Location: Remote - must be local to Michigan
Pay Rate: $39.50
Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision and 401K
Planet Interactive is seeking a Communications Specialist to develop and implement a robust communications plan for Work Management improvement projects that effectively informs and engages employees to deliver breakthrough results.
Communications Specialist Responsibilities:
- Review benchmark data and best practices internally and externally to help produce communication strategies that reflect cutting edge communication trends.
- Assist with the creation of surveys to measure meeting and communication effectiveness.
- Assist with the development of communications strategy and provides effective, compelling communications, which reach and engage broad audience.
- Coordination with subject matter expertise to understand the extent of changes and how changes will impact the intended audience.
- Help drive communication strategy and channels, such as email, print, video, social media and site/field visits. Produces internal and external materials for multiple forums and channels including leadership meetings, leadership messages, employee town halls, presentations, blogs, videos, social media, site visits/go sees and provide logistics support.
- Development and design of communication material to support communication strategies with executive and coworker stakeholders – including but not limited to emails, posters, infographics, PowerPoint presentations, training materials, frequently asked questions, leader talking points, 1-page overviews/summaries, newsletters, recognitions, event/occasion theme/design etc.
- Development of executive level presentations to effectively communicate process optimization work to include business problems, impact on the organization.
- Development of talking points and graphic design for leaders to effectively influence across the organization where additional support is needed (e.g., PowerPoints, formal and informal emails, special announcement posts, etc.)
- Development of visual and written illustrations to summarize complex business problems with the aim of end user comprehensive and/or product and process adoption.
- Coordinate and manage the execution of delivering communication materials to intended audiences by project timelines.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of communication strategies and content.
- Manage, develop, and coordinate delivery of standard communications occurring daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually as needed.
- Assist to translate ideas, customer feedback along with business and functional requirements, and wireframe concepts into design flows and user interfaces.
- Assist in the creation of simple and responsive designs under technology and time constraints, working closely with development team to deliver final product.
- Develop an understanding of and serve as the advocate for the end user; performing user research, crafting designs to serve specific personas, conducting user task analysis, use cases, etc.
Communications Specialist Qualifications:
- Education: 4 year degree in the field of marketing, communications, public relations, journalism, graphic design or equivalent experience.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office programs, with a heavy emphasis on PowerPoint and presentation creation and graphic design knowledge and understanding (Adobe Creative Suite)
- Executive communication and culture strategies background
- Creative storytelling proficiency with ability to craft stories and utilize tools to produce visuals.
- Understanding change management strategies & techniques Able to think creatively and translate complex ideas and thoughts into concepts and terms that can easily be understood.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced setting and manage assignments with tight deadlines from multiple sources.
- Ability to anticipate risks and barrier to effective communication and delivery dates.
- Ability to work with minimal details or requirements, within a wide degree of creativity and latitude, and produce high quality results.
- Ability to be quickly shift priorities easily and effectively Strong presentation skills.
- Dual Minded approach: You're highly creative, but also data-driven, relying on data and insights to make decisions.
- Ability to coordinate complex assignments and multiple team tasks. Organization and planning skills.
- Ability to explain and sell UX best practice decisions to influence leadership and stakeholders. Confident, proactive, interpersonal and communicative skills.
- Leverages AI technologies to streamline content creation, perform data analysis, and automate routine tasks, thereby enhancing efficiency and ensuring data-driven, impactful communication strategies.
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