Communications Specialist Sr- Corporate Strategy
About The Position
At Williams, we’re powering a cleaner, more connected future, and that starts with you. Here, your work fuels communities, drives innovation, and helps deliver reliable energy the world depends on. Join a Fortune 500 team that invests in your growth, values your contributions, and challenges you to make a lasting impact every day. As Communications Specialist Sr- Corporate Strategic Development, New Energy Ventures, and Power, you will serve as the liaison for implementation of the corporate communications strategy related to your assigned area of focus. You will proactively handle and neutralize sensitive issues and thoroughly understand the business and other issues that impact your area. The ability to collaborate with others, build company partner relationships and work independently on multiple sophisticated assignments are keys to success!
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in strategic communications, public relations, journalism, media relations or related field
- A minimum of five (5) years’ related experience
- Demonstrated experience in public relations, media relations and/or crisis management
- Experience with handling digital and social media channels, including bloggers and traditional print and broadcast media
- Ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously
- Demonstrates excellent organizational/interpersonal skills and safety is the utmost priority
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications with emphasis in Excel, PowerPoint and Word
- Knowledge of media, reporting methods and public relations strategies and tactics.
- Experience crafting multi-dimensional communications plans across all media channels
- Ability to maintain sensitive and/or to confidential information
Responsibilities
- Coordinates strategy development, positioning and messaging for earned media including writing and distribution of approved press releases, media advisories, statements and talking points
- Identifies and develops proactive content for Williams’ online newsroom, blending business narratives and creative storytelling to push engaging content
- Builds and nurtures relationships to drive an understanding of the company’s business initiatives and brand differentiators
- Designs coordinated communications campaigns that generate positive earned media through digital and social channels; analyzes impact and outcomes
- Collaborates with others to provide timely media response to routine inquiries and support for unanticipated events, sensitive issues and critical incidents
- Supports an executive speaker’s bureau to promote thought leadership within the industry and develops key messaging for executive speeches, presentations and media interviews
- Serves as media spokesperson; trains and mentors others
- Tracks and analyzes media coverage and communicates potential impact
- Other duties as assigned
Benefits
- Strong pay plus an annual incentive program
- Hybrid work for most office roles, plus real flexibility in many field positions
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage with options that fit your life, not the other way around
- 401(k) with company match and an annual company contribution
- Paid time off, including company and floating holidays
- Paid parental leave (up to six weeks per parent), plus fertility and adoption support
- Advanced AI tools and resources to help level up and work smarter
- Clear paths to grow your career, with a strong culture of promoting from within
- Tuition reimbursement and support for continuing education
- HSA and FSA options
- Company-paid life insurance and disability coverage
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Domestic partner benefits
- Employee resource groups, wellness support, paid volunteer time, and company matching for causes you care about
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
