Strategic Communications Analyst

About the role

The Communications and Strategic Engagement team is seeking a high-performing and dedicated Strategic Communications Analyst. The role holder will support a fast-moving team and senior executives, particularly on confidential content and highly strategic executive work.

Responsibilities

• Develop and write highly confidential, sensitive, and executive level content.
• Collaborate with the team to fully understand internal and external communications needs, executive communication needs, confidential communication needs and BOD (board-of-directors) level communication needs.
• Aid in building communications and stakeholder products, including highly confidential stakeholder products, consistently facilitating organizational communications goals.
• Understand stakeholder needs and plan messages to impact perceptions.
• Understand strategic communications across a wide variety of subject matter areas, including policy, brand, marketing, executive communications and public relations, and help shape a consistent messaging approach.
• Develop communication materials to include briefings, reports, white papers, brochures, talking points and other documentation to support communication and organizational objectives.
• Compose draft speeches for senior management and assist with finalizing speeches.
• Evaluate success of campaigns when completed.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree from a 4-year institution required (in advertising, marketing or communications preferred), master’s degree preferred.
• Related work experience 3-5 years of experience in strategic communications, PR or related field.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills to articulate complex messages in a simple, understandable manner to a variety of audiences.
• Strong analytical skills to assess the effectiveness of communication strategies, identify gaps, and develop effective solutions.
• Knowledge of digital communication technologies and platforms, including social media, email marketing, and content management systems.
• Basic understanding of video scripting and editing, graphics design portfolio preferred.
• Excellent research skills to stay current with communication trends, technologies, and best practices, and apply this knowledge to communication strategies.
• Interpersonal skills to work effectively with a variety of stakeholders, including management, employees, and external partners.
• Problem-solving skills to address communication challenges and find innovative, effective solutions.
• Organizational skills to manage multiple projects simultaneously, meet deadlines, and maintain attention to detail.
• Experience in data analysis and reporting, using data to measure the effectiveness of communication strategies and make recommendations for improvement.
• Optimistic and solution-oriented mindset.
• Experience supporting confidential and highly sensitive projects.

Qualifications

• Education: Undergraduate degree from a 4-year institution required (in advertising, marketing or communications preferred), master’s degree preferred.

Skills

• Strategic thinking and problem-solving.
• Excellent writing and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Data analysis and reporting skills.
• Confidentiality and sensitivity handling.

Benefits

• 401K retirement contributions of up to 7%.
• Generous PTO which includes the week-off between Dec 25 and Jan 1, in addition to Personal Days-off.
• 11 paid Holidays.
• Excellent health/medical benefits.
• Modern office spaces designed to foster collaboration and creativity.

Pay

Competitive salary commensurate with communications analyst experience.

Schedule

Hybrid employees must work a minimum of 20% in the office.