External Communications Specialist

Job Description:
The Opportunity
Do you have a passion for storytelling, creating relationships, and saying thank you?
Workhuman, the pioneer of employee recognition, is looking for a dynamic and motivated individual to join our Corporate Communications team. This position offers an exciting opportunity for a recent graduate or early-career professional to kickstart their career in the fast-paced and ever-evolving field of public relations and communications. Reporting to the Sr. Manager, Global External Comms, the External Communications Specialist supports the strategy, design, development, and management of Workhuman's global PR and external communications activities. You will be helping to identify trending topics and media opportunities, reporting on PR and external comms efforts, and showcasing results across the business. The External Comms team maintains, engages, and improves Workhuman's reputation and brand awareness and authority. Candidates who would be successful in this role are described as having a passion for communication and collaboration, a proactive mindset, and an eagerness to learn.
Please note this is a hybrid role requiring 2 days per week onsite in Framingham, MA.
What we can offer you
As Workhuman scales change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think that's all part of the fun. So, this will give you the flavor of the type of things you'll be working on when you start, but this will likely evolve. Your responsibilities would include:

• Media Relations:
  
  • Assist in building and maintaining relationships with media professionals.
  • Draft media pitches and briefing documents.
  • Create media lists and ensure lists are consistently updated.
• Reporting:
  
  • Monitor media coverage and assist in analyzing and summarizing media coverage and campaign performance.
  • Conduct research on industry trends, competitor activities, and relevant news.
  • Monitor and proactively flag trends and articles relevant to Workhuman.
• Content Creation:
  
  • Collaborate with team members to develop key messages and narratives.
  • Collaborate with External Comms team on data storytelling efforts, specifically the Human Workplace Index.
  • Research relevant and important information including business strategy, products and services, key customers and competitors to share with stakeholders.
• Collaboration:
  
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams, including marketing, sales, internal communications, and product, to ensure cohesive messaging.
  • Collaborate with external partners and agencies as needed.

The Skills you will bring

• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Team player with a positive attitude and eagerness to learn.
• Must have nose for news.
• Thoroughly enjoys creating and fostering relationships with others (colleagues, journalists, etc.)
• An exceptional communicator and writer who is highly organized, agile, and capable of managing a large volume of competing priorities and demands in a fast- paced environment.
• Strong writing and verbal skills
• Creative thinker
• Top notch collaborative skills, with the ability to work with many people at once and be open to new ideas, suggestions, and "in it to win it" together mentality.

Achievements

• 0-2 years in PR
• Basic understanding of PR principles and media relations (Prior PR agency experience is a plus)
• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent work experience) in Public Relations, Communications, Journalism, or a related field.

The Company:
At Workhuman® our mission is to bring more humanity to the workplace. We recognise and embrace individuals' differences and believe that workforce diversity and inclusion are essential to our long-term growth and success. Even if you don't think you "check every single box" above, please still consider applying. We're looking for a human who is collaborative, and innovative with a growth mindset. We love what we do because we're shaping the future of work through our people and our technology. Our human cloud-based applications are helping some of the world's leading global brands connect culture to shared purpose. The Workhuman Cloud empowers employees to thank, talk and celebrate each other, creating an environment that sparks gratitude and human connection while increasing employee engagement and productivity.
Did you know we have an award-winning culture across EMEA and North America:

• We were named as #5 Best Workplace in the Great Place to Work Awards in Ireland in 2022 in the large sized workplace category. We were also recognised as a Best Workplace for Women and a Best Workplace in Technology in 2020, 2021 and 2022.
• In 2021 we were named as #2 Best Workplace in Europe in the medium sized workplace category.
• We were also recognised as #2 Best Large Places to Work in Boston by Built In for 2023 as well as a Best Place to Work in Boston, U.S. Best Large Places to Work and U.S. Best Places to Work.
• There are currently over 7.5 million users on the Workhuman® cloud across 180 countries.
• Our core values are Respect, Determination, Innovation and Imagination.

Workhuman is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees. We proudly provide a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Employment decisions at Workhuman are based on solely on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social, or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Workhuman believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.