Associate Manager, Communications

This role supports consistent and engaging employee experience by partnering in the development and delivery of aligned, transparent communication across the organization. The Associate Communications Manager collaborates with team members, leadership and cross-functional partners to execute employee communication plans that reflect Stryker's culture, business priorities and employee needs. This individual plays a hands-on role in drafting content, coordinating communication logistics and helping manage core internal communication channels — such as email, the intranet, leadership messaging platforms and enterprise-wide events (e.g., town halls) to ensure content is timely, clear and relevant for diverse employee audiences.

Develops standards and guidelines for style and content. Evaluates fit with target audience to ensure comprehension. Implements metrics to evaluate effectiveness of communication plan delivery

audience to ensure comprehension. Implements metrics to evaluate effectiveness of communication plan delivery

• Support the execution of employee communication plans aligned with Stryker’s culture and business priorities

• Draft and edit clear, engaging content for employee channels such as email, intranet and employee messaging platforms

• Assist in developing materials for executive communications, town halls and company-wide announcements

• Coordinate logistics for internal communication campaigns and events

• Help maintain and update content across communication channels, ensuring consistency and accuracy

• Adapt content to meet the needs of varied employee groups, including frontline, hybrid and remote employees

• Apply brand and editorial guidelines in all content creation

• Contribute to tracking and maintaining content calendars and communication deliverables

• Maintain working knowledge of employee audience types and communication preferences

• Adapt writing tone, timing and channel use based on employee group needs

• Help collect and review employee feedback through surveys, pulse checks and other tools

• Assist with basic data gathering and insight-sharing with team members to improve message targeting

• Support inclusive and accessible communications that reflect Stryker’s diverse global workforce

• Write and proofread content such as emails, articles, newsletters and announcements

• Collaborate with team members, subject matter experts and designers to ensure message clarity and impact

• Ensure accuracy, brand alignment and tone consistency across content

• Assist in maintaining internal templates and contribute to content planning documentation

• Contribute creative ideas to content planning and team brainstorming sessions

• Help develop employee-focused stories that reflect Stryker’s culture and values

• Assist with content formatting or visual elements in collaboration with design partners

• Support experimentation with new communication formats or tools to improve engagement

• Ensure communications follow Stryker’s brand voice and visual identity

• Use templates, toolkits and editorial style guides to create and review internal content

• Help maintain resources like messaging libraries and internal communication toolkits

• Assist in gathering communication metrics (e.g., email open rates, page views, feedback trends)

• Help compile reports and share basic insights with the team

• Support the use of data and feedback to improve message clarity and relevance

• Collaborate with team members and internal partners on communication campaigns and initiatives

• Provide…