Responsibilities

• 45% Manage & Support Strategies - Planning and execution of internal and external communications; Serve as communications partner to senior leaders and teams within to amplify key initiatives for both internal and external audiences; Specifically, partner with function and project teams to deliver effective communications that support business objectives; Drive consistency of messaging and partner with internal channel owners to find creative ways to connect company strategy and goals to communications
• 30% Message Creation - Create messaging and materials for initiative-based and regular, ongoing communications including key messaging and priorities to be readily understood by associates at various level
• 20% Delivering Results - Develop and deliver a measurable earned media strategy that supports The Home Depot's product innovation objectives and engages The Home Depot's customer base of do-it-yourselfers and professional contractors and drives year-over-year business growth
• 5% Communication - Develop sustained communications metrics to assess ongoing effectiveness of internal and external communication efforts

Requirements

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
• Minimum Education: bachelor’s degree or equivalent degree in a field related to the job.
• Minimum Years of Work Experience: 6

Preferred

• 8+ years of previous agency or in-house PR experience, retail strongly preferred
• Experience developing and delivering a measurable earned media strategy that supports specific product innovation objectives and engages a customer base to drive year-over-year business growth.
• Proven experience p roviding counsel, developing, and executing communications campaigns that support business objectives in collaboration with merchandising, e-commerce, marketing, professional services and other departments within and organization
• Experience developing strong collaborative partnerships with internal marketing teams to support new marketing and sales initiatives