• Strategic Engagement & Cultural Identity: Own the execution, set the standards, and manage the timelines across three core pillars.
• Joules Experience: Design and deliver a high-impact internal engagement and events calendar that brings Brand DNA to life.
• Brand Stewardship: Provide brand oversight for all business initiatives, ensuring that every internal touch-point; from daily comms to large-scale events is polished, intentional, and aligned with our "Great Place to Work" road-map.
• Stakeholder Partnership: Act as a consultant to senior leadership, coaching them on how to communicate with impact and authenticity within their specific business areas.
• Multimedia Innovation: Move beyond text. You will create compelling "Life at Joules" content using video, digital assets, and interactive resources to build a deep emotional connection between the brand and our people.
• Creative Assets: Own the redesign of our candidate and employee materials (including inductions and internal sites), ensuring they are scalable, modern, and visually stunning.
• Digital Leadership: Manage and evolve our internal digital ecosystem (Google Sites and internal social channels), using data and insight to constantly refine our reach.
• Change Communications: Lead the strategy for internal transformation projects, ensuring clarity and transparency during pivotal business shifts.
• Engagement Momentum: Keep the pulse of the business; drive the "always-on" engagement campaigns that ensure the collective is heard, valued, and "survey-ready."

Requirements

• Proven Seniority: Extensive experience in Employer Branding, Internal Communications, or Engagement, with a track record of influencing culture in a fast-paced environment.
• Creative Technical Mastery: High proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop and Illustrator) is essential. You must be able to produce professional-grade visual assets independently.
• Digital Savvy: Expertise in Google Workspace and a flair for building engaging Google Sites .
• The Creative Toolkit: Skills in photography or video editing (Premiere Pro/Final Cut) will set you apart, allowing you to capture the Joules story in real-time.
• Exceptional Narrative: You are a gifted copywriter and storyteller who can pivot from corporate announcements to emotive brand stories without losing the Joules "voice."
• Commercial Maturity: The ability to manage complex projects with pace, structure, and a keen eye on the wider commercial goals of the NEXT group.
• On-site requirement: Based at Joules Head Office in Market Harborough, this is an office based role and will require you to be onsite 5 days a week.