Remote Internal Engagement & Communications Specialist
Description
Awarded Inc. Magazine's Best Workplaces 2022 & 2023!
AccountingDepartment.com is the leader in outsourced virtual accounting services for businesses - and our family is growing! Perhaps your next career adventure awaits!
AccountingDepartment.com never settles with status quo. We strive to make sure our staff have plenty of opportunities that broaden skill sets and ultimately enhance career satisfaction while working here. If you're someone who wants to make a difference, is a confident communicator, loves a good challenge, and happily embraces change, then we sound like a perfect match!
It's been an exciting 20 years at AccountingDepartment.com! We hope you will join us as we continue this exciting revolutionary journey we are on.
Your Role:
This pivotal role will serve as the central hub for internal engagement initiatives, spearheading the development and implementation of innovative strategies to enhance employee involvement. You will act as the primary communications arm of the company across departments, fostering cohesion and championing success of our cultural initiatives. Additionally, you’ll collaborate with the Content Manager to showcase our AccountingDepartment.com programs externally, ensuring they are effectively communicated to clients and prospects.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Overseeing and executing all employee engagement programs (may utilize other employees as interest allows to be inclusive—but will maintain ownership ensuring their successful roll out and ongoing engagement in them)
- Contests
- Virtual challenges
- Clubs / Interest Groups
- Capturing all initiatives and working with Content Manager to create external-facing media such as:
- Company Podcasts
- Employee Videos
- Culture Hub on Website
- Others as determined
- Managing Employee Recognition and Reward Platform (currently Nectar)
- Driving ongoing engagement via awards and challenges
- Working with Department heads to create opportunities
- Managing reporting and analytics
- Creating and/or deploying new ideas
- Ongoing internal communications to keep staff In the loop on initiatives
- Newsletter / Updates on culture programs and key programs available
- Zoom-based updates
- Other communications as determined
- Liaise with all departments to communicate Company successes
- Spotlights
- Highlighting standout case studies and successes from clients or teams, and working closely with Content Manager to streamline communication across the AccountingDepartment.com blog, social media channels, and email subscriptions
- Share successes with Sales Team
- Act as a bridge between HR & Marketing
- Interdepartmental communications and projects are mission critical to our success in talent acquisition and management—this role will work closely with the HR department to ensure priorities are met for both department objectives
Essential Skills & Experience:
The ideal candidate will have 1+ years in a Communications role. Experience in a cross-departmental environment, such as HR/Marketing or Marketing/Finance is a plus!
In addition:
- Grit: Motivated self-starter with a positive, can-do attitude. Demonstrates GRIT in overcoming obstacles and accomplishing tasks.
- G: Expresses Gratitude and appreciation for the contributions of team members, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment
- R: Demonstrates Resilience, flexibility, and determination while autonomously managing high-priority tasks and projects in an ever-evolving, dynamic work environment
- I: Unquestionable commitment to upholding the highest standards of Integrity, ethical behavior, and transparency in all business practices
- T: Proven ability to contribute effectively to organizational and team objectives through strong Teamwork skills
- Excellent creative writing skills—readers will be delighted and inspired by your words!
- Project Management—the ability to break every project up into tasks and visualize a timeline for success, including leveraging research and resources
- Personality! This position is perfect for an upbeat, dynamic, engaging personality with something to say—you’re not afraid of the camera, talking to 200 people in a live Zoom meeting, or day-to-day small talk with employees throughout the company
- Urgency & Energy—Our marketing and sales department hums with energy and a strong sense of urgency. We have a lot of fun but we also chase big goals with a lot of accountability. The right person will bring a self-driven, highly accountable mindset to the table where we prioritize getting things done.
- While we live by the core value of family first and having work-life balance, there are times that you may have to work outside of normal work hours to complete certain deliverables. While this isn’t an often occurrence, we do require some flexibility with it.
If these are the things that you are passionate about and excite you, then we should talk!
Working at AccountingDepartment.com, LLC
The people at AccountingDepartment.com, LLC are passionate about their work and are driven by innovation. Each and every day we strive for excellence. Our work environment is equal parts casual and professional. We’re serious about our business and delivering the best service to our clients, but we also make it a priority to keep things fun and exciting.
Benefits include:
Working at AccountingDepartment.com, LLC
The people at AccountingDepartment.com, LLC are passionate about their work and are driven by innovation. Each and every day we strive for excellence. Our work environment is equal parts casual and professional. We’re serious about our business and delivering the best service to our clients, but we also make it a priority to keep things fun and exciting.
Benefits include:
- Work from home, W-2 position
- Compressed work week option available
- Self-Managed paid time off and paid holidays
- Group Medical, Dental, Life, Vision, Accident Insurance
- 401(k) plan
- Participation in a company wide annual bonus incentive plan
- $25 monthly internet stipend
- Virtual employee groups, clubs, and activities throughout the year
- Casual dress
How to become part of our future success:
If you believe you have what it takes to assume this new role, you must submit a resume and cover letter explaining why you’re the perfect fit for this position. Kindly include your salary requirements in the cover letter. Only candidates that submit these criteria will be considered.
AccountingDepartment.com is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or any other basis protected by law. Employment at AccountingDepartment.com is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications.