JOB DESCRIPTION

Assists in the management and execution of stakeholder communication and of key messages both inside and outside of Entergy. Support the enterprise in achieving its strategic goals by leveraging employee communications, multimedia communications, creative and humanized storytelling. Ensure alignment amongst utility communications and the overall company. Create goodwill with stakeholders to support Entergy’s collective vision, mission, strategy and stakeholder objectives.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Builds and executes a communications strategy designed to inform cross functional staff and internal and external stakeholders. Monitors industry news and identifies emerging issues.
• Supports communication needs for company leadership, including but not limited to: Town Halls, employee meetings, speeches, talking points, internal memos, presentations, employee articles, news releases, website posts, etc. Additionally, prepares weekly e-newsletter for employees.
• Recommends strategies, produces materials and executes communication plans to support and promote company business objectives, organizational priorities and major functional initiatives.
• Implements broad-based employee communications, such as executive messaging and employee meetings and newsletters. Collaborates with company leadership and senior communications staff on the development of key messages, subject matter and copy. Coordinates layout, production and distribution.
• Researches, cultivates knowledge of and utilizes social media to communicate key Entergy messages. Evaluates and recommends usage for optimal positive exposure for the Company.
• Develops response or recommended actions around media inquiries and/or other external communications.
• Assists in establishing editorial or departmental standards. May edit the work of and/or provide guidance and direction to others. May require project management knowledge including business processes such as budgeting, purchasing, request for proposal, etc.
• Willingness to work and provide communications support in response to weather events.

Minimum Education And Experience Required

Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and 2-5 years of experience in communications or public relations is required or equivalent experience.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Required Of The Position

Strong writing, editing and communications planning skills (AP style knowledge a plus). Demonstrated ability to use or learn an array of publishing software such as Photoshop, InDesign, Office 365, HTML editing software, web analytics, social media platforms and a variety of audio, video and infographic production programs.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Travel Percentage: Up to 25%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to navigate to EEO page, or see statements below.

EEO Statement: The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.