Senior Communications Specialist (Temporary)

About the role

This role is a Social Media & Communications Specialist who will lead day-to-day social media content and channel management while supporting employee communications.

Responsibilities

• Lead the company’s social media brand-building efforts, including content ideation, channel expansion, copywriting, publishing, monitoring, community engagement, and performance reporting.
• Maintain and execute on social content calendars aligned with company priorities, communications initiatives, and key business moments.
• Monitor social media trends, conversations, and opportunities to increase engagement, reach, and brand visibility.
• Partner with PR teams, external partners, and cross-functional stakeholders to amplify key announcements and campaigns across social channels.
• Track social media performance and provide recommendations based on analytics, audience insights, and engagement trends.
• Execute internal communications programs in partnership with communications team leads, ensuring timely, clear, and engaging updates across the organization.
• Create and publish internal communications, including employee announcements, intranet content, newsletters, company product messages, presentations, talking points, and Slack communications.
• Support employee engagement initiatives, toolkit, team spotlights, and company-wide communication campaigns.
• Help maintain editorial calendars and communications plans that support employee engagement and business priorities.
• Create time-sensitive messaging and evaluate audience sentiment to ensure effectiveness and alignment with communication objectives.
• Communications & PR Support: Partner with PR teams, leadership, external agencies, and cross-functional teams to support broader communications strategy and storytelling initiatives.
• Support broader PR and communications initiatives including press events, asset management, reporting, and vendor coordination.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while delivering against deadlines in a dynamic environment.
• Track, analyze, and report on social media and communications performance, using insights to inform future content and engagement strategies.

Requirements

• Minimum 3+ years of experience in social media, communications, public relations, internal communications, or a related field.
• Experience managing and expanding reach on social media channels for a brand or organization.
• Experience developing written communications for employee, executive, or external audiences.
• Experience working independently and collaboratively with internal and external communications partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, or related field preferred.
• Strong written communication, editing, and storytelling skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Proficient at leveraging traditional and digital communication strategies, including social media platforms, to drive storytelling and messaging.
• Familiarity with social media analytics, reporting tools, and performance measurement.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines consistently.

Skills

• Familiarity with social media analytics and engagement tracking tools.
• Experience supporting executive communications or employee engagement programs.
• Passion for gaming and familiarity with gaming communities and culture.

Benefits

The company offers a suite of benefits including:

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Pay

The standard base pay range for this role is $27.42 - $50.72 Hourly. New hire compensation is negotiable.

Schedule

This role operates in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment where priorities evolve quickly. This role follows an onsite work schedule of four days per week. Work arrangements may change at the company's discretion to meet business needs.