Senior Communications Specialist (Temporary)

Job Title:Senior Communications Specialist (Temporary)

Requisition ID:R027734

Job Description:

Job Title:  Social Media and Communications Specialist (Temporary)
Reporting To: VP, Communications
Department: PR / Communications
Location: Santa Monica, CA

Your Mission

As a Social Media & Communications Specialist, you will help shape how Activision engages audiences both externally and internally. You will lead day-to-day social media content and channel management while supporting employee communications that drive clarity, consistency, and engagement across the organization.

You will partner closely with PR teams, leadership, external agencies, and cross-functional teams to deliver impactful communications that strengthen culture, amplify key messages, and support broader brand and business objectives.

This role operates in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment where priorities evolve quickly. Success means establishing a strong and trusted communications cadence, delivering high-quality content and communications, elevating engagement across social and internal channels, and helping scale storytelling efforts while maintaining accuracy, tone, and alignment with leadership and company priorities.

This role also serves as a key contributor to Activision's communications function, helping connect employees and external audiences to the stories, achievements, and priorities that shape our business and culture.

Based in our headquarters in Santa Monica, this role follows an onsite work schedule of four days per week. Work arrangements may change at the company's discretion to meet business needs.

This is a temporary position with the potential to convert to a regular full-time role. We are looking for a communications professional who is excited to contribute across social media and internal communications while growing alongside our team.

What You Bring to the Table

Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:

Social Media & External Communications

• Lead and support the company’s social media brand-building efforts, including content ideation, channel expansion, copywriting, publishing, monitoring, community engagement, and performance reporting

• Develop, maintain, and execute on social content calendars aligned with company priorities, communications initiatives, and key business moments

• Monitor social media trends, conversations, and opportunities to increase engagement, reach, and brand visibility

• Partner with PR teams, external partners, and cross-functional stakeholders to amplify key announcements and campaigns across social channels

• Track social media performance and provide recommendations based on analytics, audience insights, and engagement trends

Internal Communications

• Execute internal communications programs in partnership with communications team leads, ensuring timely, clear, and engaging updates across the organization

• Draft and publish internal communications, including employee announcements, intranet content, newsletters, company product messages, presentations, talking points, and Slack communications

• Support employee engagement initiatives, toolkit, team spotlights and company-wide communication campaigns

• Help maintain editorial calendars and communications plans that support employee engagement and business priorities

• Create time-sensitive messaging and evaluate audience sentiment to ensure effectiveness and alignment with communication objectives

Communications & PR Support

• Partner with PR teams, leadership, external agencies, and cross-functional teams to support broader communications strategy and storytelling initiatives

• Support broader PR and communications initiatives including press events, asset management, reporting, and vendor coordination

• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while delivering against deadlines in a dynamic environment

• Track, analyze, and report on social media and communications performance, using insights to inform future content and engagement strategies

Minimum Requirements

Experience

• 3+ years of experience in social media, communications, public relations, internal communications, or a related field

• Experience managing and expanding reach on social media channels for a brand or organization

• Experience developing written communications for employee, executive, or external audiences

• Experience working independently and collaboratively with internal and external communications partners

Knowledge & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, or related field preferred

• Strong written communication, editing, and storytelling skills with exceptional attention to detail

• Proficient at leveraging traditional and digital communication strategies, including social media platforms, to drive storytelling and messaging

• Familiarity with social media analytics, reporting tools, and performance measurement

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines consistently

Key Attributes

• Highly detail-oriented with strong project and time management skills

• Strong collaborator who thrives in cross-functional environments

• Adaptable and comfortable working in fast-changing, deadline-driven settings

• Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and initiative

Extra Points Experience

• Experience supporting gaming, entertainment, or consumer technology brands

• Experience supporting PR campaigns and integrated communications initiatives

Knowledge & Skills

• Familiarity with social media analytics and engagement tracking tools

• Experience supporting executive communications or employee engagement programs

• Passion for gaming and familiarity with gaming communities and culture

Key Attributes

• Creative thinker with strong storytelling instincts

• Energetic and passionate about brand-building and audience engagement

• Comfortable operating in highly collaborative, matrixed environments

Your Platform

You will join a dynamic, fast-moving entertainment organization known for delivering iconic gaming experiences to global audiences. The communications team plays a critical role in shaping culture, amplifying achievements, and ensuring employees and external audiences stay connected to the company’s mission, values, and creative vision.

Our World

At Activision, we strive to create the most iconic brands in gaming and entertainment. We’re driven by our mission to deliver unrivaled gaming experiences for the world to enjoy, together. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, Crash Bandicoot™, Tony Hawk’s™ Pro Skater™, and Guitar Hero®. As a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and products, our “press start” is simple: delight hundreds of millions of players around the world with innovative, fun, thrilling, and engaging entertainment experiences.

We’re not just looking back at our decades-long legacy; we’re forging ahead to keep advancing gameplay with some of the most popular titles and sophisticated technology in the world. We have bold ambitions to create the most inclusive company as we know our success comes from the passionate, creative, and diverse teams within our organization.

We’re in the business of delivering fun and unforgettable entertainment for our player community to enjoy. And our future opportunities have never been greater — this could be your opportunity to level up.

Ready to Activate Your Future?

The video game industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to [email protected]. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics.

Rewards

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!  Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company.  You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/.

In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $27.42 - $50.72 Hourly. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this role’s range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates, new hire compensation is negotiable.