JOB TITLE: Manager, Internal Communications
REQUISITION: NUC0087
DEPARTMENT: Corporate Communications- Wolf Creek
LOCATION: Burlington, KS
PAY RANGE: 16C – min: $100,700 – mid: $134,200
Scheduled Work Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Other hours as required)
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
Provide oversight and direction for the nuclear organization’s communications strategies. The strategies include supporting leaders with strategic communication and messaging; implementation of the station’s internal communications plan; establishing and maintaining strong media and key external stakeholder relations; development and delivery of strategic communications plan centered around major station initiatives and nuclear business plan; and overseeing company sponsored employee events and local community relations.
What you’ll do
- Support all aspects of an integrated executive communication plan, which includes content development for presentations, speechwriting, blogs, social media and employee communications.
- Provide communication guidance and feedback to leadership. Advise on communication issues, risk and solutions.
- Facilitates discussion, development and implementation of key business objectives and initiatives.
- Identify and introduce new communication tools and resources to support station strategies, including measurement tools.
- Support social media presence and executive leadership messaging, including oversight of executives at industry, state and local events.
- Provide direction to the storyboard and development of communication materials (e.g., videos, e-mails, presentations, branding material).
- Provide leadership and oversight of all communications, artifacts, and marketing projects on station and affecting the Wolf Creek nuclear station and staff.
Education and Experience Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, strategic communications, advertising, marketing, public relations, English or related field and six years of relevant experience; or an associate’s degree and 10 years of relevant experience; or a high school diploma and 14 years of relevant experience.
Relevant experience is defined as years of experience in such areas as communications, journalism, public/media relations or organizational development.
Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities Required:
- Exceptional writing/editing ability and experience
- Ability to transform corporate strategy and product vision into powerful messages for various communications disciplines
- Outstanding presentation creation skills
- Expertise in creating content that is compelling, engaging, clear, consistent, measurable and supports business results
- Strong research skills
- Self-starter and collaborative work-style
- Ability to thrive in a high-pressure, deadline-driven environment
- Strong influencing skills and ability to interact with people across multiple countries, organization levels and external partnerships
- Experience developing, documenting and socializing communication process improvement
- Strong management skills, including defining deliverables and associated success criteria, assessing and communicating risks, and effectively managing teams and timelines to deliver on time.
Working Conditions:
Normal office working conditions. Must have a satisfactory work record including good attendance.
Evergy has a clear mission – To empower a better future. Evergy chooses to live this mission by valuing People First. We know that to lead the responsible energy transition and provide affordable, reliable, and sustainable service to our customers and communities, we need a team with a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. So, our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve. We are committed to celebrating diversity and building a team where everyone – regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status – has a voice and can bring their best every day. We know that the more diverse and inclusive we are, the better we will be. Evergy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.
Disclaimer: The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.