Communications Manager

The Simplot Company is a diverse, privately held global food and agriculture company headquartered in Boise, Idaho. We are a true farm-to-table company with an integrated portfolio including food processing and food brands, phosphate mining, fertilizer manufacturing, farming, ranching and cattle production, and other enterprises related to agriculture.

Summary

At Simplot, we're committed to helping feed the world and telling the stories that show how our people make that possible every day. The Communications and Brand Manager helps bring these stories to life.

In this role, you'll create thoughtful, well-crafted content and keep projects moving so teams across the Company have the information and inspiration they need. You'll support a consistent editorial approach and help ensure our messages reflect who we are and the values we stand for.

This position sits within the Global Communications and Brand team to ensure content aligns with strategy, brand standards, and audience needs.

Key Responsibilities

Content Creation and Editorial Support

• Create clear, engaging, on-brand content that highlights our people, our work and our impact.
• Translate business priorities into stories that connect employees and external audiences to our strategy and bring the Simplot Purpose to life.
• Support the development and maintenance of editorial guidelines, messaging standards, and style guides.
• Uphold consistency in tone, voice, and style across all materials.
• Partner closely with the Communications Business Partners and Subject Matter Experts across the business to gather insights, refine messaging, and elevate storytelling.
• Keep a pulse on industry best practices and bring forward ideas that strengthen our communications.

Project and Workflow Management

• Coordinate with Global Communications and Brand internal teams (Creative Services, Public and Community Relations, and Communications Business Partners) to ensure deadlines and quality standards are met.
• Support the Associate Director of Editorial Services in streamlining content processes and improving team efficiency.
• Track progress across content initiatives and flag risks, dependencies, and resource needs.
• Maintain organized documentation, workflows, and status reports.

Channel and Deployment Support

• Prepare content for deployment across channels and ensure it meets channel-specific requirements.
• Support publishing processes for intranet, digital screens, and other platforms.
• Working with data analysts, use content performance data to make recommendations that improve reach, relevance, and impact.
• Help maintain channel guidelines and ensure teams are aligned on how and where content is delivered.

Typical Education

Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, marketing, or a related field.

Relevant Experience

• 4-6 years of experience in employee and/or corporate communications.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills; able to simplify complex topics.
• Strong project management abilities with attention to detail and deadlines.
• Comfortable partnering across teams and navigating review/approval processes.
• Proactive, organized, collaborative, and confident managing multiple assignments.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; familiarity with Monday.com, Workshop (email tool), or similar tools is a plus.

Job Requisition ID: 26783

Travel Required: Less than 10%

Location(s): Simplot Headquarters - Boise

Country: United States

The Simplot Company is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, marital status, or any other protected status.

If the Simplot Company decides to offer you this position, such offer will be conditioned on your satisfactory completion of a post-offer criminal background check. For Washington Job Applicants, see the Washington State Attorney General's Washington Fair Chance Act Guide and RCW 49.94.010 for more information.