HR Communications

HR Communications Contractor

Washington, DC (Hybrid) | Contract

Our client is seeking an experienced HR Communications Contractor to support internal Human Resources communications and employee engagement initiatives. This hybrid contract opportunity is ideal for a communications professional with experience partnering with HR teams to develop clear, strategic, and employee-focused communications.

The ideal candidate is a strong writer, organized project coordinator, and collaborative business partner who can manage multiple priorities while delivering high-quality communications that enhance the employee experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Human Resources leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to understand communication needs, priorities, and business objectives.
• Develop and execute communication plans for HR initiatives, programs, and organizational priorities.
• Create engaging content for multiple internal audiences, including employees, managers, and senior leadership.
• Draft and edit employee communications, leadership messages, FAQs, intranet content, presentations, toolkits, announcements, and process documentation.
• Coordinate communication timelines, approvals, and deliverables across multiple stakeholders.
• Ensure messaging is clear, consistent, audience-focused, and aligned with organizational priorities.
• Maintain communication calendars, templates, trackers, and editorial schedules.
• Support change management and communications related to HR programs, compliance initiatives, employee engagement, performance management, onboarding, and other people-focused initiatives.
• Organize and maintain internal resources to improve accessibility and knowledge sharing.
• Track communication effectiveness and recommend continuous process improvements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business Administration, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of experience in HR communications, internal communications, organizational communications, or a related field.
• Experience supporting Human Resources or People Operations functions.
• Exceptional writing, editing, proofreading, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong experience developing communication plans for diverse audiences and multiple communication channels.
• Experience creating content for emails, intranet sites, presentations, leadership messaging, FAQs, toolkits, and employee resources.
• Strong project management and stakeholder coordination skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Experience working with collaboration platforms, intranet sites, and Microsoft 365 applications, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Ability to synthesize complex information into clear, concise, employee-friendly messaging.
• Strong organizational skills with excellent attention to detail and version control.
• Experience handling confidential information with professionalism and discretion.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting HR communications within healthcare, nonprofit, government, higher education, professional services, or other complex organizations.
• Background in change management or organizational communications.
• Experience supporting employee engagement, performance management, compliance, onboarding, learning and development, or workforce planning initiatives.
• Experience developing communication governance processes, editorial calendars, communication templates, and knowledge management resources.
• Experience creating executive presentations, leadership communications, and meeting materials.
• Familiarity with project management tools used to track deliverables, approvals, timelines, and dependencies.

What You'll Bring

• Strategic thinking with a customer-focused mindset.
• Strong collaboration and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management abilities.
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple concurrent projects.
• A proactive approach to identifying communication opportunities and improving processes.

Position Details

• Location: Washington, DC (Hybrid)
• Job Type: Contract
• Schedule: Full-Time

If you're an experienced HR communications professional who enjoys developing impactful internal communications and partnering with business leaders to improve the employee experience, we'd love to hear from you.