Specialist - Corporate Affairs

Purpose: The corporate affairs team at Lidl oversees internal communications, external communications/PR, government relations, and CSR/corporate giving. We’re looking for a detail-oriented, self-starter to support the Head of Corporate Affairs and execute Lidl US’ corporate affairs strategy.

Responsibilities

• Support execution of internal communications strategy
  • Help develop content for internal channels (intranet, internal app, etc.)
  • Help maintain content calendars
  • Support town hall meetings as needed (deck creation, in-person execution)
• Support PR efforts
  • Work with various internal teams to gather information, facilitate approvals, etc.
  • Draft PR reactive statements as needed
  • Periodically travel to store openings
• Support execution of CSR strategy
  • Manage corporate donations
  • Support development of CSR report
  • Support employee engagement CSR initiatives
• Support corporate web / social media
  • Partner with Head of Corporate Affairs to plan and create corporate social channel content (videos, images, text, etc.)
  • Support executive team LinkedIn needs as necessary
  • Support corporate website content and design

Requirements

• You are task and detail oriented
• You are a self-starter; you proactively communicate project status, potential challenges, and are open to feedback
• You are interested in and familiar with corporate communications, brand PR, executive communications, internal communications, government relations, CSR / corporate giving
• You are eager to learn more about all aspects of corporate affairs
• You excel at designing materials such as social media content, slide decks, fact sheets, and emails
• You have the ability to write engaging material on quick deadlines
• You approach work with a collaborative mindset and can easily work with various stakeholders
• You organize workstreams, create content calendars, and are comfortable juggling various projects
• You have an interest in finding new ways to creatively communicate with employees

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 1-3 years of experience in corporate communications, marketing, or related field
• Strong writing and design skills
• Ability to learn and adapt to changing situations and strive for constant improvement
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage diverse workload with strong organizational skills

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work in situations that involve prolonged sitting, standing, walking, squatting, and/or bending more than half the time
• Ability to operate equipment that requires constant use of hands/fingers/wrists more than half the time
• Ability to spend more than half the time viewing computer monitors
• Ability to identify and distinguish between colors more than half the time
• This position commutes between regional stores/offices/distribution centers less than 25% of the time
• This position requires overnight domestic travel up to 20% of the time (by car, air, and/or train)

Our Values

• Performance: We thrive together to passionately pursue ambitious goals, constantly develop ourselves, and turn complex organizational challenges into opportunities.
• Respect: We put people at the center of what we do by treating each other fairly, ensuring equal opportunities, and valuing diversity as a key cultural strength.
• Trust: We believe in each other, communicate openly and honestly, remain completely reliable, and treat mistakes as valuable learning opportunities.
• Grounded: We dream big while staying down to earth, remaining approachable, choosing simplicity over complexity, and focusing firmly on meaningful results.
• Belonging: We are stronger together than we are alone, standing up for one another, leveraging our collective strengths, and focusing on sustainable, long-term relationships.

Benefits

• Starting pay of $33.66 (with potential to earn $38.47 in the future)
• Medical & Prescription | Dental | Vision coverage
• Paid Holiday & Paid Time Off (PTO) to use for sickness or vacation
• Dedicated training plans to ensure you are set up for success
• 401K Plan (+ 5% company match)
• Voluntary Term Life & AD&D Insurance
• Total Well-Being Program
• DailyPay, a voluntary benefit to offer employees access to their pay on their own schedule

Lidl US views our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) through a lens of actions that are Good for the Environment, Good for People, and Good for You.