Communications Specialist IV

Communications Specialist IV

Duties:
Communications

• Establishes an advocate relationship with executives to enable advisory on strategic agenda, best methods of communication, strategy delivery and heightened engagement
• Develops effective, compelling communications that reach and engage broad audience and executes executive communication strategies and plans.
• Translates and strengthens organization's plans and strategies into engaging communications to align employees' comprehension, acceptance, performance and motivation to strengthen employee engagement
• Produces internal and external materials for executives for multiple forums and channels including leadership meetings, leadership messages, employee town halls, presentations, blogs, videos, social media, site visits/go sees and provides logistics support
• Prepares and coordinates event logistics including, agenda preparation, meeting flow, staging, presentation development, messaging and post-event follow up and feedback
• Partners with Corporate Communications and Co-Worker Connections departments for video/audio needs and external communication requests for executives

Benchmarking and Best Practices

• Researches benchmark data and best practices internally and externally to produce communication strategies that reflect cutting-edge communication trends
• Adjusts, integrates and implements modifications to executive communications based on executive input, employee feedback and external trends

Communication Execution

• Produces surveys to measure meeting and communication effectiveness and recommends and implements interventions to inform and drive communication results

Skills:
Advanced and skilled communicator
Ability to influence high-level stakeholder audiences in extreme impact situations
Proficient in Microsoft Office programs, with a heavy emphasis on PowerPoint and presentation creation
Graphic design, photography and videography knowledge and understanding (Adobe Creative Suite)
Creative storytelling proficiency with ability to craft stories and utilize tools to produce visuals
Experience and comfort working in c-level executive environment
Able to think creatively and translate complex ideas and thoughts into concepts and terms that can easily be understood
Self-initiator and empowered, ability to work with minimal details or requirements, within a wide degree of creativity and latitude, and produce high quality results
Ability to work within a deadline-driven environment requiring high degree of professionalism, discretion and organization skills
Exemplify agility to be able to quickly shift priorities easily and effectively
Ability to work in a collaborative environment, by encouraging trust, mutual respect, and a shared purpose among team members and across the organization

Education:

• 3-5 years executive and/or internal communication experience
• Bachelor's degree in communications, Marketing, Journalism, English or Public Relations