Overview:
The Communications Manager leads day-to-day communications that keep teammates informed, engaged, and aligned with organizational priorities. This role develops and distributes content across multiple channels, including company updates, leadership messages, and digital platforms, while ensuring clarity, consistency, and timeliness. The manager partners with cross-functional teams to translate business priorities into effective messaging, equips leaders with communication tools and talking points, and maintains an organized communications calendar. The role also aligns internal and external messaging to reinforce the organization's brand, values, and strategic objectives across all audiences.
Responsibilities/Essential Functions:
• Manage and execute day-to-day communications across all channels, ensuring messaging is clear, consistent, and timely.
• Develop and distribute communications, including company updates, leadership messages, and key announcements for teammates.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to translate business priorities into effective, easy-to-understand messaging.
• Support leaders with communication tools, talking points, and guidance to drive alignment and consistency.
• Maintain and manage the communications calendar, ensuring proper planning, sequencing, and visibility of key messages.
• Oversee content creation for digital platforms (intranet, email, video, etc.) to drive engagement and understanding.
• Ensure alignment and consistency between internal and external messaging to reinforce brand and strategic priorities.
• Establish standards, templates, and processes that improve communication quality and efficiency.
• Monitor communication effectiveness and engagement, making recommendations to improve reach and impact.
• Support organizational initiatives and change efforts through clear, structured communication plans.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather input, manage feedback, and ensure messaging reflects business needs and priorities.
• Uphold the organization's voice, tone, and values across all communications.
• Plan and execute public events, such as community engagement initiatives or sponsorships.
• Support company meeting collateral including town halls and leadership meetings.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
• Write and edit clear, compelling content for speaking points, speeches, internal communications, and social media.
• Present information effectively to diverse audiences.
• Develop and implement comprehensive communications strategies aligned with organizational goals.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with media representatives, stakeholders, and internal teams.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of communications strategies and make data-driven adjustments.
• Adapt strategies in real time based on changing circumstances or in response to a crisis.
• Use digital communication tools, social media platforms, and content management systems effectively.
Working Environment/Safety Requirements:
Work in Roswell corporate office.
Experience/Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in public relations, communications, journalism, telecommunications, or a related field preferred.
• 6 - 8 years of professional experience in public relations, media relations, or corporate communications.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, including PowerPoint, and collaboration platforms such as SharePoint required.
• Graphic design experience, including the ability to create visually engaging presentations and communication materials, preferred.
Headquartered in Roswell, GA, Vestis® is the second largest provider in the industry with over 300,000 customer locations and approximately 20,000 teammates across North America. Vestis® is a leader in the B2B uniform and workplace supplies category. Vestis® provides clean and safe uniform services and workplace supplies to a broad range of North American customers from Fortune 500 companies to locally owned small businesses across a broad set of end markets. The Company's comprehensive service offering includes a full-service uniform rental program, cleanroom and other specialty garment processing, floor mats, towels, linens, managed restroom services, first aid supplies and more.
