Internal Communications & Engagement Specialist
Internal Communications & Engagement Specialist (1-Year Fixed Term Contract)
Publishing HR Department
Location: SEGA HQ in Brentford, 3 days in-office per week POSITION OVERVIEW The HR Communications & Engagement Specialist will play a key role in keeping all our staff informed, happy and engaged, managing a variety of company-wide internal communications and initiatives as part of our calendar or events and communications – such as our regular “all hands” meetings, staff digest emails, office engagement activities, and other general HR-related communications.Reporting to the L&D Manager, this is a busy and varied role working in our Publishing HR team who support our Publishing group in West London; a highly skilled, engaged, and diverse group, servicing our development studios and leading the SOE (SEGA of Europe) Publishing services, which acts as our European HQ and collaborating with our SOA (SEGA of America), who have a group of UK based staff that require local HR support.
Our West London office is also home to our Studio Operations team who are language specialists, testing SEGA products and verifying any localised assets. Across the two teams there are approximately 280 staff with departments including Commercial Publishing through Sales, Marketing and PR, Business Development, Business and Product Planning, Online Technology, Language Quality Assurance, and various support functions including HR, Legal and Finance. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES • Ownership and management of our monthly company-wide all hands meetings (a.k.a. “shout-out”) – e.g: presentation content collation, hosting, Q&A, etc.
• Content and copywriting support for our weekly staff digest email newsletters
• Develop initiatives to boost employee morale, engagement, and retention.
• Regular content and community management of our staff intranet
• Working closely with Director of Corporate Communications, to build out our CSR
initiatives and enhance CSR efforts and community impact.
• In partnership with the L&D Manager, own and manage DEI programming such as –
Internal ERG program.
• Organisation and coordination of our calendar of events and communications
collaborating closely with our Office Manager
• Support to HR team on new staff inductions (including “induction days”)
• Ad-hoc Learning & Development and HR admin support collaborating closely with
our Publishing HR team – e.g: HR-related communications, invoicing, etc. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE • Prior working experience and keen interest in
developing a career in an Internal Comms and/or Engagement; preferably in a fast- paced and high-engagement environment
• Technical proficiency and prior experience working with the Microsoft Office suite – including PowerPoint and Outlook and Online tools such as Canva and Photoshop
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and understands the importance of stakeholder advocacy, engagement, approvals
• Passion for CSR and DEI, with experience of managing related programs.
• Uses experience to problem solve/resolve issues before they arise proactively
working with other departments
• Comfortable with working independently COMPANY OVERVIEW SEGA has always been synonymous with great games, a rich arcade heritage, huge brand recognition and determination to set new standards in interactive entertainment.
SEGA is one of the leading interactive entertainment companies in the world, with our European HQ based in West London and our seven development studios spanning the UK, Bulgaria, France, and Canada. Known for quality and creativity above all else, our studios include Sports Interactive, HARDlight, Amplitude Studios, Two Point Studios, The Creative Assembly and Relic Entertainment. Our studios turn out some of the bestselling and award- winning titles in the video games industry such as Total WarTM, Company of Heroes, Football ManagerTM and Sonic the HedgehogTM. Check out our Careers website to find out why we are a workplace you’ll never want to leave! OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION At SEGA, we celebrate diversity and embrace the full spectrum of humanity, believing in a diverse, inclusive and equitable world in which everyone feels valued and respected regardless of what they look like or where they come from; Whether you’re a prospective employee or a full-time member of staff, we want you to feel involved in all aspects of our work and to have amazing opportunities during your time with us –regardless of your background. We welcome people regardless of age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave.