External Communications Specialist (Finance)
Primary Responsibility :
Delivers company-wide external communications and social media activities ensuring that communication efforts are aligned with the company's culture, brand, and business goals.
What You'll Do :
• Implements company's public relations strategy by generating content for press releases and articles.
• Writes, pitches, and places byline articles and trend stories showcasing thought leadership in key industry trades by teaming with subject matter experts to identify trends and story ideas for external use, identifying storylines, and maintaining working relationships with key press contacts.
• Tracks and analyzes media coverage of the company by creating and managing social posts and content across various platforms, including Facebook pages, Twitter, LinkedIn, Glassdoor, etc.. Monitors social platforms and escalates potential issues as discovered and as appropriate.
• Collaborates across the business on external events and community relations campaigns by defining KPI's for social media and developing methods to measure and improve KPI's.
• Manages award submission process to ensure company receives broad and industry-specific recognition.
• Performs other duties as needed, requested, or as assigned.
What Experience and Education You Need :
• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or related field.
• One (1) year of experience in a similar role preferred.
• Bilingual with English / Spanish preferred.
What Could Set You Apart :
• Writing skills in grammar, punctuation, and spelling sufficient to create materials for communication to be read by various levels of external public.
• Verbal, written, and graphic skills sufficient to make visual and oral presentations of communication materials. Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of programs such as Office, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint preferred.
• Project management and organizational skills sufficient to handle multiple priorities and changing deadlines. Demonstrated ability to work in matrix-managed environment and experience with balancing requests from multiple managers preferred.
• Written and verbal communication skills necessary to communicate with individuals at various levels of the organization, external contacts, customers, and potential customers.
• Demonstrated history of a progressive, flexible, and team-oriented approach in previous communication roles and/or projects, with an emphasis on a proactive approach developing customer service partnerships.
Physical Requirements :
The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Requires the ability to sit for long periods of time, with frequent interruptions.
• Requires several hours per day of sitting, getting up and down from chairs, and reaching, or bending.
• Requires manual dexterity with normal hand and finger movements for typical office work.
• Talking, hearing, and seeing are important elements of completing assigned tasks.
• May require travel by automobile and airplane.
• May require visiting facility operations in temperatures at or below freezing.
• May carry loads related to travel and occasionally lifts, carries, positions, or moves objects weighing up to twenty (20) pounds.
• Requires the use of various electronic tools
• Occasionally works evenings or weekends in order to complete objectives or to attend meetings.
• Requires the ability to relate to others beyond giving and receiving instructions: must partner with colleagues without exhibiting behavioral extremes.
• Requires the performance of work activities including reasoning, negotiating, instructing, persuading, or speaking with others; and respond appropriately to constructive feedback from executive management.
Work Environment :
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
What We Offer :
Our associates know the answer to the question What's in it for me We offer best-in-class benefit programs and continuously work with our associates to ensure that our offerings meet the needs of their health and financial well-being. When you join Americold you join a values-oriented company with a clear mission. We help our customers feed the world.
Americold is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and complies with applicable employment laws.
EOE/AA M/F/D/V DFW.
