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Job Description

As the Senior Editorial Manager for Internal Communications, you will own the editorial direction and integration strategy for the company’s employee-related channels with a focus on developing and implementing an innovative social-media-style approach. You will be responsible for leading the creation of with unique digital content delivered across the company’s intranet, video channel and employee Instagram account. In this role, you will manage the intranet content team responsible for sourcing, creating, and publishing content aligned with the company’s priorities to inform, inspire, and motivate employees. You will also partner closely with other content teams across Global Corporate Marketing to develop video news content for the employee news channel. You and your extended team will be instrumental in sharing relevant and compelling news and stories impacting the company using a modern approach that provides easy access to relevant information for our global teams.

Responsibilities:

Team Leadership: Lead the Intranet Communications team that works with subject-matter experts at all levels and across all geographies and functions to develop, write, and produce feature stories published on the intranet and promoted on TV screens worldwide.
Content and Story Development for intranet, news and social media channels: cultivate and develop content and stories from across the company and propose simple, engaging ways to communicate them, e.g., a social media experience.
Strategic Communications: Drive a strategic approach across the company’s internal communications channels, ensuring unique content and alignment for key items.
Content Strategy: Develop a strategy to leverage and promote compelling content developed by the Global Corporate Marketing organization to internal audiences.
Change Management: Use timely, targeted communications that address important/pressing questions related to key organizational changes and transformations.
Collaborate: Collaborate across the Global Corporate Marketing, People Solutions, and other functions to deliver intended outcomes.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent.
5+ years of experience in Internal Communications or relevant experience
Demonstrates an inclusive leadership style with an emphasis on results and developing high-performing team members
Demonstrated success in developing a modern internal communications strategy and implementing improvements/adjustments at scale
Occasionally, pick up a pen and write a story, social copy, video script or other types of content.
Track record of influencing and leading strategic initiatives with multiple stakeholders
Strong organizing skills and the ability to develop and deliver multiple stories / projects at a time while meeting aggressive deadlines.
Demonstrated ability to work calmly and collaboratively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, while maintaining good judgment and the ability to escalate appropriately.
Active listener with the ability to work as a self-starter.
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships both internally and externally.

Additional Information

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law poster.

Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

Western Digital is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at [email protected] to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

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