Manager, Global Communications

Work Location: Hybrid (in office 3 days per week): Mentor, Ohio; Dallas, Texas; or New York City

Summary

Avery Dennison’s Global Communications team is seeking an experienced and strategic Manager, Global Communications to lead internal communications for key projects across our corporate functions and employee engagement initiatives. This role requires a mature understanding of employee and stakeholder audiences, strong communication campaign development skills, and the ability to influence and manage complex, global communications programs. This role is an individual contributor role with enterprise-wide scope and high stakeholder visibility.

Key Responsibilities

As Manager, Global Communications, you will:

• Support Functional Communications & Change Communications: This role will independently own projects and workstreams, under the direction of the Global Communications Senior Manager/Directors supporting internal corporate functions. This includes working directly with stakeholders to assess communications needs, provide expert communications recommendations, and execute communications planning and deliverables for internal initiatives, and support significant change  communications for internal systems and digital transformation.

• Activate Content Planning & Delivery: Lead the content planning and editorial calendar for key company-wide communications (e.g., global company newsletter, values and ethics program, engagement activities). Oversee content creation and delivery by writing, editing, and directing creative/design to ensure high-quality, compelling communications materials (e.g., emails, intranet, FAQs, video scripts, presentations).

• Manage Digital Workplace & Technology Communications: Develop and execute communication strategies to increase awareness and adoption of digital workplace tools and emerging technologies, such as Generative AI (GenAI), to boost global productivity. Manage the IT Communications workstream for Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) to ensure seamless technology system transitions.

• Oversee Intranet Presence & Migration: Drive the enhancement of the intranet presence by creating and overseeing compelling content focused on digital tools and functional initiatives. Play a key role in the intranet migration project, partnering with global teams to audit and migrate content, and serving as the content owner for all enterprise and corporate communications content.

Reporting Structure and Location

• Reporting: Reports to the Senior Manager, Global Communications.

• Dotted Line Reporting: Dotted line reporting relationship to the Director, Global Technology and Change Communications.

• Work Location: Hybrid (in office 2-3 days per week): Mentor, Ohio; Dallas, Texas; or New York City