Senior Manager, Communications

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic communications advisor to senior leaders on business priorities, organizational changes, employee communications, and reputation-related matters.
• Draft executive communications including speeches, presentations, talking points, town hall content, employee messages, leadership announcements, and stakeholder communications.
• Develop communication strategies and messaging plans for enterprise initiatives, transformations, organizational changes, and business priorities.
• Partner with executive leadership, HR, Finance, Legal, Operations, Commercial, and other functions to align messaging and communication approaches.
• Ensure communications are clear, consistent, accurate, and aligned with company strategy and values.
• Develop communication plans and content that improve employee understanding, engagement, and alignment with company priorities.
• Lead communication support for organizational changes, business transformations, and strategic initiatives.
• Create manager communication tools, FAQs, campaigns, intranet content, newsletters, videos, and employee storytelling content.
• Support enterprise communication channels including intranet, digital signage, email communications, and leadership forums.
• Support crisis communications, issues management, and business continuity communications.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Political Science, Marketing, Business, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in corporate communications, executive communications, public affairs, media relations, employee communications, agency communications, or related fields.
• Exceptional writing, editing, storytelling, and executive communications skills.
• Experience developing communication strategies for senior leaders and complex business initiatives.
• Experience managing sensitive issues, organizational change, or crisis communications.
• Strong stakeholder management and consulting skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365, Teams, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Copilot.

Preferred

• Experience supporting CEOs, executive leadership teams, boards, or senior executives.
• Experience in media relations, issues management, crisis communications, public affairs, or government affairs.
• Experience supporting sustainability, ESG, public policy, or reputation-related communications.
• Experience leading enterprise-wide communication initiatives and change-management programs.

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with company match, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending and health savings accounts, paid vacation, and sick days, paid parental leave, paid holidays and wellness program.
• Benefits: With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.
• Community Engagement: At Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.
• Training and Development: We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through MyLearning. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union), and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.