Senior Corporate Communications Specialist
at Anaplan
Reston, United States
At Anaplan, we are a team of innovators focused on optimizing business decision-making through our leading AI-infused scenario planning and analysis platform so our customers can outpace their competition and the market.
What unites Anaplanners across teams and geographies is our collective commitment to our customers’ success and to our Winning Culture.
Our customers rank among the who’s who in the Fortune 50. Coca-Cola, LinkedIn, Adobe, LVMH and Bayer are just a few of the 2,400+ global companies who rely on our best-in-class platform.
Our Winning Culture is the engine that drives our teams of innovators. We champion diversity of thought and ideas, we behave like leaders regardless of title, we are committed to achieving ambitious goals, and we love celebrating our wins – big and small.
Supported by operating principles of being strategy-led, values-based and disciplined in execution, you’ll be inspired, connected, developed and rewarded here. Everything that makes you unique is welcome; join us and let’s build what’s next - together!
Our Corporate Communications team sits at the crossroads of our company. We serve as business partners to internal stakeholders and ensure external audiences receive consistent, timely, and relevant information about Anaplan. As stewards of the communications that drive our brand, strategy, culture, DEIB, and employee experience, we are a talent-dense team dedicated to informing, educating, engaging, and inspiring through effective mediums and channels.
Anaplan is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Senior Corporate Communications Specialist to join our dynamic team. The full-time position, based in either the Washington, DC/Northern Virginia or Minneapolis areas, with an in-office requirement of at least two days per week.
This role is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled communicator who is passionate about creating engaging employee experiences and can flawlessly execute on a variety of internal and external communications campaigns.
Reporting to the Director of Communications, responsible for our Human Resources and Technology communications, this role is central to bringing some of our most critical employee-facing initiatives to life and ensuring Anaplanners around the globe are informed, educated, engaged, and inspired.
Your Impact
- Campaign execution: Drive the execution of major Human Resources and technology campaigns essential to our employee experience, including performance management, benefits open enrollment, compliance, cybersecurity, and more.
- Content creation & channel management: Own the delivery of key communications to our various channels. You'll be responsible for producing town halls, curating monthly newsletters, and supporting our employer brand.
- Stakeholder support: Work closely with stakeholders to execute smaller campaigns and one-off communications, ensuring their messaging is effective and aligned with our company's voice.
- Writing & editing: Craft and polish a wide range of internal and external communications, ensuring a high standard of quality, clarity, and consistency in all written materials.
Your Qualifications
- An engaging communicator: You are a strong writer and storyteller with a knack for creating clear, concise, and compelling content for a diverse internal audience.
- Impeccably detail-oriented: You have a keen eye for detail and take pride in producing polished, error-free work. You are the person your team can count on to get it right the first time.
- An agile and collaborative achiever: You are a resourceful, solution-oriented professional who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced setting. You excel at working collaboratively with a team of high performers, managing tight deadlines with poise and a shared focus on executing results with discipline.
- A critical thinker: You don't just execute tasks; you think critically about the "why" behind them and proactively identify opportunities for improvement.
- 3-5+ years of experience in an internal communications or corporate communications role
- Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, or a related field
Nice to Have
- Experience working in the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) or technology sector
- Human Resources and/or technology-specific communications experience
- Hands-on experience with SharePoint, Trello, Adobe Express, and other enterprise workplace platforms
- A proven ability to work effectively in a global, multi-cultural environment
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)
We believe attracting and retaining the best talent and fostering an inclusive culture strengthens our business. DEIB improves our workforce, enhances trust with our partners and customers, and drives business success. Build your career in a place where diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging aren’t just words on paper – this is what drives our innovation, it’s how we connect, and it contributes to what makes us a market leader. We believe in a hiring and working environment where all people are respected and valued, regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes people unique. We hire you for who you are, and we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day!
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive equitable benefits and all privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
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