Position Summary:
Job Title: Communications Specialist
Duration: 06 Months Contract
Location: New York, NY 10018
Note: Hybrid - 3 Days in office
Job Description:
This position is responsible for effectively managing and implementing comprehensive communication strategies that support the brand's priorities and vision while fostering engagement. This includes the development of content and message platforms.
This role offers executive counsel to inform communication decisions within a transformational, fast-paced and dynamic organization.
This position must effectively prioritize and lead concurrent workstreams. If you're energized by leading communications and positively impacting the associate experience at a company experiencing meaningful growth and transformation, this is the position for you!
Specific Skills Needed:
Top 3-5 mandatory and/or minimum requirements
• Exceptional writing and editorial judgment, with the ability to translate complex business strategies into clear, compelling messaging
• Draft key messaging, communications, presentations, scripts, FAQs for run-the-business needs, organizational announcements, events, newsletter and executive communications.
• A hands-on approach: as comfortable developing strategy as you are writing, editing and executing communications
• Proven ability to partner with and counsel C-suite executives and subject matter experts with the presence and judgment to advise in real time
• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Top 3-5 desirable attributes/qualifications?
• Highly agile and resilient, able to pivot quickly and model calm and clarity in fast-paced, transformational environments
• Leads with humility and curiosity, eager to listen and understand the existing culture and ways of working before driving change
• Team player
• Experience supporting with events, including planning, content and run of show for business meetings.
• Familiarity with Microsoft products (especially Word, Excel and PowerPoint); AP style a plus.
