Principal Executive Communications Representative

PG&E’s Marketing and Communications function shapes how PG&E communicates with customers in Northern and Central California and the company’s workforce. Responsibilities include informing stakeholders about PG&E’s progress in delivering safe, reliable energy, cost-saving initiatives, and climate goals, as well as driving marketing efforts for energy efficiency, bill discounts, and electric vehicle programs.

About the role

We are seeking a highly motivated communications professional to lead and execute external executive communications, primarily for the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Executive Vice President (EVP) of Energy Delivery. This role involves planning, delivering, and measuring communications programs, including press, social media, owned content, public speaking, and related activities to build trust in PG&E and secure favorable media and social engagement.

You will educate and inform stakeholders such as the general public, media, elected officials, regulators, and coworkers. Strong collaboration with the CEO’s Chief of Staff and leaders across the organization is required. The position is hybrid, with assigned headquarters in either Oakland or Sacramento, and requires travel at least 25% of the time. You must be available for on-call emergency response, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Develop a strategic communications plan to support and advance the platform of the CEO and EVP of Energy Delivery in alignment with key business and communications partners.
• Develop messaging for communications with external audiences.
• Create original content, including executive briefing documents, talking points, social media content, news releases, and internet content.
• Develop and maintain relationships with media and respond to media inquiries.
• Maintain relationships and provide counsel to PG&E’s functional business areas and other internal/external leaders on addressing key issues.
• Partner with PG&E leadership, functional business areas, and external leaders to stay current on challenges and opportunities affecting the company.
• Coordinate with the wider Customer & Corporate Affairs team to ensure consistency and pacing of communications.
• Partner closely with the Chief of Staff to the CEO and EVP of Energy Delivery to align internal and external messaging.
• Measure the effectiveness of communications tactics.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, English, advertising, marketing, public relations, or related discipline, or equivalent work experience.
• 10 years of related experience in corporate communications, executive communications, journalism, or politics.
• Demonstrated ability to serve as a trusted advisor to senior executives, providing strategic counsel in high-visibility, fast-moving, and highly sensitive environments.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex business, policy, and operational issues into clear, concise, and compelling communications for diverse audiences, including narratives, executive remarks, keynote speeches, briefing materials, and talking points.
• Demonstrated storytelling ability across print, video, digital, and social platforms, with sound judgment about audience, tone, and reputational impact.
• Experience engaging directly with media and preparing executives for interviews, high-stakes inquiries, and public-facing communications.
• Experience leading communications across multiple channels, including web, print, video, live events, and executive forums, with the ability to align messaging across platforms.
• Executive presence, sound judgment, and the ability to navigate ambiguity, competing priorities, and rapidly changing circumstances with confidence and discretion.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel as needed.

Skills

• Experience leading executive communications, crisis communications, issues management, or other high-stakes communications in complex, high-profile environments.
• Experience in energy, utility, public affairs, or other highly regulated sectors, with an understanding of complex stakeholders and reputational dynamics.

Pay

The full salary/pay range for this position is provided below. The actual amount paid will be based on factors such as internal equity, skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, and geographic location. The range to reasonably expect will be around the minimum and midpoint of the range.

• Bay Area Min: $144,000
• Bay Area Mid: $194,000
• Bay Area Max: $244,000

This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.