Published: August 19, 2024 - The Communications Specialist plays a pivotal role in crafting and delivering messages that effectively engage target audiences. Leveraging a blend of strategic thinking and creativity, this position ensures that all communications are aligned with organizational goals and brand identity. Additionally, the role involves collaborating across departments to maintain consistency in messaging while adapting content to various platforms.
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1. Communications Specialist, Northwind Communications, Portland, OR
Job Summary:
- Manage all aspects of communications initiatives, including concept, planning, production, deployment, and engagement/sentiment tracking.
- Closely follow the team’s ongoing projects and execute timely communication plans around them
- Understand the team’s capabilities and work areas to best represent the offering.
- Deeply understand the mission and long-term goals, and craft narratives that drive these forward over time.
- Understand the high-value partners, and develop timely, relevant content that brings value to them.
- Write, gather materials for, and direct short videos, including product demos, sizzle reels, event recaps, interviews, and more.
- Direct video production vendors, including gathering references, writing briefs, hosting project kickoffs, and directing rounds of feedback.
- Design presentation decks, informative one-sheets, images accompanying written posts, and other visual brand material.
- Research and write posts and series about Sound Design’s work, including case studies, interviews, announcements, and more.
- Collaborate with sound designers and team leadership to craft narratives for their posts, and provide copy-editing and/or ghostwriting.
- Develop templates and training to increase the quality of teammates’ posts and presentations.
- Plan, produce and host events, including team all-hands, panels, in-studio artist visits, and more.
- Design and update the Sound Design wiki.
Skills on Resume:
- Communications Planning (Soft Skills)
- Video Production Management (Hard Skills)
- Content Development (Soft Skills)
- Narrative Crafting (Soft Skills)
- Visual Design (Hard Skills)
- Event Planning (Soft Skills)
- Copy-editing and Ghostwriting (Hard Skills)
- Presentation Design (Hard Skills)
2. Regional Communications Specialist, Silver Maple Media, Rochester, NY
Job Summary:
- Support the Regional Marketing and Communications Manager with generating an annual communications plan, action it and monitor associated progress and report against KPIs
- Provide regular reports as agreed
- Work in close coordination with the Global Communication team to ensure alignment and adherence to corporate standards
- Prepare press packs and briefs for PR agency, ensuring all materials are created on-brand and in line with best practice
- Proactively identify and create relevant local (country and where relevant regional/global) news releases, editorial articles, and case studies
- Ensure there is an up-to-date list of media editors for targeted releases and ensure adherence to the Global guidelines
- Work closely with the Regional and Global Marketing Managers to support the thought-leadership drive within the business and prepare short pieces of communication material for internal and external communications
- Coordinate with regional industry media and build relationships with media stakeholders, proactively growing and capturing PR opportunities
- Manage the preparation of LinkedIn posts and articles for publication in coordination with the Regional Marketing and Communications Manager, following the agreed process
- Provide support to online marketing campaigns, liaising with the Regional Marketing and Communications Manager and country teams
- Ensure timely updates of MEI regional intranet webpages with relevant internal and external news in line with the global guidelines and coordination with the Regional Marketing and Communications Manager
- Develop promotional materials (videos, flyers, etc..) to support regional marketing campaigns, events, and business team activity for focus solutions by the latest company guidelines and standards
- Organize and deliver key employee and leadership events
- Serve as a point of contact for media engagements and issues
Skills on Resume:
- Communications Planning (Soft Skills)
- KPI Monitoring (Hard Skills)
- Corporate Standards Adherence (Soft Skills)
- Press Pack Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Content Creation (Soft Skills)
- Media Relations (Soft Skills)
- Online Marketing Support (Hard Skills)
- Event Organization (Soft Skills)
3. Communications Specialist, Cascade PR Solutions, Tacoma, WA
Job Summary:
- Lead monitoring, collating, recording, and communicating press coverage and contribute to Global reporting.
- Work closely with the Hair Care Communications Manager to develop a proactive media relations strategy.
- Take the lead in executing media strategies day-to-day to secure regular, positive coverage about technology, the benefits of machines, the Foundation, timely events, cultural moments, and more.
- Manage inbound media and influencer inquiries to the PR inbox.
- Work closely with the Foundation to develop and execute communications plans
- Recommend new areas and angles to stimulate awareness, its technology, and its philosophies
- Bring new ideas and a fresh perspective to the team and the ways of working.
- Partner closely with the Hair Care Communications Manager to execute launch plans for new products
- Be responsible for event planning or scheduling media attendees for the launch, as well as tactical pitching to secure coverage for the launch.
- Work closely with the Internal Communications Lead and the Hair Care Communications Manager to plan and execute engaging events for people.
- Establish and maintain strong working relationships with internal partners in marketing and sales
- Ensure effective collaboration and sharing of communications plans with key stakeholders across the business.
Skills on Resume:
- Media Monitoring (Hard Skills)
- Media Relations (Soft Skills)
- Press Coverage (Soft Skills)
- Inquiry Management (Hard Skills)
- Communications Planning (Soft Skills)
- Event Planning (Soft Skills)
- Stakeholder Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Creative Innovation (Soft Skills)
4. Communications Specialist, Sunflower PR Agency, Topeka, KS
Job Summary:
- Work with team consultants, contacts throughout the marketing organization, and sales and account management teams
- Serve as point of contact for group custom communications with assigned accounts
- Serve as point of contact for standard and custom marketing materials and campaigns
- Serve as point of contact to implement marketing communications for new groups
- Enter and manage custom jobs in design, digital and other marketing teams
- Markup, submit and review custom communications jobs into design Create cobranded materials through the BrandSource database
- Maintain communication plan templates/calendars of communications
- Support the coordination and execution of internal and external communications campaigns and activities
- Support communications and marketing efforts across APAC, including newsletters/ internal updates, organizational announcements, social media content, press releases and interview/ video briefing documents and talking points
- Support the management of various communications channels
- Provide counsel, support, and guidance on key message development in line with regional strategy and direction
- Research, write and edit copy for advertising, websites, digital and print publications, social media channels, executive communications, news releases, promotions and hiring announcements, byline editorial articles, talking points, reactive statements, remarks, and other PR positioning documents.
- Assist the directors in leading public relations and internal communications strategy, management, and execution, and managing communication initiatives for Delaware North subsidiaries.
Skills on Resume:
- Team Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Client Communication (Soft Skills)
- Marketing Material Management (Hard Skills)
- Campaign Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Content Creation (Hard Skills)
- Channel Management (Hard Skills)
- Message Development (Soft Skills)
- PR Strategy Support (Soft Skills)
5. Communications Specialist, Red River Communications, Fargo, ND
Job Summary:
- Collaborate with key stakeholders (including the senior leadership team) to communicate the hospital’s vision, strategic directions and progress on results.
- Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of a communications strategy and associated activities using consistent processes, templates and tools that support achievement of strategic directions and organizational priorities.
- Produce and edit highly creative written, visual and broadcast content for the hospital's website and intranet as well as, community outreach, government, media and employee communication vehicles.
- Prepare key messages, backgrounders, speeches, presentations, promotional items, executive briefing notes, story pitches, media releases, fact sheets and press kits.
- Identify specific or unique communication delivery channels for stakeholder groups and champion communication solutions.
- Produce and distribute a regular electronic newsletter for internal audiences, coordinating information submitted by stakeholders.
- Ensure quality of communications and their compliance with corporate standards
- Ensure all necessary approvals are secured before publication.
- Liaise with external vendors and the purchasing department to ensure purchasing and publications policies and procedures are followed.
- Provide photography services for internal/external publications, events, and websites
- Work with health information services and hospital departments to ensure the appropriate media consent and HR approvals are in place for all subjects.
- Ensure all internal communications are focused on maintaining and strengthening Runnymede’s culture through strategic fit and appropriate tone and content.
- Maintain public bulletin boards, brochure holders and communications boards on a bi-weekly basis, ensuring engagement with up-to-date messaging.
- Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of a social media strategy using consistent processes, templates and tools.
Skills on Resume:
- Stakeholder Communication (Soft Skills)
- Communications Strategy Development (Soft Skills)
- Content Creation (Hard Skills)
- Message Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Channel Identification (Soft Skills)
- Newsletter Production (Hard Skills)
- Compliance and Quality Assurance (Soft Skills)
- Social Media Strategy (Soft Skills)
6. Communications Specialist, Pinecone Marketing Group, Manchester, NH
Job Summary:
- Serve as a key content provider by researching, developing key messaging for, writing, and editing internal and external communications, including business development.
- Work independently and with the creative studio on the layout and design of newsletters, advertising, and other communications.
- Conduct interviews and write editorial features
- Respond to media requests promptly, meeting deadlines and containing sensitive stories before they potentially create a reputational issue.
- Prepare integrated communication strategies, based on business and marketing plans for SI and DI
- Implement and manage various communication channels that help drive marketing and communication objectives as a part of the complete communications program.
- Develop content to ensure consistency of message in internal and external communication, e.g. internet, intranet, brochures, advertising, press activities, presentations
- Work in conjunction with regional and global Media Relations, Demand Generation and Employee Communication teams.
- Solid understanding and consistent implementation of corporate brand guidelines.
- Research and communicate segment/vertical market success stories, projects, products and innovations.
- Execute specific segments and vertical markets communication projects and monitor performance metrics against KPIs
- Provide expertise and insight to the Transformation Office on how best to drive the change across Clearwater to achieve and sustain results
- Create written press materials for executives, including press releases, corporate bios, announcements, Q and A backgrounders, remarks, and speeches.
Skills on Resume:
- Content Creation (Hard Skills)
- Message Development (Soft Skills)
- Media Relations (Soft Skills)
- Communication Strategy (Soft Skills)
- Design Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Brand Consistency (Hard Skills)
- KPI Monitoring (Hard Skills)
- Executive Communication (Hard Skills)
7. Communications Specialist, Blue Ridge Media, Roanoke, VA
Job Summary:
- Write and/or edit and oversee the production of various communication projects for a variety of audiences, with an emphasis on communication to SCAN Health Plan members
- Deliverables include: newsletters, call scripts, video and digital content, collateral, direct mail, email, member letters, presentation talking points and slide decks.
- Work closely with the internal team and outside vendors to meet agreed-upon project timelines regarding design and print production.
- Maximize the use of a project management system for consistent project communication, vendor assignments, and version control.
- Collaborate with digital strategy team, evaluating web content, providing revised or new content
- Ensure relevant information is not only on the website but organized and presented with the user in mind.
- Ensure that all project deliverables are factually accurate, consistent with the SCAN voice, reflect professional editorial practices, and meet standards for simple language and healthcare literacy.
- Understand relevant regulations (e.g., CMS, DHCS) and ensure that all member communications adhere to regulatory requirements and are submitted for compliance review and approval.
- Work closely with communications colleagues to meet strategic objectives, project goals and deadlines and help maintain the digital asset library.
- Provides concise project updates and progress reports for all assigned projects.
- Participate in cross-functional teams, providing communication recommendations and maintaining collegial, collaborative relationships.
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.
- Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results
- Support good knowledge management practices over the collaterals created to improve awareness, access, and usability of content
Skills on Resume:
- Content Production (Hard Skills)
- Project Management (Soft Skills)
- Vendor Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Digital Content Strategy (Soft Skills)
- Regulatory Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Healthcare Literacy (Hard Skills)
- Knowledge Management (Soft Skills)
8. Communications Specialist, High Plains Communications, Cheyenne, WY
Job Summary:
- Communicate information about all NCI & NIH non-funding resources to NCI SBIR awardees.
- Serve as an initial point person for awardees to ask basic questions about NCI & NIH resources
- Provide information about different initiatives (timelines, opportunity cost) and refer to PD to discuss further
- Send reminder emails to awardees informing them about application due dates for various initiatives.
- Assist in conducting office hours for program directors.
- Provide feedback to PDs or initiative leaders on issues to improve participation in initiatives.
- Workshop program design and coordination support including content development.
- Coordinate with the workshop organizing committee to schedule events
- Logistic coordination including venue, A/V, Security, Badges etc
- Work with the NCI SBIR communications team to ensure appropriate messaging to relevant attendees.
- Manage registration both in advance and on the day off
- Preparation of post-meeting summary and notes.
- For workshops hosted by other NCI divisions, coordinate with PDS to identify appropriate SBIR companies.
- Assist with outreach efforts to disseminate information about the program
Skills on Resume:
- Resource Communication (Soft Skills)
- Awardee Support (Soft Skills)
- Initiative Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Email Management (Hard Skills)
- Workshop Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Event Logistics (Hard Skills)
- Feedback Gathering (Soft Skills)
- Outreach Efforts (Soft Skills)
9. Communications Specialist, Riverwalk Public Relations, Baton Rouge, LA
Job Summary:
- Identify and escalate issues to supervisors.
- Provide service information to customers and research required information using available resources
- Route calls to appropriate resources and follow up on customer calls
- Upsell products and services, complete call logs and reports
- Perform targeted outreach to improve diversity among SBIR participants, especially from those institutions that are not traditionally recipients of SBIR/STTR awards (minority-serving institutions, underrepresented researchers in biomedical research & IDEA states)
- Identify pain points and challenges for new applicants and coordinate with PDs to find potential solutions.
- Create social media content and ensure a consistent brand voice across platforms.
- Assist with internal communications, including a bi-weekly newsletter and bi-monthly town hall content.
- Engage with multiple external PR agencies to help drive toward goals, including acting as lead liaison for rapid response opportunities.
- Own internal reporting and tracking, draft media plans, alerts, pitches, and press releases.
- Build brand awareness and fill the top of the funnel that leads to engagement with additional assets, creating content that can be leveraged across all marketing vehicles.
- Stay current on company, industry, competitors and news trends to best organize and present company content.
- Enable Sales and Marketing to share the story.
Skills on Resume:
- Issue Escalation (Soft Skills)
- Customer Service (Soft Skills)
- Outreach Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Social Media Management (Hard Skills)
- Internal Communications (Hard Skills)
- PR Agency Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Brand Awareness (Soft Skills)
- Content Creation (Hard Skills)
10. Senior Communications Specialist, Seaside Communications Group, Wilmington, NC
Job Summary:
- Work directly with the Chief Transformation Officer, the Transformation Office, and the strategic initiatives to absorb strategic, operational, and organizational information
- Prepare easily understandable and compelling messaging/communications related to Clearwater’s transformation
- Support the strategic initiatives by creating collaterals for select key outputs and deliverables, including templates for client presentations, training materials, stakeholder presentations, etc.
- Oversee calendar of communication messages and events in support of the Transformation Office
- Work closely with HR, Marketing, and other key stakeholders to synchronize communications across other company activities, events, and announcements
- Ensure Clearwater branding and messaging are incorporated into all communications and other collaterals related to the transformation
- Promote the Carbonite/Webroot story from an employer brand perspective.
- Reinforce the employee value proposition and make it easy to share the story on their channels and become brand advocates.
- Use the communications vehicles to create a two-way engagement with the cyber resilience story.
- Coordinates and facilitates OLE interviews, media opportunities, communication, outreach, and educational activities for the OLE and helps develop and disseminate OLE responses to media inquiries.
- Coordinate draft articles, brochures, educational items, flyers, briefs, presentations and other materials for dissemination to the public via the OLE website, media, in-person presentations and other methods.
- Assist staff in responding to requests for information from various governmental and nongovernmental entities.
- Serve as initial point of contact for members of the media including journalists, TV reporters, documentary filmmakers, and book authors to appropriately route inquiries to OLE staff.
- Key tasks include but are not necessarily limited to the following/Communications Specialist
Skills on Resume:
- Strategic Messaging (Soft Skills)
- Content Creation (Hard Skills)
- Communication Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Branding Consistency (Hard Skills)
- Media Relations (Soft Skills)
- Stakeholder Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Employer Branding (Soft Skills)
- Two-Way Engagement (Soft Skills)
11. Communications Specialist, Prairie Sky Media, Sioux Falls, SD
Job Summary:
- Leads the planning and execution of key communications, stakeholder engagement, and public relations strategies that support the delivery of initiatives in the organization’s strategic plan.
- Develops messaging and creates communication materials to support the association’s ongoing communication with registrants and stakeholders on issues
- Works collaboratively with other departments to ensure the effective implementation and application of communication and stakeholder engagement strategies, services, and initiatives
- Identify and/or resolve potential issues and develop messaging and create communication materials
- Support the association’s ongoing communication with registrants and stakeholders on issues
- Works collaboratively with other departments to ensure the effective implementation and application of communication and stakeholder engagement strategies, services, and initiatives
- Develops messaging and creates communications support materials and collateral for the association’s corporate communications, public relations, and stakeholder engagement activities.
- Manage the association’s social media strategy including creating content, responding to inquiries, producing copy for others, tracking key metrics, and identifying opportunities to make improvements.
- Support the association’s media relations efforts by tracking media inquiries, identifying key spokespeople, and providing support for media preparation for interviews, drafting key messages, and tracking metrics.
- Identifies media trends relevant to the association.
- Writes, publishes, and distributes news releases on behalf of the association.
- Participates in the development of budgets for programs supported by this position, including portions of the public relations program, and is accountable for overseeing expenditures within these programs.
Skills on Resume:
- Communications Planning (Soft Skills)
- Stakeholder Engagement (Soft Skills)
- Messaging Development (Hard Skills)
- Issue Resolution (Soft Skills)
- Social Media Management (Hard Skills)
- Media Relations (Soft Skills)
- Content Creation (Hard Skills)
- Budget Management (Hard Skills)
12. Communications Specialist, Greenfield Communications, Madison, WI
Job Summary:
- Develops specific project-oriented communication plans in consultation with the communications manager and/or project teams
- Develops and/or manages and maintains various communications channels including internal websites, newsletters, blogs, digital displays (e-Boards), reports, and others
- Assesses audiences and stakeholder needs and develops communication plans/strategies in response to those needs and in support of clearly defined business objectives
- Creates communications content appropriate for a variety of communications channels and audiences
- Provides consultation, assistance, and guidance on matters relating to Division, District, and System communications and branding
- Develop internal organizational announcements and messages, that reinforce the mission, objectives, and guiding principles of the Division
- Proofreads and edits communication materials for grammar, clarity, style, and tone
- Ensure messages are not only consistent but also aligned with the Division’s and the Banks strategic direction
- Provides both strategic and tactical support for Division-sponsored events, including panel discussions and Division-wide meetings.
- Produces reports for the manager on progress against specific objectives / against performance goals (Key Performance Indicators)
- Provides communications guidance and support to various levels of staff and leadership in the organization
- Assists with outreach efforts and programs through coordination with trade shows, schools, universities, aquariums, zoos, and other marine-related institutions.
- Assist staff with improving methods used to encourage compliance with Fisheries rules and regulations by amplifying enforcement actions
- Share previously approved information about cases to news and media organizations by policies and procedures developed by the Office of Public Affairs.
Skills on Resume:
- Communication Planning (Soft Skills)
- Channel Management (Hard Skills)
- Audience Assessment (Soft Skills)
- Content Creation (Hard Skills)
- Branding Consultation (Soft Skills)
- Proofreading and Editing (Hard Skills)
- Event Support (Soft Skills)
- Outreach Coordination (Soft Skills
13. Communications Specialist, Ironwood Media Solutions, Helena, MT
Job Summary:
- Research, write and pitch article submissions and press releases for industry publications
- Liaise with media and handle requests for interviews, statements, etc
- Support crisis communications plan management as a back-up lead
- Monitor digital and social presence (eg. Twitter, web inquiries) and manage online feedback
- Launch and manage new external-facing tactics including partner e-newsletters, videos and other communication tools
- Editorial management and design of a re-vamped social media program (Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook)
- Foster relationships with influencers, advocates and key persons
- Manage editorial and evolve company intranet design - content includes corporate calendar, articles, comments, photography, videos, etc.
- Manage content for the bi-weekly company newsletter, bulletins and announcements
- Support senior executive communications
- Coordinate and facilitate quarterly executive broadcasts (video & townhall formats)
- Identify all aspects of communications-related vulnerabilities, increase the customer’s awareness of potential vulnerabilities and impacts of communications on mission execution capability
- Provide recommendations to mitigate or eliminate identified vulnerabilities.
Skills on Resume:
- Article Writing (Hard Skills)
- Media Liaison (Soft Skills)
- Crisis Communications (Soft Skills)
- Social Media Management (Hard Skills)
- Influencer Relations (Soft Skills)
- Intranet Management (Hard Skills)
- Executive Communication Support (Soft Skills)
- Vulnerability Assessment (Soft Skills)
14. Communications Specialist, Oakwood PR Group, Lincoln, NE
Job Summary:
- Develop and execute multi-stage communication deliverables across a variety of channels and audiences.
- Develop business communication materials in support of company goals, priorities and initiatives, including key messages, talking points, meeting presentations, and company announcements.
- Participate in cross-functional teams and initiatives leveraging communications expertise.
- Provide editorial support to the enterprise on various communication initiatives.
- Assist staff in developing communication/outreach plans and strategies.
- Manage the website including the creation of and posting of new content.
- Create and update communications materials, including briefing presentations, talking points, messaging toolkits and press releases.
- Support the execution of quarterly financial earnings materials including press releases, Q&As, leader emails, and internal employee content.
- Partner across the enterprise with leaders in Finance, the Chief InvestmentOffice, Risk and the Businesses to construct and execute holistic (internal &external), multi-channel communication strategies.
- Project manage key initiatives, including processes, strategic plans and calendar creation, creative brainstorming and materials creation, internal and external research and insights, trend identification and storyline development and multi-media outreach (earned, owned, social).
- Review and assess the telecommunications infrastructure
- Supports the customer’s missions and any facilities and organizations that support them using a consistent and repeatable methodology as an integral part of the BSA process
- Determine the mission survivability of an organization and its supporting facilities including equipment and routing, from a communications perspective, and their ability to complete all assigned missions from a communications perspective.
- Research and map complex telecommunications mission architecture to identify critical facilities, functions, or infrastructure.
Skills on Resume:
- Communication Strategy (Soft Skills)
- Content Creation (Hard Skills)
- Cross-functional Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Website Management (Hard Skills)
- Editorial Support (Hard Skills)
- Project Management (Soft Skills)
- Financial Communication (Hard Skills)
- Telecommunications Analysis (Hard Skills)
15. Communications Specialist, Desert Bloom Communications, Tucson, AZ
Job Summary:
- Create and plan social media posts
- Edit the website and innovation hub site to ensure VSC products and the VSC division are well represented.
- Help to coordinate magazine ads, articles, email campaigns, and press releases with the other semi-divisions
- Launch internal initiatives to receive feedback and ideas from the Customer centers and Product Companies and give feedback to them
- Help develop Communications KPIs to measure the success of the division’s internal communications activities (ex: social media reports, web reports), coordinating with the other Semiconductor divisions.
- Coordinate with the other semi-division charity and social responsibility activities under the Edwards brand umbrella.
- Create content for Yammer, the internal social media tool, and post that content and create interaction.
- Review project external communications to ensure quality control
- Provide leadership in the preparation and presentation to USAID of reports on the progress and impact of buy-ins and program activities
- Work closely with other communications and marketing team members
- Provide timely reports and feedback on deliverables
- Update and modify the project’s global communications strategy to reflect evolving communications priorities and changes in the project structure
- Work across buy-ins to direct the regular production of project marketing materials such as success stories, presentations, and two-page briefs, in collaboration with office and technical staff
Skills on Resume:
- Social Media Management (Hard Skills)
- Website Editing (Hard Skills)
- Content Creation (Hard Skills)
- KPI Development (Soft Skills)
- Quality Control (Soft Skills)
- Internal Communication (Soft Skills)
- Charity Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Reporting and Feedback (Soft Skills)
16. Communications Specialist, Maple Leaf Marketing, Burlington, VT
Job Summary:
- Research, write, and edit communications material (e-newsletters, blogs, emails, website content, presentations, etc.) for diverse audiences throughout UW
- Research, write, and edit multi-media material (videos, podcasts, etc.) for diverse audiences throughout UW
- In collaboration with the Communications Lead, assess the effectiveness of program communications and communication strategies and determine what efforts
- Improve and maintain the quality of information and provide recommendations to the Communications Lead
- Contribute to and implement communication strategies, plans, and tactics for a broad range of high-visibility issues related primarily to Change Management initiatives and engaging the UW community
- Track and monitor progress and provide status to the Communications Lead
- Make judgments regarding communications and messages, and frequently develop and/or apply new approaches, methods, techniques, and technologies to develop, share, and evaluate information
- Coordinate production of communication materials
- Obtain authoritative advice from business partner leadership and staff, regarding policies, guidelines, procedures, and communications messages when a higher review
- Solicit input and feedback on communications materials with executive offices and other highly visible areas, preparing them for publishing and disseminating them to appropriate audiences using a variety of media
- Successfully execute communications plan, ensuring deliverables are produced reviewed, and delivered on deadline
- Help revise and refine the communication plan, strategies, and tactics to align with key project phases, deliverables, and milestones
- Monitor, measure and assess the effectiveness of communication strategies
- Provide strategic communication counsel and advice to the Communications Lead
- Work with the change management team to define the communications needs of the audience and tailor communications to achieve the desired impact
Skills on Resume:
- Content Creation (Hard Skills)
- Multi-Media Production (Hard Skills)
- Communication Strategy (Soft Skills)
- Quality Assurance (Soft Skills)
- Change Management Communication (Soft Skills)
- Progress Monitoring (Soft Skills)
- Stakeholder Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Strategic Communication Counsel (Soft Skills)
17. Communications Specialist, Gulf Coast PR, Mobile, AL
Job Summary:
- Responsible for working across multiple media to produce strategic documents, resources, and training resources for buy-in clients.
- Present progress toward achievement of overall project objectives and outputs effectively and efficiently
- Compile and edit weekly, quarterly and annual reports on the project’s progress
- Support and contribute to the development and execution of communication plans and strategies for the UWFT program, ensuring deliverables are produced and reviewed, and delivered on deadline
- Participate in team strategy and decision-making
- Provide expert technical communication consultation and advice to program management and business partners
- Develop Web site content/articles and collaborate with project and technical resources to keep the project Web site up-to-date
- Write, edit, and format publications according to UW and UWFT guidelines
- Delivery of communications activities across ERP products to achieve the ERP Product Management vision and ensure an effective end-user experience.
- Ensure end users are informed effectively about ERP products, strategies, and roadmap.
- Execution of activities and guidance on best practice
- Maintain and deliver against the best-in-class communication strategy
- Generate a range of communications materials and assets for use ensuring ease of access to communications, clarity and consistency of messages.
- Collaborate with relevant stakeholders to ensure appropriate messaging
- Champion and drive communications activities within the organization using project management methodologies and effective communication methods for reporting and engagement
Skills on Resume:
- Document Production (Hard Skills)
- Report Writing (Hard Skills)
- Communication Strategy (Soft Skills)
- Technical Consultation (Soft Skills)
- Web Content Development (Hard Skills)
- ERP Communication (Soft Skills)
- Stakeholder Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Project Management (Soft Skills)
18. Communications Specialist, Evergreen Communications, Salem, OR
Job Summary:
- Interview, write and self-edit high-quality, engaging and reader-centric content for the communications channels, including print and digital
- Maintain a good understanding of media news cycles and key media contacts in the print, electronic, and digital areas for both rural and metropolitan media outlets
- Monitor media for coverage and trends support MLA to engage with the media, and report on results
- Identify content leads with assigned program area managers every month
- Collaborate with the content and media managers and be proactive in identifying story leads, clarifying briefs, responding to feedback and participating in content meetings.
- Ensure the communications comply with the brand and style guide and provide branding checks, feedback, and advice to the staff.
- Write and edit for specific channels and manage campaigns or projects to meet objectives.
- Set priorities for the team to ensure task completion, and coordinate work with supervisors.
- Make decisions and solve problems based on policies, procedures, and business plans
- Receive guidance and oversight from the manager.
- Implement tactics within a communications plan based on Cargill's strategies.
- Analyze specific problems and issues to find the best solutions.
- Advise others on how to design new processes and systems that meet professional standards.
Skills on Resume:
- Content Creation (Hard Skills)
- Media Relations (Soft Skills)
- Trend Monitoring (Soft Skills)
- Story Lead Identification (Soft Skills)
- Brand Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Campaign Management (Soft Skills)
- Problem Solving (Soft Skills)
- Process Improvement (Soft Skills)
19. Communications Specialist, Mountain View Media, Boulder, CO
Job Summary:
- Generate content for employee communications platforms.
- Examples are the employee intranet site, the daily and monthly email newsletters, and the InSTALLments monthly printed newsletter.
- Source content contributions for those publications from throughout the company.
- Assist in producing external communications such as press releases and company-oriented content for the public website and social media, working with the marketing department’s digital and social teams.
- Play an essential role from a community-building perspective in the planning and execution of company events.
- Examples are employee meetings, meals and celebrations, and charity events.
- Creating communications that effectively describe and promote the organization, its products, and processes, including announcements, infographics, articles, blogs, or other content to be used across multiple channels
- Coordinate internal content for multiple channels, including newsletter, intranet, Workplace, etc. and manage publication calendar.
- Write short internal articles for the company intranet site, awareness campaigns, weekly internal newsletter and other channels
- Proofread and edited internal messages and other communications
- Assist in the development of communication plans with an eye toward digital and innovative approaches
- Demonstrate a high level of professionalism in dealing with confidential and sensitive material
- Additional communications and administrative/logistics work
Skills on Resume:
- Content Creation (Hard Skills)
- Intranet Management (Hard Skills)
- External Communications (Soft Skills)
- Event Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Multi-channel Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Proofreading and Editing (Hard Skills)
- Communication Planning (Soft Skills)
- Confidentiality Management (Soft Skills)