader who can help us connect our people to our purpose. In this role, you'll bring your talents to develop and execute the communications and events that bring our ideas, products and values to life, connect with teams across geographies and functions, and elevate the employee experience.
This role requires strong relationship management, editorial planning, program management, copywriting expertise, keen attention to detail, ability to work through ambiguity, and multi-functional coordination. You'll be, at various times, a writer, project manager, storyteller, and creative strategist. To succeed in this role, you'll be able to crisply summarize technical and business concepts in writing and in person. We are looking for a creative thinker who can strategize, execute, and implement in an ever-changing environment-and always put the employee experience at the center of everything they do.
Key Qualifications
10 years+ experience building and executing communications with a focus on internal large all-employee meetings, and in creating content for a variety of topics across a range of channels and platforms.
5 years+ of direct people management experience preferred.
Experience working in both program and project management, with exceptional skills in leading complex, cross-functional communications projects for global audiences.
Expertise in strategic communication with a focus on change management.
Excellent and extensive writing, editing, project management, and keynote presentation-building skills.
Experience executing strong communications strategies with an uncanny ability to translate complex stories into a compelling and relatable narrative and format.
Experience working with senior leadership and crafting presentations and communication collateral that inspires, informs, and engages.
Experience working with and managing vendors, agencies, and contractors.
Strong ability to drive action through collaboration, proactivity, and flexibility. Able to rally people and influence all levels to get things done.
Passion for building a positive organizational culture around a unified mission, with a cultural awareness that identifies new concepts and emerging trends to enhance community within a global workforce.
Experience working with or in a disruptive tech environment, or in an events or communications agency.
Proficient in Keynote, Pages; skilled in Slack, Quip; and experience using project management tools.
Description
In this role, you'll be a key member of our Ad Platforms communications function, constantly exploring new ways to engage Apple employees in a rapidly growing area of our business. You'll be responsible for building and executing global communications plans to reach and engage a global and diverse range of internal audiences. You'll decide what formats we use, how we amplify stories across our channels, and what new channels and methods we should explore. You'll measure and report on results and advise on areas to evolve based on data.
The ideal candidate has strong project management skills, superb writing and copyediting skills, experience creating and executing content strategies that build and engage audiences, experience building and executing multi-channel communication plans, and knows how to keep their finger on the pulse of the organization to find great storytelling opportunities. Creativity and the ability to generate ideas for new content, and ways to engage our teams, is imperative-as is the ability to produce high-quality and high-impact work. You should be comfortable creating systems and frameworks that improve efficiency, and have the ability to clearly communicate, track, and guide stakeholders to excellent outcomes.
Education & Experience
Bachelor's degree, editorial writing, communications, events, PR, marketing, or related field preferred.