Employee Communications Content Lead

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The Role

AMD seeks a seasoned communications professional with demonstrated experience in planning, writing and editing internal content for a fast-paced, growing global organization. This person will help drive key employee communications programs and deliverables to increase employee engagement throughout the overall organization, including sourcing, writing and publishing of a weekly global employee newsletter. This person will also own all content for the AMD Alumni Network, an online platform that enables us to engage with former AMD employees to promote brand advocacy, career opportunities and community relations activities.

The ideal candidate will be a strong writer who is able to partner with colleagues to tell engaging stories that highlight AMD’s culture, products and innovative approach to creating high performance technologies that solve some of the world’s biggest challenges.

Candidates must have proven success and capabilities developing employee communications for a global company. Candidate must also have experience working with leadership teams, with specific knowledge and experience in the high-performance computing markets being particularly valuable. The ability to collaborate with senior executives, other communicators, business function leads, and employees to align communications messaging across the company is critical.

The Person

• The ability to work effectively under deadline and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent writing and interviewing skills, with great attention to detail, with prior experience in creating internal stories that engage employees within the technology or semiconductor industry
• Broad understanding of current and emerging platforms for storytelling and e-marketing, including SharePoint intranet, Marketo and internal social media platforms such as Viva Engage
• Impeccable organizational skills
• Experience with content analytics such as Google Analytics, with a commitment to using measurement to guide effective, data-driven communications practices
• Strong business acumen and ability to translate complex concepts into compelling narratives

Key Responsibilities

• The position entails developing and managing strong partnerships with C-level and senior business/regional leaders to provide high-quality communications programs that achieve strategic internal culture and engagement objectives.
• The ideal candidate will be a strong writer who is able to partner with colleagues to tell engaging stories that highlight AMD’s culture, products and innovative approach to creating high performance technologies that solve some of the world’s biggest challenges.
• This person will manage development of the weekly employee newsletter and content for the company intranet. This involves working with colleagues to identify and develop internal content that supports broader communications plans and campaigns including sponsorships, events, social responsibility initiatives and employment experience initiatives.

Preferred Experience

• Knowledge of best practices for leveraging e-marketing channels to engage with target audiences. While not required, previous experience using Pardot or Marketo is valuable.
• Corporate communications, internal communications, or public relations experience in a publicly traded, global company.
• Prior experience in the technology industry, preferably in the semiconductor industry.
• Proven ability to build effective working relationships at all levels and work collaboratively with teammates.
• Extensive reporting and feature-writing experience. The ideal candidate will primarily research, write and create concise communications deliverables that increase employee engagement and align with brand messages and corporate strategic objectives.
• Deep understanding of how various internal channels (intranet, e-newsletters, internal social media, digital signage) can be used together to achieve greater reach and readership among employees
• Familiarity with content authoring and publication on SharePoint, creating pages for the company intranet and developing online contests that drive increased readership of corporate news.

Academic Credentials

• Corporate communications, internal communications, or public relations experience in the semiconductor and/or technology sector

LOCATION:

Austin, TX

At AMD, your base pay is one part of your total rewards package. Your base pay will depend on where your skills, qualifications, experience, and location fit into the hiring range for the position. You may be eligible for incentives based upon your role such as either an annual bonus or sales incentive. Many AMD employees have the opportunity to own shares of AMD stock, as well as a discount when purchasing AMD stock if voluntarily participating in AMD’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also be eligible for competitive benefits described in more detail here.

AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.