Senior Internal Communications Specialist

Medtronic

About Medtronic

Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.

We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.

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Position Details

Senior Internal Communications Specialist
Job
Full-time
8/23/2022
Twin Cities Metro
Mounds View, MN

Careers that Change Lives

At Medtronic, our products help two people every second. Working with us, you’ll have the opportunity to make an impact by crafting strategic and powerful communications for the Information and Technology team, one of the largest enabling functions at Medtronic. You’ll work on events like Town Halls, to help us connect the dots of people and purpose for our colleagues. You’ll have the opportunity to think creatively and suggest new ways of helping us get our message across, and you’ll join a small but mighty team of people who love to laugh as much as they love to create powerful and effective communications that drive action. Join us and help be the bridge between people and action. You can grow your career with us; we hope you’ll consider joining our team!

You can grow your career with us; we hope you’ll consider joining our team!

A Day in the Life

  • Supporting primarily the Global IT organization, handles the creation and implementation of multiple forms of internal strategic communication activities, programs and content guided by the Medtronic Mission and overall business strategy
  • Leads strategies, produces content, and organizes events including the Global IT Town Hall, to help align the organization's goals in support of greater employee engagement and business impact
  • Generates comprehensive strategic plans that engage employees with the objectives, policies, Mission, and growth strategies of the company. This may include the development of ongoing toolkits and materials that promote leaders’ ability to communicate on their own with aligned materials and messaging
  • Responsible for planning, storytelling, writing and editing to persuade, educate and inspire internal audiences to change behavior or understand the work environment. This includes the ability to build plans that engage employees through different digital means
  • Supports senior leadership in communicating key change initiatives, policy changes and other company information to employees. Attention to detail, great proofreading skills and a passion for the work is essential
  • As required, may possess strong change management communications capabilities and understanding of organizational dynamics and social psychology

Must Haves

  • Bachelor's Degree and 4+ years of experience in a corporate communications support function OR advanced degree and 2+ years of experience

Nice to Have

  • Experience managing a SharePoint intranet site, including writing and uploading content
  • Outstanding writing and proofreading skills
  • Project management experience
  • Ability to handle rapidly changing environments and navigate a heavily matrixed environment, working independently
  • Ability to think creatively and strategically
  • Ability to create visuals that align with words and messaging
  • Design skills in PowerPoint
  • Change management experience
  • Social media expertise
  • Experience with Eloqua
  • Experience managing a SharePoint intranet site, including writing and uploading content
  • Outstanding writing and proofreading skills


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