Executive Communications Specialist - Partnerships

About the role

The Executive Communications Office within the Communications and Community Engagement Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) seeks an experienced communications professional and content creator to support the Partnerships Office with strategic communications, digital storytelling, and integrated marketing initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Executive Communications Office and Partnerships Communications Lead to provide strategic communications support for the Partnerships Office and related initiatives.
• Develop and manage written communications products including presentations, executive talking points, articles, reports, newsletters, feature stories, strategic messaging, and marketing collateral.
• Create and manage digital content for websites, social media platforms, email campaigns, and multimedia storytelling efforts.
• Support and execute communications campaigns that amplify key Partnerships Office programs and events, including technology transfer initiatives, innovation showcases, entrepreneurship programs, and regional economic development efforts.
• Cover events from planning through post-event communications, including attending events, interviewing participants and stakeholders, gathering visual and written content, developing promotional campaigns, and producing post-event recaps and updates.
• Coverage of website updates and digital communications efforts in collaboration with internal stakeholders and communications teams.
• Develop strategic content that supports audience engagement across industry, government, academic, entrepreneurial, and community stakeholders.
• Create accessible and audience-centered content aligned with ORNL branding, messaging, and communication standards.
• Manage communications projects and campaigns simultaneously while maintaining strong attention to detail and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborate with communications professionals across ORNL to ensure consistent messaging and coordinated outreach efforts.
• Strengthen internal and external branding through high-quality storytelling and strategic communications execution.
• Deliver ORNL’s mission by aligning behaviors, priorities, and interactions with the laboratory’s core values of impact, integrity, teamwork, safety, and service.
• Abide by the Safe Conduct of Research principles, including raising safety concerns, maintaining a questioning attitude, and ensuring safe operations.

Qualifications

• BS degree in communications, journalism, marketing, public relations, English, or a related field and a minimum of two years of progressive communications experience.
• Demonstrated experience producing both long-form written content and digital communications deliverables.
• Excellent written, editing, and verbal communications skills with strong attention to detail.
• Experience managing digital communications platforms including websites, social media, email marketing systems, and newsletters.
• Proficiency with web content management systems, presentation software, analytics tools, and digital communication platforms.
• Ability to organize and synthesize information from scientific, technical, and business sources into clear and compelling communications products.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to work independently while also collaborating effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong interpersonal skills and confidence to work with senior leaders, executives, researchers, and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to support communications campaigns from concept to completion.