Sr. Corporate Communications Specialist

Get to know The Pokémon Company International

The Pokémon Company International, a subsidiary of The Pokémon Company in Japan, manages the property outside of Asia and is responsible for brand management, licensing, marketing, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the animated TV series, home entertainment, and the official Pokémon website. Pokémon was launched in Japan in 1996 and today is one of the most popular children's entertainment properties in the world.

Learn more online at corporate.pokemon.com and pokemon.com.

Get to know the role

Job Title: Sr. Corporate Communication Specialist
Job Summary: The President and Corporate Development Office is seeking a Senior Corporate Communications Specialist who can translate corporate strategy into clear, engaging content for employees across the organization. This role also builds and evolves the stories that bring the history of Pokémon, The Pokémon Company International, and the enduring philosophy of the Pokémon brand to life—helping employees understand not only where the company is going, but what it stands for and their role as producers.

This role requires the ability to operate fluently across high-level leadership mental frameworks (enterprise strategy, long-term planning, and business priorities) and employee-level mental frameworks (day-to-day execution, functional context, and individual contribution). The Senior Corporate Communications Specialist will translate complex, often abstract ideas—ranging from corporate plans and quantitative priorities to qualitative cultural narratives—into compelling, visually engaging, and digestible content for audiences at different levels and across various functions.

FLSA Classification (US Only): Exempt
People Manager: No

Responsibilities for this role are categorized into three key areas:

1. Internal Corporate Communications Leadership (Priorities in First 12 months)

• Strategy-to-Employee Translator:
  Translate executive thinking, enterprise strategy, and long-term corporate plans into clear, engaging, and actionable content for employees across levels and functions. Develop and evolve employee-facing narratives that bring to life the history of Pokémon, TPCi, and the enduring philosophy of the Pokémon brand – clarifying what Pokémon stands and how employee contributes as producers.

• Executive & Leadership Communications Support:
  Partner closely with executives and senior leaders to craft written communications and virtually compelling presentations, including leadership messages, internal updates, and strategic narratives. Ensure content is visually compelling, and easy to digest.

• Enterprise Planning Communications:
  Support the Chief of Staff in developing employee communications for major company milestones, including the 2026 Plan wrap-up and the next five-year plan rollouts. Translate complex, multi-year plans into narratives and materials that resonate with managers and employees.

• Employee Learning & Training Content:
  Develop engaging employee training and onboarding content in partnership with the Chief of Staff and cross-functional teams, including company history, Pokémon Producer Basics, and foundational enterprise knowledge. Adapt content to different audience levels, learning styles, and functional contexts.

2. External Communications Leadership

• Corporate Website Content:
  Support updates to the corporate website, ensuring content is accurate, current, and aligned with leadership messaging, company strategy, and corporate brand standards.

• Message Alignment:
  Ensure external-facing content aligns with internal narratives and reinforces consistent storytelling across audiences.

3. Crisis Communications Leadership

• Crisis Messaging Development:
  Draft internal and external crisis communications based on crisis response plans developed by the Chief of Staff or Director of Corporate Communications.

• Rapid Response Execution:
  Support leadership and communications stakeholders with timely, clear, and well-structured messaging during sensitive or high-pressure situations.

The Impact you’ll make

Within 3 months

• Rapid Immersion & Delivery:
  Quickly build a strong understanding of the Pokémon brand, TPCi business, long-term plans, and leadership priorities. Deliver high-quality executive communications and presentations with speed and minimal ramp-up.

• Trusted Partner:
  Establish credibility and trust with the Chief of Staff, Head of Corporate Communications, and key leaders through strong judgment, responsiveness, and execution excellence.

Within 6 months

• Strategic Translation at Scale:
  Consistently translate enterprise strategy, long-term plans, and cultural Pokémon philosophy and Producer roles into compelling employee communications across multiple formats and audiences.

• Corporate Content & Training Delivery:
  Develop Pokémon Producer Basics training content within learning management systems, clearly communicating company context, expectations, and producer roles in an engaging and easy-to-digest format.

Within 12 months

• Execution Backbone for Corporate Comms:
  Serve as a critical execution partner to the Director of Corporate Communications, enabling the function to scale with high-quality content and storytelling.

• Sustainable Content Standards:
  Help establish repeatable standards and approaches for leadership presentations, employee communications, and corporate site contents.

• Evolving External Communications:
  Evolve and maintain external corporate communications, with a primary focus on the TPCi corporate website. Ensure content is accurate, timely, and aligned with company strategy, leadership messaging, and corporate brand standards.

What you’ll bring

• Senior Corporate Communications Experience (10+ years): Experience in corporate, internal, or executive communications within a complex, fast-paced organization.

• Strategy Translation & Storytelling: Proven ability to deliver and update corporate strategy for internal audiences and translate long-term plans into engaging, employee-facing content.

• Presentation & Visual Communication Expertise: Advanced skill in developing concise, visually focused, story-driven presentations and materials that are easy to digest and delivered independently without agency support.

• Data & Quantitative Communication: Demonstrated ability to work with data, metrics, and quantitative information, translating them into clear, compelling narratives and visuals for non-technical audiences.

• Company History & Philosophy Learning Content: Experience developing employee learning or onboarding content that brings company history, philosophies, and guiding principles to life in an accessible and engaging way is a big plus.

• Audience Versatility: Experience working across diverse content types and audience levels, from executives to junior employees and across multiple enterprise functions.

• Execution Speed & Ownership: Ability to operate with urgency, manage multiple priorities, and deliver high-quality work autonomously.

• Pokémon Knowledge (Plus): Familiarity with the Pokémon brand, history, and philosophy—and an understanding of employees’ roles as producers—is preferred.

Base Salary Range: For this role, new hires generally start between $128,000 - $152,000 per year. The full range is $128,000 - $191,000 per year. This range is applicable for the labor market where the role is intended to be hired. The final base salary is directly related to the candidate’s qualifications and professional experience uniquely.

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How you’ll be successful

• Passion for Pokémon: Develops an understanding of the Pokémon brand, the impact it has on our people, culture, business, fans, and communities, and applying that knowledge and passion to everything you do.
• Challenging the Expected: Approaches challenges with curiosity and creativity, embracing the possibility of failure as an opportunity to learn something new, develop innovative ideas, solve complex problems and identify unique opportunities.  
• Integrity and Respect: Demonstrates integrity and respect by leading with empathy, listening to others, seeking out different perspectives, and taking personal responsibility for decisions, actions, and results.
• Dedicated to Quality: Takes ownership to maintain and promote high standards, looks for new ways to learn and improve, and embraces a growth mindset to seek and apply feedback from others in an effort to continuously improve. 
• Building Relationships: Develops and strengthens relationships, adopting a “team first” mentality and working collaboratively to solve problems and meet shared goals.  
• Delighting Customers: Listens and understands the interests and needs of our customers and stakeholders, making them feel heard and important, and embracing these learnings to continue delivering a unique Pokémon experience.

What to expect

• An innovative culture driven by impact, delivering meaningful outcomes.
• Company events that celebrate the spirit of Pokémon.
• Competitive cash-based compensation programs.
• 100% employer-paid healthcare premiums for you.
• Generous paid family leave.
• Employer-paid life insurance.
• Employer-paid long and short-term income protection insurance.
• US Employees: 401k Employer Matching.
• UK/IRE/MX Employees: Pension Employer Contributions.
• Fitness reimbursement.
• Commuter benefit.
• LinkedIn learning.
• Comprehensive relocation package for certain roles.
• Hybrid work environment.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this role. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. For roles in the United Kingdom, candidates will need the right to work. In some cases, and for some roles, the Company may be able to arrange a visa. For roles in Ireland, this role requires candidates to have the right to live and work in the Republic of Ireland. However, we welcome applications from all nationalities and may consider supporting an employment permit application, in appropriate and suitable cases.

The Pokémon Company International is committed to the inclusion of all qualified applicants for consideration in our job application process. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview, or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact the Talent Acquisition team at accommodationrequest_ta@pokemon.com.