HR Communications Specialist

Location: Northbrook, Illinois

Business Area: Human Resources

Schedule: Full Time

At CF Industries, our mission is to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably. Our employees are focused on safe and reliable operations, environmental stewardship, and disciplined capital and corporate management. By joining CF, you will be part of a team that brings their varied experiences, wide-ranging knowledge and diverse talents together to deliver important work and you’ll be able to pursue complex, exciting opportunities that help you continue to grow and achieve your potential in different areas. You’ll take pride in working for a company that lives its values and where you can be yourself at work, as part of an authentic team that encourages you to share your views and opinions. Our eight manufacturing complexes in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, an unparalleled storage, transportation and distribution network in North America, and logistics capabilities enabling a global reach underpin our strategy to leverage our unique capabilities to accelerate the world’s transition to clean energy.

Function:

Human Resources

Job Summary:

The HR Communications Specialist is an individual contributor role accountable for enhancing employee adoption of HR programs through effective communications. The incumbent will contribute to the full range of communications campaigns targeted at employees and their dependents, as well as applicants and retirees, using both print and digital communications channels that are consistent with the CF brand and style guide. The selected incumbent will need to write compelling content, apply basic graphic design skills to the creation and editing of images, and update various web and email communications platforms.

Job Description:

Major Responsibilities

• Assists the Mgr, HR Communications with developing content for a variety of HR communications campaigns. Content includes both written copy and digital imagery that support the overall objective.

• Owns the HR communications editorial calendar to ensure content is produced and distributed on time.

• Supports HR communications campaigns by contributing to research, ideation, strategy, content creation, design, and delivery.

• Writes initial drafts of materials for ongoing HR communications campaigns, such as emails, newsletters, web portal updates, print brochures, and handouts.

• Designs basic graphic elements and digital imagery used in all HR communications campaigns.

• Curates and maintains digital image library for use in HR communications campaigns.

• Applies the CF brand identity, style guide, and persona definitions to content creation.

• Updates and maintains content on all HR intranet pages and the external-facing total rewards website.

• Supports tracking and analysis of statistics to evaluate engagement with communications.

• Applies CF’s Change Management process to projects and campaigns.

• Coordinates with third-party vendors (creative services and print) for the execution of communications project deliverables.

Incumbent Attributes

Education

Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, graphic design, or the equivalent knowledge, skills, and abilities to be able to successfully perform the responsibilities listed above is required.

Years of Experience

4+ years of related professional work experience preferred.

Other Job-Relevant Attributes

• Outstanding writing skills are required to be able to produce content for both digital and print channels and to translate complex information and ideas into engaging content.

• Demonstrated ability to apply basic design skills such as color, contrast, sizing, layout, framing, etc. to support communications objectives is required.

• Experience in a corporate or internal communications role is preferred.

• Advanced skills as a SharePoint Online Power User to manage site content, create sites and pages, build navigation menus, and utilize standard web parts is preferred.

• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage communications campaigns.

The estimated base pay for the position is typically between $75,400 - 99,600

The actual base pay for the position may be influenced by factors such as education, training, skills, qualifications, competencies, years of experience, job-related knowledge, and scope of the role, and could be outside of the posted pay range.

In addition to base pay, an incentive program is available to all full-time employees, and a comprehensive benefits package including two medical plan options, a health savings plan with a company contribution and a match, dental and vision benefits, a well-being incentive program, 401(k) Plan which provides a potential of receiving between 10% and 13% of employer’s contribution, life and disability insurance, paid time off programs and much more! Additionally, we offer several Flexible Work Arrangements to support a healthy work-life balance.

For more detailed information on the CF programs, please visit our Total Rewards website at:

FMLA:

Employee Polygraph Protection Act

• Employees in Canada can learn more about their rights by viewing the

  “Canadian Human Rights Act”.

If you need any assistance seeking a job opportunity at CF Industries, or if you need reasonable accommodation with the application process, please call 847-405-2400 or contact us at

[email protected]

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