Communications Coordinator

Oakwood, GA (Unknown)

Salary Not AvailableEntry Level1+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive internal and external communications coordination, content creation, and campaign support for a communications team.

  • Own internal/external content across intranet, website, and social media
  • Must-have: 1–3 years as an individual contributor with strong planning and detail
  • Standout: Visual content ownership for SharePoint and cross-functional collaboration

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • The Communications Coordinator supports internal and external communication efforts across platforms, and assists with communications campaigns and media relations. The role involves collaborating on content creation, acting as an internal liaison, and handling billing activities.
  • Develop communications content and update company information across platforms such as the corporate intranet, website, and social media.
  • Assist in drafting and distributing press releases, coordinating with legal and media relations, and posting internally and externally as needed.
  • Support media monitoring efforts and compile necessary reports, as well as manage responses to website inquiries, including necessary escalations.
  • Support the planning, drafting, and distribution of the monthly companywide newsletter, including coordinating content, editing submissions, proofreading, and publishing.
  • Assist in managing the Amazing News Network by gathering information from teams, writing employee recognition stories, and maintaining related documentation and training materials.
  • Assist in the pre-planning and execution of functional communications campaigns as well as campaigns under the "RISE Together” platform.
  • Coordinate and implement the company holiday program, including communication, scheduling, and promotional visuals.
  • Serve as a liaison for internal communications, assisting with requests from departments for logos, photography, and project planning, and collaborate with plant representatives to capture and promote plant-level news and events.
  • Serve as the primary liaison and visual content owner for the company SharePoint page, ensuring content is visually appealing, current, and aligned with enterprise initiatives.

Requirements

  • 1 – 3 years of experience in an individual contributor role.
  • Bachelor’s Degree in relevant discipline (i.e. Communications, Journalism, Marketing, etc.) from an accredited institution.
  • Demonstrated strong skills in planning, organization and follow-through, with precise attention to detail.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities.
  • Ability to communicate with all levels of staff within an organization.
  • Strong business acumen and customer focus.
  • High work capacity, dependable, results oriented and strong sense of urgency.
  • Ability to work in fast paced environment with multiple priorities.
  • Demonstrated sound work ethic, honesty and moral character.
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    Wayne-Sanderson Farms

    Wayne-Sanderson Farms is an industry leader and the nation’s third-largest poultry producer, serving customers, consumers and communities with integrity, leadership and responsible farm, workplace and business practices. With a diverse portfolio of products, a strong operating culture and an industry-leading workforce of more than 26,000 people and over 2,000 farm partners, Wayne-Sanderson Farms owns and operates 23 fresh and further-processing facilities across Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and Texas. Wayne-Sanderson Farms produces affordable, high-quality poultry products for retail, foodservice, restaurant, industrial and institutional segments under the brand names of SANDERSON FARMS® COVINGTON FARMS®, NAKED TRUTH®, BUFFALOOS®, FLY’N SAUCERS®, CRISPY FLIERS®, PLATINUM HARVEST®, CHEF’S CRAFT®, WAYNE FARMS®, and WAYNE-SANDERSON FARMS®. Wayne-Sanderson Farms is proud to be the “Official Chicken of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).” For more information, visit WayneSandersonFarms.com or follow Wayne-Sanderson Farms on LinkedIn, Facebook, X (Twitter) and Instagram.

    Founded in 2022
    Oakwood, Georgia, USA
    2.7K employees (78 in marketing)

    Traffic Signals

    Monthly Visitors
    45.6K
    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    37%
    Direct
    45.6%
    Referral
    5.9%
    Social
    10.2%
    Paid
    1.1%

    Headcount Trend

    Current headcount: ~2.7K

    Marketing Team

    Marketing Team Size
    78 (3% of company)

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