Director, Internal Communications

Job Description:

About Us:

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world's largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America's largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron's, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor's Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

About the Role

We're on a mission at Dow Jones to provide the world's most trusted journalism, data and analysis to help people make decisions. As part of the Global Internal Communications Team, you'll have a unique opportunity to bring people onboard Dow Jones's mission, strategy and values, and reimagine the way we tell stories to our people. We're looking for someone who's a trusted communications advisor, a consummate storyteller, loves cooking up creative campaigns and who constantly challenges the status quo.

You Will:

• Report to the VP of Internal Communications and be based in our New York City office
• Oversee our global communication channels (intranet, Slack, email vendor, digital office signs, etc.) to ensure effective and efficient distribution of informative and engaging content globally
• Be a storytelling pro and proactively source and write stories for internal channels, including some that occasionally will be published externally
• Develop trusted relationships with leaders and key stakeholders, and proactively identify opportunities, and develop and execute internal communication strategies, including for complex campaigns that support the company's goals, enhance our culture and/or improve employee engagement
• Lead our data dashboard and derive insights from the data that help shape our content and channel strategies
• Support company events such as our Global All-Hands and proactively identify ways to improve participation and engagement
• Provide direction for design/graphics needed to accompany content
• Consistently stay abreast of the latest employee communications/engagement technologies and advise how we can leverage them at Dow Jones
• Manage 1-2 team members

You Have:

• 12-15 years internal communications or relevant experience
• Aptitude for creative storytelling and connection to business and culture priorities
• Experience developing and executing impactful communications campaigns
• Strong writer with a nose for news; reporter/journalism background a plus
• Ability to distill complex content and concepts into something simple and sticky – be it in the form of messages and/or graphics
• A data-led approach to communications, and have experience managing and analyzing data dashboards
• A professional, collaborative and team-oriented approach to your work
• Excellent project management skills and solution oriented
• People manager experience is a plus
• PR agency experience is a plus
• Global work experience / background is a plus

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plans
• Comprehensive Insurance Plans
• Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources
• Education Benefits
• Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
• Commuter Transit Program
• Subscription Discounts
• Employee Referral Program

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Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [email protected]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area:

Dow Jones - Communications

Job Category:

Communications & Corporate Affairs

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Pay Range: 160,000 - 200,000

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..