Job Description

Our client is a Fortune 500 Telecommunications company seeking a Communications Manager for a contract opportunity in Philadelphia, PA.

Communications Manager

Location: Philadelphia, PA (4 days onsite, 1 day remote)

Duration: 3-month contract w/ potential for extension

Pay rate: $38-$43/hr

Responsibilities:

• Generates long- and short-form copy for internal and external audiences, working alongside peers to deliver a high volume of written content across a variety of formats (long-form through short-form, across digital, print, and broadcast), at scale.
• Researches and drafts copy to support the development of the annual corporate State Investment Reports.
• Drafts newsletters and other features to highlight public programming content produced by the team, working in close partnership with the Content & Partnerships team.
• Prepares communications assets to support headquarters campus events and initiatives, working in close partnership with the Experiential Content and Town Hall teams. Develops and executes on internal promotional strategies, including broadening the teams adoption of Viva Engage.
• Serves as central point of contact for recurring and ad hoc communications support requests from Corporate Administration teams, including Corporate Security and Wellness.
• Contributes to communications plan drafting for all platforms and initiatives.
• Leverages Generative AI as a collaboration tool for research and process simplification, and to develop brief summaries of copy derived from original long-form content written by members of the team. Note: AI is not to be used to draft copy, rather only to generate summaries of existing original content for use in social media posts and other promotional use cases.
• Supports the development of team executive summaries and reports for senior leadership.
• Serves as subject-matter expert on company activity, informed by regular, year-round research, press clips tracking, and staying up to date on news posted to the corporate websites.
• Creates online content and consistently checks for errors or issues (typos, broken links, thumbnails, etc.), while ensuring deadlines are met.
• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
• Regular, consistent, and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) as necessary.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

- Bachelor's Degree in communications, public relations, journalism, or related field.

- Exceptional written, oral, interpersonal, and presentation skills.

- Exemplary executive presence and ability to effectively interface with senior management.

- Successful writing experience with a variety of print, video, and online communications media, with a demonstrated proficiency with AP Style.

- Keen curiosity for learning and willingness to taking calculated risks.

- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships.

- Excellent judgment, attention to detail, and creative problem-solving skills.

- Innovative spirit, with willingness to experiment with, and adopt, new technologies including Generative AI.

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