Communications Professional

Position Type: Contract
Remote - Pacific Time Zone (PST)

Requirements

• 10+ years of communications experience
• Strong background in Corporate/Internal Communications
• Exceptional writing, editing, proofreading, and storytelling abilities
• Experience tailoring messaging for different audiences and communication channels
• Ability to take complex information and translate it into clear, concise, audience-friendly communications
• Experience managing communications end-to-end, from strategy through execution
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction
• Bachelor’s degree preferred; relevant communications experience may be considered in lieu of degree requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Marketing Communications (MarCom) experience
• LinkedIn/social media content development experience
• Understanding of social media best practices, including:
  • Copy development
  • Visual selection
  • Calls-to-action
  • Landing page alignment
• Experience supporting large corporate initiatives and events

Technical Skills

• Microsoft Office Suite
• PowerPoint (heavily utilized by the team)
• SharePoint site creation and maintenance
• Microsoft Teams and Teams Channels
• Employee communication platforms or email deployment tools
• Experience with tools similar to YesPress is helpful, but direct YesPress experience is not required

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute communication plans and messaging strategies
• Create communications for employee audiences across multiple channels
• Draft, edit, and publish:
  • Employee communications
  • Intranet articles
  • Internal email campaigns
  • Employee engagement posts
  • Social media content (primarily LinkedIn)
  • Marketing communications assets
  • Landing page content
• Manage communications from concept through final execution
• Coordinate stakeholder reviews and approvals
• Support communications related to major business initiatives, organizational changes, events, and business priorities
• Assist with communications supporting the annual ASTRO conference and other high-profile initiatives
• Develop partial communication plans
• Implement communication activities defined in annual communication plan
• Determine and schedule individual measures
• Contribute to publications and articles
• Instruct external service providers in implementing communication activities
• Monitor communication activities and budget appropriated for such activities