Project Communications Manager (creative copywriter)

Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 100,000 talented people in 112 countries. Our company creates transformative ideas and outcomes for its clients through an integrated offer of communications, experience, commerce and technology. WPP and our award-winning agencies work with most of the world’s biggest companies and organisations – from Ford, Unilever and P&G to Google, HSBC and the UN. Our clients include 69 of the FTSE 100, 348 of the Fortune Global 500, all 30 of the Dow Jones 30 and 70 of the NASDAQ 100.
WPP has headquarters in New York, London and Singapore and a corporate presence in major markets worldwide. The company is quoted on the London Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange.

WPP IT provides IT services for WPP, the world’s largest creative transformation company.  WPP is reinventing creativity on an ever-broader canvas, bringing together unrivalled talent, resources and skills to provide an integrated offer of communications, experience, commerce and technology for clients.

WPP IT is undergoing a significant transformation to modernise ways of working, shift to cloud and micro-service-based architectures, drive automation, digitise colleague and client experiences and deliver insight from WPP’s petabytes of data

WPP have selected Workday as their innovative HCM, Finance & PSA (Professional Services Automation) system of choice to meet changing demands and roles will be instrumental in rolling out and servicing one of the most exciting Workday programmes for a global business right now.

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Why we're hiring:

At WPP, technology is at the heart of everything we do, and it is WPP IT’s mission to enable everyone to collaborate, create and thrive. WPP IT is undergoing a significant transformation to modernise ways of working, shift to cloud and micro-service-based architectures, drive automation, digitise colleague and client experiences and deliver insight from WPP’s petabytes of data. 

WPP are seeking a talented Communications Manager (creative copywriter) to join the Workday Project Communications and Engagement team, reporting to the Project Communication Lead. You must have hands-on experience in writing, designing, creating, delivering, and measuring employee communications campaigns. Your specialist area is writing creative, persuasive, and engaging copy. Preferably you will have some experience in people-led Transformation communications – although this is not a requirement for your application. 

Executing from an existing communications strategy, you will use your expertise to produce a comprehensive suite of innovative communications that tell our story, create engagement and inspire action. You will collaborate extensively with colleagues in the Workday Communications and Engagement team and actively engage with the wider project team to build highly productive, trusted working relationships. 

What you'll be doing:

• Design, development, and delivery of comprehensive communications for the project – collaborating with the Communications Lead and Change Managers in your area to ensure the correct tailoring of messages 
• Update the stakeholder messaging framework  
• Provide copy for audiences at all levels across a variety of media 
• Work in a structured, methodical way aligned to the communication strategy and communication plan 
• Manage stakeholder expectations and communicate risks to delivery 
• Bring innovative, exciting new ideas to our Workday Communications and Engagement team  
• Find new ways of communicating and engaging with employees now that we among a highly distributed workforce 
• Provide advice to change team members on communication messaging and best tactics to achieve outcomes 
• Own the deployment of communications through an employee engagement communications platform 
• Continuously measure and improve the effectiveness of our communications  

What you'll need:

• A combination of education, training, and/or experience in internal or employee communications 
• The talent and skills to deliver world-class written content  
• The emotional intelligence to understand and respond to specific audience needs 
• An eye for creative design aesthetic 
• Experience in using employee communications content or messaging platforms such as SharePoint, Teams, Yammer, Poppulo, or similar 
• Experience in creating short videos using iMovie or similar 
• The resilience to work as part of a fast-paced, dynamic team in complex environments that can be uncertain and ambiguous 
• Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative mindset 
• Astute and perceptive, able to spot and escalate risks  
• Knowledge of or willingness to learn about change programme communications methodologies and good practices 

Who you are:

You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are accepting: of new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

What we'll give you:

Passionate, inspired people – We promote a culture of people that do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

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