Job Classification:
Marketing & Communications - Marketing
At Prudential, we believe talent is key to achieving our vision. When you join Prudential, you'll unlock a motivating and impactful career - all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the world's leading financial services institutions!
The Manager, People & Culture Communications will play a critical role in positioning Prudential as an employer of choice with employees and candidates. The Manager will drive key strategic efforts to enhance the impact of Prudential's Employee Value Proposition, working in alignment with the overarching People & Culture communications strategy. The role will entail working in close partnership with colleagues and senior leaders across the Company to effectively highlight Prudential's Employee Value Proposition internally and in the candidate marketplace, including through earned and owned content. This role reports to the Director, People & Culture Communications.
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The current EWA for this position is Hybrid and requires your on-site presence on a reoccurring basis as determined by your business. Your manager will provide additional details relative to the specific number of days you are expected to be on-site.
What you can expect:
- Develop and execute on strategies to activate our employer brand and Employee Value Proposition with internal and external audiences, including through executive voice.
- Partner with stakeholders in the business and corporate functions to identify content that makes for compelling content with employees, candidates, and media, and create and execute on strategies to leverage it with those audiences.
- Identify opportunities for earned media on People & Culture-related topics and serve as media point of contact.
- Build an approach and resources for employees across the enterprise to act as ambassadors for Prudential on social media, particularly LinkedIn.
- Work collaboratively across the communications team to maximize the reach and impact of People & Culture-related content.
- Support other People & Culture initiatives, including narrative and key message development, content strategy, stakeholder engagement and others as relevant,
What you'll need:
- 7+ years of professional communications experience, including within a communications agency.
- Demonstrated ability to identify and tell corporate stories in a compelling way to different audiences across a variety of channels.
- Strong experience with developing executive communications content and strategy, particularly on LinkedIn and through owned media.
- Understanding of or experience working on employer brand and/or Employee Value Propositions.
- Media relations skills, including proactive pitching, building media lists, analyzing incoming opportunities, and relationship building.
- Ability to analyze and identify trends in the media and thought leadership landscape and propose compelling opportunities to engage in (or lead) the conversation.
- Strong capacity to influence without authority.
- Impeccable attention to detail and outstanding writing and editing skills, with experience writing for both leadership and general employee audiences.
- Collaborative, team-first mentality, including exceptional organization in planning, prioritizing, and completing simultaneous projects and activities.
- Discretion working with confidential information.
It'd be a plus if you had:
- Relationships with relevant media contacts.
- Experience with video, podcasts and visual storytelling.
- Ability to work in high pressure situations, demonstrating sound judgment and providing confident, proactive counsel to leadership and other internal team members.
- Proven ability to effectively partner cross-functionally, ideally in a complex organization.
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Suite: Word, Teams, SharePoint file-sharing, PowerPoint, and occasional Excel.
Prudential welcomes all applicants, even if you don't meet every requirement. If your skills align with the role, we encourage you to apply.
At Prudential, you can:
People who have successfully developed their skills in this role have gone on to be promoted within Communications both internal and external.
We equip and empower our employees to expand their skills and experience by using powerful learning, gigs, and job opportunities. We offer a suite of services including 1:1 Career advice, on demand resources and networking to propel your career forward.
We're a global organization, full of outstandingly dedicated people who aren't afraid to think differently, challenge the status quo and take sensible risks along the way. You will enjoy pushing boundaries as we build innovative technology that helps clients, customers and employees live their best lives. You will have access to leadership and learning opportunities and the resources needed to take your career in any direction. We will help you do your best work, offering flexibility, while delivering on our Purpose.
What we offer you:
- Market competitive base salaries, with a yearly bonus potential at every level
- Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), and leave of absences, such as parental and military leave
- Retirement plans:
- 401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%)
- Company-funded pension plan
- Wellness Programs to help you achieve your wellbeing goals, including up to $1,600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs
- Work/Life Resources to help support topics such as parenting, housing, senior care, finances, pets, legal matters, education, emotional and mental health, and career development.
- Tuition Assistance to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree, many accredited certificate programs, and industry designations.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period), after one year of service.
To find out more about our Total Reward package, see our Total Rewards Brochure. Some of the above benefits may not apply to part-time employees scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week.
Note: Prudential is required by state specific laws to include the salary range for this role when hiring a resident in applicable locations. The salary range for this role is from $115,800.00 to $172,300.00. Specific pricing for the role may vary within the above range based on many factors including geographic location, candidate experience, and skills. Roles may also be eligible for additional compensation and/or benefits. Eligibility to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance. In addition, employees are eligible for standard benefits package including paid time off, medical, dental and retirement.
Prudential Financial, Inc. of the United States is not affiliated with Prudential plc. which is headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Prudential is a multinational financial services leader with operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Leveraging its heritage of life insurance and asset management expertise, Prudential is focused on helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth. The company's well-known Rock symbol is an icon of strength, stability, expertise and innovation that has stood the test of time. Prudential's businesses offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, asset management, and real estate services.
We recognize that our strength and success are directly linked to the quality and skills of our diverse associates. We are proud to be a place where talented people who want to make a difference can grow as professionals, leaders, and as individuals. Visit www.prudential.com to learn more about our values, our history and our brand.
Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, marital status, age, veteran status, domestic partner status , medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law.
The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Newark, NJ and its affiliates.
Note that this posting is intended for individual applicants. Search firms or agencies should email Staffing at staffingagencies@prudential.com for more information about doing business with Prudential.
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