Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with media and develop responses for and respond to media inquiries, including broadcast media, on-camera.
• Develop and review strategic communication plans from PG&E’s business strategies and priorities and ensure alignment and integration from key internal and external communications partners.
• Develop messaging for communications with both internal and external audiences.
• Manage the development, implementation, and coordination of communication programs and initiatives.
• Maintain relationships and provide counsel to PG&E’s functional business areas and other internal/external leaders on how to best address and resolve key issues.
• Partner with various PG&E leadership levels, functional business areas, and external leaders to remain current on challenges and opportunities affecting the company and its employees.
• Review metrics to assess and resolve discrepancies within performance progress and objectives.

Requirements

• Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, English, advertising, marketing, public relations, or related discipline or equivalent work experience
• 7 years of related experience in corporate communications, journalism, or politics
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel as needed
• Ability to communicate complex issues in clear, concise, easy to understand language
• Ability and desire to craft compelling stories in print, through video and on social media
• Passionate about serving customers and communities, particularly vulnerable populations
• Ability and desire to be part of a high-performing team

Preferred

• Nonprofit sector experience
• Media experience
• Accredited Business Communicator (ABC) credential
• Accredited in Public Relations (APR) credential
• Professional Certified Marketer (PCM) credential
• Experience in media or public relations, journalism and corporate or marketing communications
• Crisis communications experience
• Energy/utility industry experience
• Experience in coaching and counseling corporate officers and management at all leadership levels of an organization
• Provide strategic counsel, applying extensive unique subject matter expertise within the development of strategy, review, and/or resolution of complex issues