Communications Lead

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Job Description

U.S. Bank is seeking a Communications Lead to join the Payments Communications team, focused on the Payments: Merchant and Institutional (PMI) business, especially external communications for Merchant Payment Services and Elavon. This includes working with news media, writing and distributing content on our owned channels and working with business line leaders to develop creative opportunities to tell our story externally, as well as internally. The person in this role will also support colleagues working on activities across PMI. The role sits within the broader U.S. Bank Public Affairs and Communications team and partners with colleagues in other support functions, including marketing, community relations, and employee engagement. The person in this role will report to the head of Payments Communications.

Primary Responsibilities

• Planning internal and external communications that generate positive visibility in support of strategic business initiatives and product launches, executing the external elements
• Developing compelling messages for multiple audiences internally and externally
• Collaborating with marketing teams to integrate activities supporting business goals
• Executing external visibility planning for the head of Merchant Payment Services and other key executives
• Collaborating with and building relationships with key stakeholders across a highly matrixed organization
• Placing stories in regional, national, and trade news outlets directly and in collaboration with other media relations leads across the company
• Providing external communications consultation to the business and partners
• Managing media training and preparation for approved spokespeople
• Writing and edits news releases and other content for external consumption
• Managing the company’s partnership and steering the work of the public relations agency that supports Merchant Payment Services and Elavon
• Manage head of MPS’s LinkedIn executive presence
• Maintaining familiarity with the work happening across PMI, and the environment affecting our Payments businesses.
  
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
• Ten or more years of experience in external communications activities
  
  
  

Preferred Skills And Experience

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Strong strategic and project-management skills
• Knowledge of the payments and/or banking industry
• Familiarity with global financial and payments landscape
• Well-developed analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills
• Highly motivated, demonstrates a strong level of creativity and critical thinking
  
  
  

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• This role offers a hybrid/flexible schedule, which means there's an in-office expectation of 3 or more days per week and the flexibility to work outside the office location for the other days.
  
  
  

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits:

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following (some may vary based on role, location or hours):

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law
  
  
  

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

E-Verify

U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about the E-Verify program.

The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Pay Range: $133,365.00 - $156,900.00

U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment. U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. U.S. Bank is subject to, and conducts background checks consistent with the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). In addition, certain positions may also be subject to the requirements of FINRA, NMLS registration, Reg Z, Reg G, OFAC, the NFA, the FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, the SAFE Act, and/or federal guidelines applicable to an agreement, such as those related to ethics, safety, or operational procedures.

Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.