Responsibilities

• Develop and execute communications programs across corporate impact, sustainability, corporate affairs and employee engagement.
• Build targeted media lists and pitch sustainability, social impact, business and corporate media.
• Write clear, compelling content, including pitches, messaging, memos, plans and other client materials.
• Conduct research and turn complex climate, policy and business topics into accessible communications.
• Support storytelling around community engagement, corporate partnerships, ESG and sustainability initiatives.
• Contribute to issues-management work involving evolving expectations, regulations and stakeholder priorities.
• Collaborate across disciplines, including public affairs, corporate communications and employee engagement.
• Help manage day-to-day client work, priorities and deliverables across a varied account portfolio.

Requirements

• Approximately 2–3 years of relevant communications experience.
• Hands-on media relations experience, including building media lists and directly pitching reporters.
• Strong writing and content-development skills.
• Experience or demonstrated interest in sustainability, climate, corporate impact, ESG, public affairs or related topics.
• The ability to speak credibly about climate and sustainability topics and quickly learn technical subject matter.
• A communications background; experience focused only on program development without communications execution will not be sufficient for this role.
• Curiosity, eagerness and a track record of learning quickly.
• A flexible, generalist mindset and willingness to work across a range of clients and business issues.
• The judgment to work constructively with organizations whose practices or perspectives may not fully align with your own, helping them advance their goals responsibly.
• Experience pitching sustainability or social-impact media.

Benefits

• We offer a competitive benefits package; click here for more details: https://mybenefits.wpp.com/public/welcome