Responsibilities

• Develop a strategic communications plan to support and advance the platforms of the President and the EVP of Strategy and Growth in alignment with key business and communications partners.
• Develop messaging for communications with external audiences.
• Create original content, including executive briefing documents, talking points, social media content, news releases, internet content, etc.
• Develop and maintain relationships with media and develop responses for and respond to media inquiries.
• Maintain relationships and provide counsel to PG&E’s functional business areas and other internal/external leaders on how to 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 coworkers.
• Coordinate with wider Customer & Corporate Affairs team to ensure consistency and pacing of communications.
• Partner closely with the Chiefs of Staff to the President and the EVP of Strategy and Growth to ensure alignment of internal and external messaging.
• Measure effectiveness of communications tactics.

Requirements

• 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, executive communications, journalism, or politics.
• Demonstrated ability to serve as a trusted advisor to senior executives, providing strategic counsel in high-visibility, fast-moving, and highly sensitive environments.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex business, policy, and operational issues into clear, concise, and compelling communications for diverse audiences including narratives, executive remarks, keynote speeches, briefing materials, talking points, and other leadership communications.
• Demonstrated storytelling ability across print, video, digital, and social platforms, with sound judgment about audience, tone, and reputational impact.
• Experience engaging directly with media and preparing executives for interviews, high-stakes inquiries, and public-facing communications.
• Experience leading communications across multiple channels, including web, print, video, live events, and executive forums, with the ability to align messaging across platforms.
• Executive presence, sound judgment, and the ability to navigate ambiguity, competing priorities, and rapidly changing circumstances with confidence and discretion.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel as needed.

Preferred

• Experience leading executive communications, crisis communications, issues management, or other high-stakes communications in complex, high-profile environments.
• Experience in the energy, utility, public affairs, or other highly regulated sectors, with an understanding of complex stakeholder and reputational dynamics.