Communications Specialist

East Peoria, IL (Unknown)

$89K/yr – $134K/yrMid LevelFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Own and drive strategic internal and cross-functional communications programs for the IDES division, shaping messaging, content, and brand consistency across the East Peoria facility.

  • Lead comprehensive communications plans that inform and align employees with business strategy and customer objectives.
  • Collaborate with enterprise teams to ensure consistent messaging and impactful storytelling across channels.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Partner with leaders and cross-functional enterprise teams to shape messaging and drive alignment that advance the Drivetrain organization's business objectives.
  • Lead and execute strategic communications initiatives that support the Integrated Drivetrain Energy Solutions (IDES) division and enterprise wise priorities.
  • Collaborate with the broader segment communications team to ensure consistency and impact across channels and audiences.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to leaders by providing strategic communications support, ensuring clarity, alignment and momentum across the East Peoria (Building KK) facility.
  • Develop, own and execute comprehensive communications plans including messaging and materials that inform, inspire and align employees to business strategy and customer objectives
  • Create clear, compelling content for employee communication channels including written communications, presentations, recognition stories, project updates and more as needed.
  • Act as a Brand Advocate and uphold brand standards by maintaining a consistent tone and style across all content, adhering to brand guidelines and voice
  • Ensuring proper usage of brand with sponsorships
  • Presentations
  • Approved images of product

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience desired.
  • Effectiveness Measurement: Knowledge of effective measurement techniques and ability to measure the quality and quantity of work effort for the purpose of improvement.
  • Establishing and Maintaining Trust: Knowledge of developing and maintaining trust; ability to develop trusting relationships and provide solicited, respected and valued perspectives to clients/peers that guide thinking, facilitate issue resolution and enhance client/peer capabilities.
  • Interpersonal Relationships: Knowledge of the techniques and the ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.
  • Communicating for Impact: Knowledge of the concepts, tools and techniques for effective listening and communicating; ability to apply these theories to receive, transmit and accurately interpret information and ideas to influence others in various situations.
  • Planning and Organizing: Knowledge of the process of planning and arranging tasks and resources; ability to plan and organize both time and resources to get things completed while structuring and maintaining work in a systematic and highly methodical way.
  • Copywriting and Editing: Knowledge of copywriting and editing; ability to write, review and edit texts and documents to promote marketing.
  • Internal Communications: Knowledge of techniques and media for internal communications; ability to produce and distribute news, newsletters and other communications materials targeted at the employees.
  • Multimedia Technologies: Knowledge of multimedia publishing technologies and procedures; ability to use installed audio, visual and animation software tools to produce multimedia publications.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
  • Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
  • 401(k) savings plans*
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)*
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
  • Health Lifestyle Programs*
  • Employee Assistance Program*
  • Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
  • Career Development*
  • Incentive bonus*

Salaries

Posted range

$89K/yr – $134K/yr

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