Associate Manager, Communications (International)

Job Location: Hershey, PA

Summary:

This role is for a communications professional who is seeking to broaden their experience in multiple aspects of corporate internal and external communications working on a nimble and fast-paced team. The Associate Manager will function as a generalist collaborating with business partners and other communications team members to execute work across the company and department’s strategic priorities. Candidate should have experience working on an entire life cycle of a communications project, from planning through content creation and distribution to target audiences. The successful candidate should leverage knowledge of multiple stakeholders to create messages appropriate for all groups. This role will assist in delivering all communications services for our enterprise clients: strategic planning, content development, content management, stakeholder management, and communications training.

Additional responsibilities include supporting brand public relations campaigns and limited crisis communications in multiple international markets. International experience is preferred.

Major Duties/Responsibilities:

• Strategic Planning: Support in the creation and/or execution of editorial, language, engagement, internal, external, and change communications strategies.
• Content Development: Support in the creation of written, verbal, and/or visual communications.
• Content Management: Support in the management of content for social media accounts, internal and external-facing websites, branding, agency projects, media projects, and consumer projects.
• Stakeholder Management: Support in the alignment of stakeholders around communications initiatives, content approvals, and consult on communications best practices and tools.
• Training: Support in the training of stakeholders around communications practices and tools, brand guidelines, media outreach, and crisis/responsive communications.
  
  

Additional Competencies: 

• Outstanding verbal, written and presentation skills; demonstrated ability to write for broad and diverse audiences and in digital formats
• Experience in communicating authentically, concisely and convincingly in diverse organizations; ability to translate broad and complex ideas and concepts to clear and compelling communications
• Ability to multi-task, handling volumes of information and working under strict timelines
• Acts with conviction, seeks new ideas, and suggests alternatives
• Attention to detail, resourceful, responsible and strong work ethic
• Excellent team collaboration, influence, negotiation and inter-personal skills
• Makes linkages - internal and external, global and local, company and brand, risk and opportunity – to create plans and executions that drive our company purpose and business strategy in ways that are meaningful to our stakeholders and enhances the company’s reputation.
• A team player with a can-do attitude with ability to work independently
• Familiarity with Adobe Experience Manager preferred
  
  

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Education: Bachelor’s Degree preferred in communications, journalism, public relations, marketing, public policy, social sciences or other associated major.

Experience: Minimum 3-5 years of work experience in communications

A focus on one or more of the following areas would be advantageous: digital media and content, public relations, marketing, creative strategy, corporate communications.