Communications Rep Associate - Communications Rep

American Electric Power•Roanoke, VA

3d•$54,063 - $79,369•Onsite

About The Position

With close supervision, utilizes communications knowledge to provide general support in all areas of communications for assigned business units/operating companies, with particular emphasis in the areas of social media and internal communications. Communicates, administers, and implements communications related programs, policies, and procedures.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in journalism, advertising, communications, public relations, or related degree.
Strong written and oral communications and relationship-building skills.
Strong writing and editing skills, creative design skills, and social media competency, as well as presenting their work to others.
Ability to work independently and part of a team, quickly and creatively under tight deadlines.
Ability to contribute to work and projects and coordinate with multiple departments.
Ability to collaborate and manage small projects successfully with attention to time, budget, and resources.
Bachelor's degree in, journalism, advertising, communications, public relations or equivalent.
Three (3) years of communications experience

Nice To Haves

Experience in digital communications, including social media engagement, preferred.
Internship experience in communications, journalism, public relations or marketing preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide a range of communications support, including internal communications and media relations, to assigned business unit/operating company.
Monitor operating company social media conversations, including those on Facebook and Twitter, and coordinate engagement/response to those conversations with members of the Communication team.
Gather media data, including social media posts, news postings, and industry articles, to provide operating company leadership and employees feedback on customer and industry conversations and issues.
Provide support to corporate branding through familiarity and support of corporate identity standards in printed and electronic communications.
Participates and assists in the development and administration of moderately complex communications assignments.
Provide a range of communications support (media relations, community relations, internal communications, public relations, social media, script writing, video editing, etc.) to assigned business units/operating companies.
Provides support to corporate branding and advertising effort through familiarity and support of corporate identity standards in printed and electronic communications and counsel to Line of Business and enterprise clients.
Supports special events, open houses, promotional display programs and other services for marketing and customer communications purposes.
Develop project communications materials (fact sheets, FAQs, talking points, timelines, etc.)
Draft content for OPCo internal / external web pages.
Execute Community Relations activities.
Develop Public Policy communication materials.
Draft video scripts.
Meeting/Event Planning.
Provide counsel to business unit clients.
Research/write Brochures.
Conduct interviews and write news stories for internal print and electronic media.
Research and write news releases.
Support communication efforts of operating company: Develop ideas and write/produce videos for news items and stories.
Provide support for internal and external websites
Provide local media response and after-hours media duty in rotation with other staff
Take photos
Support customer outreach initiatives including providing content for external events, presentations, etc. (powerpoint presentations, speeches)
Write video scripts, shoot and edit videos
Plan events as needed
Coordinate speakers bureau
Develop and respond to social and media posts
Participate in educational outreach programs
Support storm restoration communication