Communications Strategist

About the role

At Peoples Gas, communications is more than creating content. It's about helping employees, customers, communities, and stakeholders understand the initiatives, people, and priorities that drive our business forward. We're looking for an experienced Communications Strategist who combines strategic thinking with exceptional writing and content development skills. In this role, you'll help shape communications that support business objectives, strengthen stakeholder engagement, protect and enhance our reputation, and connect audiences with meaningful information. You'll partner with leaders across the organization and help bring important business initiatives to life through thoughtful communication planning and compelling storytelling. If you're a strong writer, skilled editor, digital communicator, and trusted business partner who enjoys both developing strategy and executing it, we'd love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Develop Strategic Communications Plans: Collaborate on communication strategies that support business objectives, organizational priorities, reputation management, stakeholder engagement, and issue management.
• Develop Strategic Communications Plans: Support communications related to operational initiatives, organizational change, business priorities, and emerging issues.
• Develop Strategic Communications Plans: Partner with business leaders to identify communication opportunities and develop effective communication solutions.
• Create Engaging Multi-Channel Content: Develop, write, edit, and publish communications including employee and executive communications, intranet articles, newsletters, speeches, presentations, customer, event, and stakeholder communications, website content, email campaigns, media and social media content.
• Manage Digital Communications Channels: Coordinate content publishing across digital and traditional communication platforms.
• Manage Digital Communications Channels: Ensure content is accurate, accessible, timely, and aligned with company brand standards.
• Manage Digital Communications Channels: Utilize communication analytics and insights to improve engagement and communication effectiveness.
• Manage Digital Communications Channels