Internal Communications

What does the team Internal Communications do?

The Internal Communications team is responsible for planning, producing, and distributing communications to employees across the organisation. This covers everything from company-wide announcements and leadership messaging to change communications, campaign planning, and the management of internal channels such as email newsletters, intranet news and digital signage platforms. The team typically owns the editorial calendar and acts as the gatekeeper for what reaches employees and through which channel.

Beyond content production, the team is increasingly involved in channel strategy and governance, ensuring that messages reach the right audiences without creating noise or overload. In organisations with a mature digital workplace, Internal Communications often works closely with the Intranet Team and Digital Workplace Team to align publishing standards, manage content ownership, and shape how the intranet functions as a communications channel.

Beyond channels and platforms, Internal Communications also works closely with leaders at every level, helping them communicate strategy effectively, build trust with their teams, and translate organisational priorities into messages that resonate with employees.

Also known as

  • Internal Comms Team
  • IC Team
  • Employee Communications Team
  • Corporate Communications
  • Staff Communications
  • Communications and Engagement Team
  • Internal Channels Team
  • Employee Engagement Team
Standard prevalence

This team is pretty much always in all larger organisations

Roles documented in Internal Communications

Aggregated team skills profile

This shows the maximum skills levels aggregated from all of the roles documented and linked to this team.
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