Communications Associate

About the position

A Communications Associate provides basic communication support, writing, and services to meet the goals of sector and strategic communications. The position can create and deliver a basic range of communication vehicles; provide research and support for corporate communications products, assist in keeping the team organized; and manage additional tasks as needed.

Responsibilities

• Understand and apply tenets of good communication to the full range of EPRI corporate communications products and services.
• Create social media and other short-form article content (i.e.: blogs); develop basic strategies and implementation plans; and provide tactical assistance with communications campaigns.
• Identify opportunities to continuously improve communication tools and content to enhance communications.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism or marketing, or equivalent work experience in energy, research media, and/or corporate communications.
• 1-5 years of experience in a communications, marketing or similar function preferred.
• Energy industry experience preferred.
• Excellent communication skills (i.e., writing, verbal, relationship-building).
• Ready to learn and master basic communication skills, including: Develop and write social media, blogs, media pitches, fact sheets, Develop presentations, Use communications tools, like AI (Copilot, ChatGPT, etc), Manage completion of complex assignments requiring strong organization skills, Understand basic layout concepts for all media.

Nice-to-haves

• Enthusiasm for communications
• Desire to help others succeed
• Analytical; able to discern and derive benefit from connections among people and companies
• Ability to think strategically and apply creative problem-solving skills
• Flexible; able to adapt
• Superior interpersonal and influencing skills
• Self-starting

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k
• STD/LTD
• Paid family leave
• Life and accident insurance
• Paid time off (flexible vacation, sick leave, and holiday pay)