Branding & Communications Specialist

Internal Communications

Draft, edit, and publish clear internal communications including announcements, newsletters, intranet posts, One Aptiv updates, leadership notes, campaign messages, FAQs, event communications, and employee updates.Support communications for HR priorities, regional leadership messages, change initiatives, employee engagement programs, ERG activities, transformation projects, and organizational updates.Ensure messaging is simple, consistent, employee-friendly, and aligned with the broader communications strategy.Coordinate regional channel planning and ensure content is adapted for the right audience, market, and platform.

Branding, Market Visibility & Employer Brand Support

Develop content and campaigns that strengthen the company brand narrative across internal channels, regional platforms, employee events, and selected external visibility opportunities.Support employer branding campaigns, employee stories, culture initiatives, ERG-led initiatives, site engagement content, and talent attraction messaging.Partner with regional and functional teams to identify strong stories that showcase people, innovation, culture, and business impact.Support branding and visibility in relevant markets through industry body memberships, partner forums, leadership participation, awards, events, and market-specific storytelling opportunities.

Content Development, Creative Execution & Storytelling

Create engaging written and visual content for One Aptiv, email, newsletters, presentations, event collaterals, digital screens, leader toolkits, social media inputs, and employee campaigns.Translate complex business updates into simple, compelling, audience-appropriate communication.Design and adapt creative assets using Canva, ensuring layouts, templates, posters, banners, mailers, and event visuals are on-brand, accessible, and ready for timely deployment.Maintain a strong editorial eye for tone, clarity, consistency, and brand alignment.

Communications Operations, Stakeholder Coordination & Regional Support

Coordinate with HR, regional leadership, ERGs, business teams, site teams, global communications, design, digital, and other cross-functional stakeholders to gather inputs and move communications forward.Manage communication calendars, content trackers, publishing schedules, review cycles, approvals, stakeholder inputs, and execution timelines across regional priorities.Help track deliverables across multiple workstreams and ensure communications are executed in a timely manner.Support day-to-day communications operations, including content requests, platform updates, asset coordination, event communication support, and follow-through with stakeholders.

Employee Engagement Events & Campaign Execution

Plan and execute employee engagement communications for regional events, town halls, leadership visits, culture campaigns, ERG programs, recognition moments, and site activations.Develop event branding, invites, posters, run-of-show inputs, talking points, signage content, post-event highlights, and engagement recaps.Partner with HR, facilities, site leaders, and regional teams to ensure employee-facing events are communicated clearly and delivered with a consistent brand experience.

Measurement & Continuous Improvement

Track basic communication metrics such as reach, engagement, readership, participation, and campaign performance.Consolidate insights and recommendations to improve future messaging and channel effectiveness.Support content audits, platform cleanup, and communications process improvements.

Required Skills & Experience

2 to 5 years of experience in internal communications, communications operations, corporate communications, employer branding, employee engagement, or regional branding.Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills with the ability to simplify complex information for different audiences.Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders and managing multiple projects with tight timelines.Good understanding of communication channels and platforms such as One Aptiv, intranet, email, newsletters, leader communications, events, ERG channels, and digital platforms.Hands-on creative execution skills, especially in Canva, with the ability to create presentation-ready content, campaign visuals, event assets, and employee-facing communication materials.Experience coordinating with HR, regional leadership, ERGs, business stakeholders, and site teams across multiple markets.Strong attention to detail, ownership mindset, and comfort working in a fast-paced, global environment.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, Public Relations, English, Business, or a related field.Experience in a global organization, technology, automotive, engineering, or B2B environment is an advantage.Familiarity with Microsoft 365, SharePoint/intranet platforms, One Aptiv or similar employee platforms, Canva, PowerPoint, basic analytics, and content planning tools.Exposure to change communications, leadership communications, ERG communications, event branding, industry body activations, employer branding, or DEI communications will be valuable.

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