Manager, Employer Brand & Internal Communications

Overview

We are designing the grid of the future! 

EPE is seeking a strategic, creative, and highly organized Manager, Employer Brand & Internal Communications to lead the development and execution of communications that strengthen our reputation as an employer of choice and keep employees informed, engaged, and connected to the business.

This role will advance EPE’s employee value proposition, bringing our culture, purpose, and employee experience to life in ways that support talent attraction, employee engagement, and organizational growth. Working in close partnership with Talent Acquisition and HR teams, Marketing, and other business leaders, this person will shape both candidate-facing and employee-facing communications across the organization.

The ideal candidate is equal parts creative strategist and doer: someone who brings fresh ideas to the table, translates complexity into clear and compelling messaging, maintains a high bar for quality and design, and can manage multiple priorities with strong attention to detail. This role will also lead a Communications Associate and help build the processes, content planning, and creative discipline needed to support a growing organization.

Responsibilities

How you can make an impact:

Employer Brand Strategy

• Develop and execute EPE’s employer brand strategy in alignment with business priorities, talent recruitment goals, and company values.
• Advance and refine EPE’s employee value proposition (EVP), ensuring it is clearly articulated and consistently reflected across recruiting, onboarding, and employee communications.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to support recruiting efforts through compelling talent marketing campaigns, storytelling, and candidate-facing content.
• Strengthen EPE’s positioning as a destination employer by elevating how the company’s culture, people, and opportunities are communicated across channels.
• Identify opportunities to differentiate EPE in the talent market and bring forward ideas that enhance brand awareness and candidate engagement.

 

Internal Communications

• Own and manage a strategic internal communications calendar and platform that aligns key messages, campaigns, announcements, and culture initiatives across the organization.
• Advise stakeholders on communication approaches that build clarity, trust, and alignment during times of growth or transition.
• Translate complex or sensitive topics into clear, accessible communications tailored to the needs of different audiences.
• Develop and deliver thoughtful, engaging internal communications that inform employees and reinforce connection to EPE’s mission, priorities, and values.
• Partner with leaders across the business to craft messaging for organizational updates, major initiatives, employee programs, and key milestones.
• Ensure internal messaging is clear, consistent, timely, and aligned with the broader company narrative.

 

Content and Storytelling

• Lead the development of creative concepts and polished, high-quality written and visual content that supports employer brand, internal communications, recruiting, and employee engagement efforts.
• Surface and tell authentic employee stories that highlight EPE’s culture, career opportunities, and impact.
• Create messaging frameworks, content briefs, campaign concepts, and communication plans for cross-functional initiatives.
• Bring fresh creative ideas and a strong eye for design and visual storytelling to communications and campaigns.
• Partner with internal and external creative resources to develop assets that are compelling, on-brand, and audience-appropriate.
• Maintain editorial consistency and a strong voice across employee-facing and talent-facing communications.
• Maintain a high standard for the quality, creativity, and consistency of recruiting and internal communications content.

 

Cross-Functional Collaboration and Team Leadership

• Manage, mentor, and develop a Communications Associate, providing direction, feedback, and opportunities for growth.
• Build strong partnerships across business leadership to align communications with organizational priorities.
• Establish and improve processes for content planning, workflow management, and communications execution.
• Operate with a high level of accountability, responsiveness, and sound judgment in a fast-moving environment.

 

Qualifications

Bring your passion, here's what’s needed:

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, Public Relations, English, Human Resources, or a related field.
• Experience in employer brand, internal communications, corporate communications, talent brand, content strategy, digital marketing, or a related discipline.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills, with the ability to adapt tone and messaging for different audiences.
• Demonstrated experience developing communication strategies, managing content calendars, and executing campaigns across multiple channels.
• Experience working with digital marketing and communications platforms, including campaign management, content distribution, and performance tracking.
• Working knowledge of SEO, AEO, paid social campaign execution, and audience targeting across platforms such as LinkedIn and Meta.
• Familiarity with martech tools and analytics platforms used to evaluate content and campaign effectiveness.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines effectively.
• Strong visual judgment and an eye for design, including the ability to guide creative development and uphold brand standards.
• Experience partnering cross-functionally with Talent Acquisition and HR teams, Marketing, and senior leaders across other corporate functions.
• Experience leading projects that involve ambiguity, multiple stakeholders, and evolving priorities.
• Prior experience managing or mentoring team members.

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience advancing or managing an employee value proposition and translating it into compelling internal and external messaging.
• Experience supporting recruiting marketing and candidate experience initiatives.
• Experience with employee engagement communications, culture campaigns, or change communications.
• Experience in a growing, dynamic, or highly collaborative organization.

 

Lead the Change!

Be a part of an innovative team shaping the grid of the future through advanced energy intelligence.  For more than half a century, Electric Power Engineers (EPE) has partnered with power and energy clients across the globe, providing consulting expertise and energy intelligence software solutions for complex engineering and grid modeling challenges. As leaders in the renewables space, we are focused on building a modern, secure, and resilient grid.   Join us in making an impact on the communities we serve and the environment in which we live. Together we can transform the future of energy.  

 

How we support you:

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits including medical, dental, and vision with 100% premium coverage for you
• Generous PTO and paid holidays
• MyShare Employee Ownership Program
• Work with industry leaders
• 401K, up to a 4% match (100% vested from day 1)

 

 

Location: This position will be US

Travel:  Occasional travel may be needed (10% or less)

 

EPE is an equal opportunity/AA/Disability/Veteran employer. The EEO is the Law poster, and its supplement are available using the following links: EEOC is the Law Poster

 

 

Third-Party Recruiting Notification

EPE does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters. Any unsolicited third-party resumes forwarded by recruiters to EPE via our career page or to any of our managers or employees will be considered public information, may be treated as a direct application from the person identified in the resume, and will not be eligible for placement fee payment to the agency. EPE will not pay a fee to a third-party recruiter or agency without a previously signed third-party agreement and has not coordinated their recruiting activity with the appropriate member of the Talent Acquisition team.

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