Communications Specialist

The Communications Specialist for the West Region will complete internal and external communications and public relations activities. This position will be responsible for coordinating press, implementing internal communications programs, executing digital tactics and other external communication as needed, and will serve as an extension of both the regional marketing and national communications teams. All activities will be performed in support of the strategy, vision and values of JE Dunn.

• Autonomy & Decision-Making : Makes decisions on routine matters, provides recommendations to supervisor and refers all exceptions to supervisor.
• Career Path : Senior Communications Specialist
• Executes digital strategy, including company website upgrades and oversight, email campaigns, intranet, social media, etc.
• Executes and manages digital distribution of JE Dunn content management plan.
• Measures and reports performance of all digital marketing campaigns and assess against goals (ROI and KPIs).
• Identifies trends and insights and optimizes spend and performance based on the insights.
• Manages and guides SEO / SEM strategies for core marketing and strategic vertical businesses.
• Collaborates with internal teams to create landing pages and optimize user experience.
• Evaluates end-to-end customer experience across multiple channels and customer touch points.
• Collaborates with agencies and other vendor partners.
• Evaluates emerging technologies; provides thought leadership and perspective for adoption where appropriate.
• Designs, builds, and maintains social media presence; writes social media posts to align with brand voice, implements social media campaigns and programs highlighting thought leadership to targeted audiences.
• Manages real time monitoring of all social media traffic including governance processes for escalation and crisis management.
• Contributes to marketing and communications effectiveness by identifying short-term and long-range issues that must be addressed within the digital space.
• Brainstorms new and creative growth strategies through digital marketing.
• Assembles information and distributes scheduled digital internal communication such as emails and newsletters.
• Produces video content to support thought leadership initiatives, marketing pursuits, events, executive communications, and other content creation and video initiatives.
• Creates and edits video and audio projects, capturing / importing media, organizing media assets, editing footage and sound files, creating and inserting static and motion graphics, adding music / voice-over / SFX, media management and archiving project media.
• Support regional communications planning in partnership with West Region marketing, client solutions and leadership
• Work with internal leadership to assess and support their internal and external communications needs.
• Support the cultivation and maintenance of relationships with local and trade media across markets in the region.
• Support regional media outreach and press pitching efforts in alignment with national messaging
• Ability to perform work accurately and completely, and in a timely manner
• Communication skills, verbal and written - Advanced
• Proficiency in MS Office – Intermediate
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, InDesign and Photoshop, Adobe Premier Pro, both PC and iOS operating systems preferred, digital video conversion from one file format to another – Intermediate
• Proficiency in Video operation and production in multiple environments; including motion graphics lighting, sound and post-production editing
• Proficiency in core CMS competencies (Drupal, WordPress, Wix, Squarespace); Drupal preferred
• Proficiency in managing, monitoring and reporting on all social media platforms, including Facebook Business Manager experience
• Knowledge of Google Search Console, Google Ad Words, and Google Tag Manager
• Proficiency in lead management and CRM (Dynamics, Salesforce)
• Superior organization skills and attention to detail for % accuracy
• Ability to adapt and address fast-paced project changes and adjustments
• Proficiency in fundamentals of typography, layout and composition
• Ability to quickly and effectively solve complex problems – Intermediate
• Ability to work in a collaborative, fast paced, and deadline driven environment
• Ability to build relationships and collaborate within a team, internally and externally

Bachelor’s degree in digital marketing, communications, journalism, communications, visual arts, computer science, video production, or related field (Preferred)

3+ years digital marketing communications experience, including social media / multi-media, web site management and / or account-based marketing and communications.

May require periods of overnight travel

Normal office environment

Specific environmental and physical requirements may vary by project type / location

Frequent activity : Standing, Walking, Climbing, Bending, Reaching above Shoulder, Pushing, Pulling, Sitting, Viewing Computer Screen

The benefits package aligned to this position is Professional Non-Union. Please click the link below for more details.

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Building on our rich history, our employee owners are shaping the future of JE Dunn. In our team-focused environment we do life together and are generously rewarded for our efforts

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