Senior Communication Specialist
Job Description
Senior Communication Specialist-09778
The future is bright at DTE Energy! We are the largest electric and gas utility in Michigan with an aspiration to be the best-operated energy company in North America. We are a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan with businesses in 26 different states.
DTE Energy's utility and non-utility businesses are poised for significant growth. We look forward to working with highly motivated and team-oriented individuals to energize our efforts of growing economically and environmentally.
We care for our employees and prioritize their health and safety first. Recently, DTE Energy has been recognized as an outstanding place to work and has received the following accolades:
Gallup Great Workplace Award for 3 consecutive Years! (2013, 2014 and 2015)
Metropolitan Detroit's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to work For
J.D. Power Customer Satisfaction Award
Professional Women's Magazine/Black EOE Journal Best of the Best
Computerworld's 100 Best Places to Work in IT
Best Employers for a Healthy Lifestyle Gold Award
Detroit Free Press Green Leaders Award
DTE Energy is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, disability, national origin, citizenship, height, weight, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other status protected by law.
Description
JOB SUMMARY
Develop and lead the implementation of communication strategy and activities to inform, engage, and align all stakeholders primarily, employees, the media, and customers. Support business and enterprise goals helping leaders to shape the culture and deliver results. Counsel management and business partners on appropriate use of external communications tactics, including media and public relations.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Work with the business unit designee and Corporate Communications team to develop strategic communication plans, design and implement effective communications and stakeholder management strategies achieve the enterprise and business unit priorities.
Act as company's media spokesperson for a broad range of business issues and topics including complex high visibility and high-risk issues requiring crisis communications and issue management skills.
Integrate internal communication strategy and messaging with external/customer communication strategy and brand positioning.
Develop and maintains relationships with media contacts, including more senior media outlet representatives, to establish an ongoing communications path for company issues, development, products and services.
Interact with local and industry media to disseminate key messages and information about the industry, company's programs, products and services.
Provide strategic internal and external communication counsel and support to senior leader(s) within the business unit including media relations assist in the development and implementation of strategic business unit communication plans.
Develop strategic, concise, useful, timely, and reliable communication materials for business unit leaders to effectively communicate with their employees.
Manage multiple projects with minimal supervision, ensuring budget compliance, and achievement of strategic communication objectives. Effectively manage all business unit communications from strategic, outcome-driven planning through tactical execution.
Maintain and foster effective working relationships with business unit leaders and proactively provide strategic communications counsel, earning trusted advisor status with business unit senior management.
Gather and analyze relevant data from available resources and use it to continually improve communications effectiveness.
Drive new approach to deliver strategic communications in a more efficient and effective way by challenging current processes and recommending new approaches.
Qualifications
Required: Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing, Business Administration or related discipline and at least six (6) years of experience.
Experience working in public relations or media environment. Community relations, government affairs or investor relations, preferred.
Demonstrated competence in written and oral communications, required.
Ability to manage multiple project deadlines, special events, and crisis communications.
Demonstrated experience in crafting the communications efforts behind large company-wide change initiatives.
Proactive contributor with strong customer focus and the ability to maintain relationships and create consensus in support of shared outcomes.
Demonstrate leadership and vision in determining and driving strategy.
Ability to work collaboratively in a matrix work environment.
Expert ability to lead content strategy and develop key message.
Project management skills with experience managing external vendors
Strong writing and copy editing skills
Experience in editorial content planning for print and digital channels
Incumbents may engage in all or some combination of the activities and accountabilities, and utilize varying combinations of the competencies cited in this description, depending on the organization and role to which they're assigned. This description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by incumbents in this job. It is not intended as an all-inclusive list of accountabilities or responsibilities, nor is it intended to limit the right of any supervisory or management representative to assign, direct and control the work of employees under their supervision.
Job: Communications
Title: Senior Communication Specialist
Primary Location: Michigan-Detroit
Requisition ID: 09778
. Apply now!Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Senior Communication Specialist-09778
The future is bright at DTE Energy! We are the largest electric and gas utility in Michigan with an aspiration to be the best-operated energy company in North America. We are a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan with businesses in 26 different states.
DTE Energy's utility and non-utility businesses are poised for significant growth. We look forward to working with highly motivated and team-oriented individuals to energize our efforts of growing economically and environmentally.
We care for our employees and prioritize their health and safety first. Recently, DTE Energy has been recognized as an outstanding place to work and has received the following accolades:
Gallup Great Workplace Award for 3 consecutive Years! (2013, 2014 and 2015)
Metropolitan Detroit's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to work For
J.D. Power Customer Satisfaction Award
Professional Women's Magazine/Black EOE Journal Best of the Best
Computerworld's 100 Best Places to Work in IT
Best Employers for a Healthy Lifestyle Gold Award
Detroit Free Press Green Leaders Award
DTE Energy is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, disability, national origin, citizenship, height, weight, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other status protected by law.
Description
JOB SUMMARY
Develop and lead the implementation of communication strategy and activities to inform, engage, and align all stakeholders primarily, employees, the media, and customers. Support business and enterprise goals helping leaders to shape the culture and deliver results. Counsel management and business partners on appropriate use of external communications tactics, including media and public relations.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Work with the business unit designee and Corporate Communications team to develop strategic communication plans, design and implement effective communications and stakeholder management strategies achieve the enterprise and business unit priorities.
Act as company's media spokesperson for a broad range of business issues and topics including complex high visibility and high-risk issues requiring crisis communications and issue management skills.
Integrate internal communication strategy and messaging with external/customer communication strategy and brand positioning.
Develop and maintains relationships with media contacts, including more senior media outlet representatives, to establish an ongoing communications path for company issues, development, products and services.
Interact with local and industry media to disseminate key messages and information about the industry, company's programs, products and services.
Provide strategic internal and external communication counsel and support to senior leader(s) within the business unit including media relations assist in the development and implementation of strategic business unit communication plans.
Develop strategic, concise, useful, timely, and reliable communication materials for business unit leaders to effectively communicate with their employees.
Manage multiple projects with minimal supervision, ensuring budget compliance, and achievement of strategic communication objectives. Effectively manage all business unit communications from strategic, outcome-driven planning through tactical execution.
Maintain and foster effective working relationships with business unit leaders and proactively provide strategic communications counsel, earning trusted advisor status with business unit senior management.
Gather and analyze relevant data from available resources and use it to continually improve communications effectiveness.
Drive new approach to deliver strategic communications in a more efficient and effective way by challenging current processes and recommending new approaches.
Qualifications
Required: Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing, Business Administration or related discipline and at least six (6) years of experience.
Experience working in public relations or media environment. Community relations, government affairs or investor relations, preferred.
Demonstrated competence in written and oral communications, required.
Ability to manage multiple project deadlines, special events, and crisis communications.
Demonstrated experience in crafting the communications efforts behind large company-wide change initiatives.
Proactive contributor with strong customer focus and the ability to maintain relationships and create consensus in support of shared outcomes.
Demonstrate leadership and vision in determining and driving strategy.
Ability to work collaboratively in a matrix work environment.
Expert ability to lead content strategy and develop key message.
Project management skills with experience managing external vendors
Strong writing and copy editing skills
Experience in editorial content planning for print and digital channels
Incumbents may engage in all or some combination of the activities and accountabilities, and utilize varying combinations of the competencies cited in this description, depending on the organization and role to which they're assigned. This description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by incumbents in this job. It is not intended as an all-inclusive list of accountabilities or responsibilities, nor is it intended to limit the right of any supervisory or management representative to assign, direct and control the work of employees under their supervision.
Job: Communications
Title: Senior Communication Specialist
Primary Location: Michigan-Detroit
Requisition ID: 09778
. Apply now!Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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