Communications Manager

About the role

The Communications and Brand Manager helps bring Simplot’s stories to life by creating thoughtful, well-crafted content and keeping projects moving so teams across the company have the information and inspiration they need. This position sits within the Global Communications and Brand team to ensure content aligns with strategy, brand standards, and audience needs.

Responsibilities

• Create clear, engaging, on-brand content that highlights Simplot’s people, work, and impact.
• Translate business priorities into stories that connect employees and external audiences to Simplot’s strategy and purpose.
• Support the development and maintenance of editorial guidelines, messaging standards, and style guides.
• Uphold consistency in tone, voice, and style across all materials.
• Partner closely with Communications Business Partners and Subject Matter Experts to gather insights, refine messaging, and elevate storytelling.
• Keep a pulse on industry best practices and bring forward ideas that strengthen communications.
• Coordinate with Global Communications and Brand internal teams (Creative Services, Public and Community Relations, and Communications Business Partners) to ensure deadlines and quality standards are met.
• Support the Associate Director of Editorial Services in streamlining content processes and improving team efficiency.
• Track progress across content initiatives and flag risks, dependencies, and resource needs.
• Maintain organized documentation, workflows, and status reports.
• Prepare content for deployment across channels and ensure it meets channel-specific requirements.
• Support publishing processes for intranet, digital screens, and other platforms.
• Use content performance data to make recommendations that improve reach, relevance, and impact.
• Help maintain channel guidelines and ensure teams are aligned on how and where content is delivered.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, marketing, or a related field.
• 4–6 years of experience in employee and/or corporate communications.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills; able to simplify complex topics.
• Strong project management abilities with attention to detail and deadlines.
• Comfortable partnering across teams and navigating review/approval processes.
• Proactive, organized, collaborative, and confident managing multiple assignments.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; familiarity with Monday.com, Workshop (email tool), or similar tools is a plus.

Location: Simplot Headquarters – Boise, Idaho. Travel required: less than 10%.