content specialist - internal CommunicationsPoplar Homes

About this Role
The Content Specialist for Internal Communications (CS-IC) plans and executes internal communication strategies and tactics designed to keep employees informed, engaged, and inspired---with the ultimate goal of supporting the vision and mission, culture, and strategic business objectives of the company.
The CS-IC has a knack for finding opportunities within the company's internal communication dynamics and can devise strategies, execute action plans, and create tools to achieve communication goals. The role will have a passion for storytelling and the ability to understand and dissect complex messages and simplify them for our audiences.
The CS-IC is analytical and creative, possesses a self-starter mindset, exercises appropriate judgment, and delivers results in narrow time-frames. This specialist is passionate about helping create and supporting our company's unique culture and making it a fun place to work. This position will report to the Communications Team Lead and work closely and collaborate with other teams/departments/clusters (i.e., Marketing, HR, Operations, Engineering, etc.).
Essential Duties
- In collaboration with the Communications Team Lead, develop and implement effective internal communication strategies to drive employee engagement and alignment to our company Vision-Mission, culture, and business objectives.
- Drive information dissemination within the company on relevant updates from the different departments, such as product updates, marketing promotions, company metrics, and milestones, to keep employees informed and engaged.
- Create various forms of collateral, visual tools and efficiently use existing communications tools, at the same time exploring new ways to effectively communicate our messages.
- Provide communication guidance or inputs as requested by other teams/departments/clusters to improve their communication dynamics.
- Strictly abide by our company Style Guide and Branding Guidelines
- Foster good working relationships with stakeholders
- Provides assistance in other tasks or projects as assigned
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Communications Arts, English, Public Relations, Creative Writing, or a related field
- Minimum of 1-2 years experience in the communications or public relations field demonstrating progressive development
- Proven experience in writing various types of content with some editing skills
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge in communication principles and best practices
- Experience in employee communication and stakeholder relations (internal & external)
- Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communications skills
- Good organizational, planning, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to simultaneously work on multiple projects and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Good working knowledge of Slack, Miro, Notion, Google Drive, Canva, and other tools
- A big plus: skills design, layout, photo and video-editing
About Poplar Homes
Poplar Homes is a fast-growing Silicon Valley proptech company founded in 2014. The company is a tech-enabled property manager for residential homes and apartments. It provides full-service leasing and property management, from finding a home to fixing something when it breaks. With over 5,000 doors under management, Poplar is one of the top 50 largest property managers in the US and currently services 10 major metro markets across 5 states: CA, WA, NV, CO, and TX.
Poplar Homes

Philippines
Permanent
Full-time