HR Communication Designer, Strategy Execution

Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances and flavors, cosmetic active ingredients as well as functional ingredients. Its customers include perfume, cosmetics, food and beverage manufacturers, the pharmaceutical industry and producers of dietary supplements and pet food.

With sales of around €4.9 billion in the 2025 financial year, the company is one of the world's leading providers. The Group, headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, has more than 100 locations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Asia, the USA and Latin America.

Together with its customers, Symrise develops new ideas and market-ready concepts for products that form an indispensable part of everyday life. Economic success and corporate responsibility are inextricably linked.

Symrise - always inspiring more...

Your Role

As an HR Communication Designer, Strategy Execution, you will translate global HR priorities and transformation initiatives into compelling communication, visual content, and engaging community formats that create understanding, participation, and adoption across our global HR organization.

Primary location: Clichy, FranceAlternative locations: Barcelona (Spain), Holzminden (Germany), Marlow (United Kingdom), Vienna (Austria)

Working closely with HR leaders and project teams, you will bring strategic initiatives to life through visual storytelling, creative communication formats, and AI-enabled content creation. This is a highly hands-on role for someone who enjoys creating, designing, experimenting, and continuously improving how people engage with information and with each other.

Communication Design & Visual Storytelling

• Design high-quality communication products including presentations, infographics, visual frameworks, process maps, toolkits, and digital assets.
• Transform complex HR topics into clear, visually engaging, and easy-to-understand communication.
• Build compelling narratives and communication concepts that support HR initiatives and transformation programs.
• Develop communication templates, standards, and visual approaches that improve clarity and consistency.

Community Activation & Engagement

• Design innovative participation and dialogue formats that strengthen engagement across the global HR community.
• Create campaigns and communication experiences that encourage collaboration, knowledge sharing, and cross-functional exchange.
• Facilitate modern virtual and hybrid engagement formats that increase interaction and community participation.
• Continuously experiment with and improve community engagement approaches.

AI-Enabled Content Creation & Innovation

• Create AI-generated visuals, presentations, videos, communication assets, and storytelling formats.
• Apply Generative AI technologies and Large Language Models (LLMs) to enhance content creation, visual storytelling, communication quality, and audience engagement.
• Explore new communication trends, technologies, and creative approaches.
• Rapidly prototype and test new formats, channels, and engagement concepts.

Project Management Support on Strategic HR Projects

• Support global HR transformation initiatives and strategic HR projects.
• Act as Communication Lead for selected projects and manage communication activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Translate project objectives, milestones, and transformation requirements into concrete communication and engagement activities.
• Develop and manage communication plans and journeys aligned with project milestones.
• Collaborate with project leads, HR leaders, and cross-functional teams.
• Anticipate stakeholder needs, communication risks, and potential adoption barriers.
• Manage communication deliverables from concept through final execution.

About You

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Communications, Communication Design, Marketing, Journalism, Media, Graphic Design, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in internal communications, communication design, marketing communications, employer branding, consulting, community engagement, or a comparable environment.
• Proven experience creating high-quality visual and digital comm