Executive Communications Manager
About The Position
The Executive Communications Manager orchestrates the New York Power Authority’s public and internal voice for the president and CEO, focusing on NYPA’s commitment to building a more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy future for New Yorkers. The role is responsible for internal and external communications, including strategy, content, and materials. The position develops communications across channels to build trust, engagement, and a positive reputation with employee and external stakeholders. It supports communications planning and campaigns, editorial calendars, digital and social media, employee events, and the creation and evaluation of communications materials. As a speechwriter, the manager drafts high-visibility speeches for the CEO and Executive Management Committee, develops talking points and presentations, translates complex topics into audience-tailored narratives, and provides strategic communications guidance to leadership. The role works with Corporate Communications, subject matter experts, and leaders to align messaging with company branding.
Requirements
- Solid grounding in communications strategy and progressively responsible practical experience in communications and marketing development across multiple channels.
- Highly developed written and verbal communication skills and strong attention to detail.
- Ability to translate technical information into plain language and storytelling opportunities.
- Experience with digital communications and social media.
- Experience fostering a collaborative, flexible, friendly, and approachable team dynamic, with client service and relationship-building as priorities.
- Experience managing editing and version-control processes across multiple business units and integrating multiple writing styles into one distinct voice.
- Demonstrated interest in energy or infrastructure.
- Bachelor’s degree and at least 6 years of increasing responsibility in corporate communications, journalism, marketing, or a related field in a demanding communications-focused environment are listed as preferred.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of Associated Press (AP-style) writing.
- Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 6 years of increasing responsibility in corporate communications, journalism, marketing, or a related field in a demanding communications-focused environment.
Responsibilities
- Draft communications that build trust, engagement, and a positive reputation with employee and external stakeholders through existing and new channels.
- Understand the strategy and content needs of channel partners, including internal, web, social, and email channels, to inform content plans, creative development, and stakeholder engagement plans.
- Develop program- and project-specific marketing and communications materials; manage campaigns and communications planning as directed.
- Support the creation and maintenance of a master editorial calendar covering content plans across communications modalities.
- Partner with digital and social media teams to co-define integrated plans and ensure quality execution.
- Help plan and execute employee events by developing content agendas, identifying contributors, shaping and editing presentation materials, and managing event logistics.
- Create, edit, proofread, or update communications materials across multiple channels, including presentations, press releases, speeches, award submissions, websites, newsletters, posters, social media posts, and brochures.
- Identify and monitor metrics to assess the impact of communications and prepare reports for management.
- Draft compelling, high-visibility, high-impact speeches for the CEO and Executive Management Committee that align with organizational vision, values, and strategic goals.
- Provide talking points, create engaging presentations and company materials in support of event planning, and support events on the day of execution.
- Translate complex business, policy, or regulatory topics into compelling narratives tailored to the audience.
- Provide strategic communications guidance to leadership.
- Work with Corporate Communications, subject matter experts, and leaders to align messages with company branding.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
