Job Description

Do you want a career and not just a job? Are you ready to make a difference and not just make a living? Do you desire to have an impact on the future of Real Estate in a world-class organization? Is it time take the dive into your next great adventure? If so, apply now as your first step towards joining one the most dynamic and creative teams in the business today.

McDonald’s is the world’s leading global foodservice retailer with over 36,000 locations in over 100 countries. Our U.S. business includes:

• Home office headquarters located in Chicago, IL
• Ten field offices located across the country, supporting our employees, brand and more than 14,000 restaurants ran by McDonald's and our franchisees

At McDonald's, it's our mission to offer dynamic careers for a variety of business functions including, but not limited to positions working in:

• Operations
• Finance
• Human Resources
• Learning & Development
• Marketing
• Consumer Business Insights
• Communications

We believe that a career here is an opportunity to be the best at what you do in a supportive environment where you are valued and respected. We are dedicated to building a committed workplace that rewards and recognizes you for your loyal contribution and supporting you by offering growth and advancement opportunities. We believe the best people in the world work right here.

Our Corporate Home Office has an exciting opportunity for you to excel as an internal communications manager, handling internal business communications. You will pursue the challenges of developing creative content that helps to build the US Operations brand. You will be critical in:

• Generating buzz as the US Ops storyteller, by crafting dynamic messages
• Working as the internal communications author on organizational priorities
• Presenting monthly updates on goals progression

You will provide skillfully crafted content that engages and informs:

• McDonald's Head Quarters (MHQ)
• Field employees
• O/O leadership partners

As the communications manager, you are McDonald's dedicated spokesperson.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships. Establish relationships across the system to uncover on what needs to be communicated, when and how.
• Be creative and innovative. Write copy (including the creation/development of leadership and O/O presentations) for all internal communications and messaging. Create and send out press releases (internal audiences only).
• Drive the business through communications. Partner with US Ops and Communications to drive business results through effectively coordinating (and as appropriate, create) and distributing the right communications, at the right time, via the right channels. Developing communications strategies, supporting strategic Operations initiatives, and crafting management plans for internal partners. Creating and managing monthly status reporting on initiative progress
• Be nimble. As necessary, support revision of communications processes and protocols, develop orchestration plans, serve as gatekeeper of information flow, and support coordination and consolidation of communication to the system.

Minimum Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• 5+ years of experience working within a large corporate environment or consulting firm
• 2+ years of internal communications experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• BA/BS Degree preferred
• Experience in storytelling and content development is preferred
• Detail oriented and ability to multi-task
• Experience with connecting the dots and thinking strategically
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong presentation and speech writing skills
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, with a strong track record of meeting deadlines
• Proven experience using use social media channels effectively to deliver communications content