Strategic Communications Specialist

USA (Remote)

$41/hr – $53/hrMid LevelContract

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive strategic internal communications and executive messaging across ESAP and Enterprise/Product Modernization initiatives, with project delivery and stakeholder engagement at the core.

  • Own daily comms deliverables and governance for ESAP, executive channels, and modernization efforts.
  • Must-have: executive-level consulting and strategic writing skills.
  • Standout: cross-functional influence across HR, Strategy, and ESAP teams.

Job Description

Responsibilities
  • The strategic comms contractor is responsible for partnering with HR and Strategy leadership to drive the messaging and communication plans for the client's strategic pillars, org level performance metrics and strategic initiatives – including our Enterprise & Product Modernization efforts in FY26.
  • This position drives awareness and understanding through engaging, informative and inspirational messaging, events, campaigns and channels.
  • The strategic communications specialist is accountable for overall delivery of project scope / design, timelines, stakeholder engagement and management, contingency planning, and quality.
  • 50% in support of ESAP and Enterprise/Product Modernization and 50% in support of Executive Communication channels, standards, consulting, metrics and improvements
  • Performance expectations: Weekly ESAP & Executive Comms
  • Named Enterprise Modernization / Product Modernization change and comms plans deliverables and milestones
  • Available and responsive for final reviews and some back-up to scheduled Employee Comms & unscheduled Issues Comms.
  • Internal strategic communication planning and content development in alignment with company values, employee value proposition, five-year strategic plan, and strategic goals and objectives.
  • Daily communications deliverables and campaign implementation management, including administering communication governance (review and approval or escalation) processes to meet communication deadlines and milestones.
  • Execute strategy and continuous improvement (including evaluation) of internal events – such as lunch & learns, executive ask me anything’s – working with stakeholders & subject matter experts across the organization.

Hollstadt Consulting

Hollstadt, a woman-owned Twin Cities based management consulting firm, has been a partner to more than 150 domestic and global companies since 1990, creating challenging and rewarding opportunities for our consultants. Hollstadt believes in delivering high quality talent to solve all our clients’ end-to-end project lifecycle & Agile needs. We dominate our markets in management and technology consulting services, producing strategy, process and solutions, by giving our clients and consultants the quality service they expect, the depth of service they deserve... and then delivering more.We are a refreshingly real company, led and staffed by seasoned experts who are also down-to-earth, good people. Our Core Values impact our consultant’s and client’s decision to choose Hollstadt Consulting and stay with us long term. From working with our clients to find top talent, to placing our consultants in rewarding roles, our values influence each and every decision we make at Hollstadt.Hollstadt Consulting has earned a number of awards including:- WBENC Certified Woman-Owned Organization- Top 25 List of Woman-owned Businesses- Top 25 List of Management Consulting Firms- 2017 Women in Business Awards: Molly Jungbauer- Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal's "Fast 50"- Minnesota Business Ethics Award.- Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal's "Fast 50" - Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal 5th Largest Management Consulting Firm- Jefferson Award Winner

Founded in 1990
St Paul, Minnesota, USA
96 employees (4 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
36.2%
Direct
41.3%
Referral
6.4%
Social
14.5%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~96

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
2 (2% of company)
Median Career Experience
16 years
Median Tenure
6.8 years