The way Stryker shows up in the market influences who we attract and the decisions candidates ultimately make. As Associate Manager, Marketing Communications, you will design and deliver integrated marketing campaigns that connect talent to opportunity and business needs to outcomes. Your work will directly support hiring priorities, internal mobility and alumni engagement while strengthening Stryker’s employer brand globally. 

This is a hands-on individual contributor role with global reach. You will partner closely with Talent Acquisition, Corporate Communications and Brand teams to apply data-driven marketing communications that strengthen Stryker’s employer brand and improve talent engagement across regions and functions. 

The preferred candidate will be located in the Eastern time zone and able to work Eastern time zone hours.

What you will do 

• Design and execute integrated marketing campaigns that support hiring priorities, internal mobility and alumni engagement with defined goals and success metrics 

• Develop audience-specific messaging and content that guides talent from awareness through decision across digital and automated channels 

• Plan and deliver multi-channel campaigns across email, social, chatbot and web experiences using platforms such as HubSpot, Paradox, Adobe Creative Suite and Canva to improve engagement, conversion and pipeline quality 

• Produce editorial and storytelling content that humanizes Stryker’s employer brand and supports consistent talent-facing narratives 

• Monitor campaign performance using tools such as Google Analytics, Power BI or Tableau and apply insights to optimize content, channels and timing 

• Conduct competitive and market intelligence reviews to assess employer brand positioning, messaging trends and channel effectiveness and incorporate insights into campaign planning and execution 

• Manage project timelines and deliverables to ensure campaigns are executed on schedule and aligned to business priorities 

• Build and maintain reusable frameworks, templates and playbooks that enable scalable, on-brand execution across Talent Acquisition teams 

What you will need 

Required qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Public Relations, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience 

• 6+ years of work experience 

• Must be fluent in English; written and verbal

Preferred qualifications 

• Experience contributing to MarComm strategies or campaigns, including messaging frameworks or audience approaches designed to influence understanding, engagement, or behavior 

• Experience supporting business, functional, or enterprise communications initiatives through enablement efforts such as adoption-focused messaging, stakeholder engagement, field or internal communications, or reinforcement activities