Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day operations and execution of ESAB’s employee communications program, including editorial planning, content development, publishing, channel coordination, distribution, and measurement.
• Support the Vice President of Corporate Communications and senior leaders in communicating business priorities, decisions, organizational changes, and strategy with clarity and consistency.
• Develop and coordinate executive and enterprise communications, including messaging frameworks, leadership narratives, town hall content, companywide announcements, presentations, and talking points.
• Partner with the Vice President of Corporate Communications to execute employee communications for mergers, acquisitions, and integrations, from pre-close planning through integration, in collaboration with HR, Legal, and business leadership.
• Maintain internal communications calendars, workflows, distribution lists, and reporting dashboards; track metrics and feedback to improve communication effectiveness and demonstrate business impact.
• Build effective working relationships with stakeholders across HR, Enterprise Operations, business platforms, regional teams, Global Marketing, Legal, and IT to coordinate communications and maintain consistent enterprise messaging.
• Manage the operations of ESAB’s global Communication Champions network, including meeting cadence, member communications, content sharing, nominations, engagement, and program measurement; use the network to amplify enterprise messages, surface stories, share best practices, and strengthen employee voice.
• Develop and distribute communication frameworks, templates, toolkits, and resources that help managers and enabling functions communicate effectively and consistently.
• Support the governance, maintenance, and effective use of ESAB’s internal communications channels and platforms, including the intranet, email, digital events, and emerging AI-enabled tools.
• Provide external communications support as needed, including drafting and proofreading newsroom content, press materials, social media copy, executive posts, media-monitoring summaries, and other corporate content, while ensuring alignment between internal and external messaging.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, English, public relations, marketing, or a related field.
• A minimum of 5 years of progressive communications experience, with a strong emphasis on internal communications operations and experience in a complex or matrixed organization.
• Candidates must provide a portfolio of writing samples that demonstrate range, strategic thinking, and the ability to write for senior leaders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 — including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, SharePoint, and Outlook — and in facilitating virtual meetings and large-scale digital events.
• Proficiency with project management platforms, cloud-based collaborative tools, and communication analytics tools.
• Experience with enterprise internal communication platforms and intranet governance.
• Travel: Minimal travel as business needs require to support corporate events, leadership meetings, community initiatives, and engagement with colleagues and Communication Champions in key regions.

Preferred

• Experience supporting corporate events, community relations or corporate giving, and external communications is preferred.
• Experience in manufacturing, industrial, or similarly complex operating environments is a plus.