Media Relations Communications Senior Advisor

Southern California Edison • Tulare, CA

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

Join the Clean Energy Revolution Become a Media Relations Communications Senior Advisor at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you’ll conduct important work pitching and responding to media opportunities on behalf of Edison International and Southern California Edison, while serving as a bilingual Spanish spokesperson representing the companies. You will work with a strong and dedicated team in an exciting environment; your communications skills and expertise will be an asset to the company. As a Media Relations Communications Senior Advisor, your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner air for everyone. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?

Requirements

• Ten or more years of experience in corporate communications within a corporate and/or agency environment.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Public Relations, Journalism, Communications, or a related field.
• Bilingual Spanish
• Experience with communication related to utilities with a strong knowledge of media landscape and proficiency with all social media platforms.
• Media relations and social media experience — either as a reporter in a newsroom or with an agency or in a corporate environment.
• Excellent writing skills/abilities for media and social media platforms.
• Experience with Cision and BusinessWire or similar platforms.
• Experience with project management or media campaign managment.

Responsibilities

• Leads strategic execution of communications strategy and measures the effectiveness for the relevant team’s focus area.
• Drives communications that inform and educate, and when needed, manage risk and mitigate crises.
• Leads editorial development to establish a continuous and optimized presence across platforms (brainstorming, planning sessions, content pipeline, etc.).
• Translates business goals into communications strategies, tactics and messaging.
• Identifies opportunities to share success stories about big initiatives and company/departmental/team priorities.
• Provides strategic advice and counsel and develops standard work processes.
• Recommends and creates specific communications materials such as blogs, op-eds, fact sheets, site copy and key messages/talking points.
• Serves as a Public Information Officer (PIO) during Incident Management Team activations, playing a vital role in supporting our customers and communities during emergencies.
• A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

Benefits

• The people at SCE don't just keep the lights on. Our mission is so much bigger. We’re fueling the kind of innovation that’s changing an entire industry, and quite possibly the planet. Join us and create a future with cleaner energy, while providing our customers with the safety and reliability they demand. At SCE, you’ll have a chance to grow personally and professionally, making a real impact in Southern California and around the world.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior