Responsibilities

• Develop and implement communications strategies for identified priority markets to enhance brand visibility and engagement, while serving as communications advisor and key point of contact for all market-based communications.
• Drive proactive media relations efforts to support storytelling in local markets
• Design and execute communications strategies for community relations initiatives, including financial education and early wealth building programs
• Partner across External Communications and Public Relations (Media Relations, Reputation Management, Executive Visibility) and External Affairs teams (Community Relations, Philanthropy, EA Market Management) to align messaging
• Manage communications for enterprise campaigns that include community engagement components
• Oversee project timelines, budgets, and execution for local and national initiatives
• Lead and manage outside agency support team.
• Travel up to 25% to support market engagement and on-the-ground execution

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in corporate communications, public relations, or community affairs
• Bachelor’s degree required
• Experience developing and executing communications strategies aligned to business objectives with exceptional writing and editing skills
• Media relations experience, including building and managing media contacts
• Experience working in complex, highly matrixed organizations
• Project management experience, including managing timelines, budgets, and deliverables
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams), supporting high-quality content development, data analysis, and cross-team collaboration
• Experience using media monitoring or distribution tools (e.g., Cision)
• Candidates that live within a commutable distance from Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office four days per week.

Preferred

• Advanced degree or relevant certifications preferred

Benefits

• Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage.
• Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates.
• Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account.
• Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism.
• Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing.
• All associates are eligible for the firm’s Employee Assistance Program.