JOB DESCRIPTION

The communications specialist will work collaboratively within the Corporate Affairs and Communications department and with internal business partners in development and execution of long-term, annual and campaign-specific communications that support the company’s vision, mission, brand and strategic endeavors. This individual will help manage internal communications platforms and will produce a significant volume of written and multimedia content, and help shape the company’s internal communications strategy.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Counsels executive leaders and other employees on communication best practices, reputation management, and strategic PR planning and execution.
• Contributes to and executes a communications strategy designed to inform internal and external stakeholders and improve engagement. Monitors industry news about the corporation and its competitors and identifies emerging issues.
• Shares responsibility for planning and creating a wide variety of content, and for managing internal communications platforms and publications, including intranet homepage, mass email system, internal social media, digital signage and other communications channels.
• Works at the direction of the manager of employee communications and other department leaders to support ongoing company initiatives and special projects.
• Engages proactively with company leaders and other employees to identify business needs and goals, then crafts communication plans and materials to address those needs and goals.
• Participates on project teams for studio productions and supports storm and crisis communications efforts. Provides assistance to colleagues on communications campaigns.
• Develops and helps to analyze mass-audience communications metrics to help evaluate the effectiveness of programs and communications; helps shape the company’s employee communications strategy.
  

Minimum Requirements

Minimum education required of the position:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience.
  

Minimum Experience Required Of The Position

• Communications Specialist II: 3-5 years
  

Required

Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position

• Writing, editing and communications planning skills (AP style knowledge a plus).
  

Primary Location: Louisiana-New Orleans Louisiana : New Orleans

Job Function: All Other Jobs

FLSA Status: Professional

Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered

Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT

Number of Openings: 1

Req ID: 117871

Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

ABOUT THE COMPANY

At Entergy (NYSE: ETR), we power life. More than 100 years ago, our founder Harvey Couch started this company with a handshake, some sawdust and a vision. Couch wanted to bring safe, affordable, reliable energy to the Middle South – energy that would power the lives of people and communities.

Today, we own and operate one of the cleanest large-scale U.S. power generating fleets including more than five gigawatts of carbon-free nuclear capacity, a fleet of highly efficient gas resources, and a fast-growing portfolio of renewable resources.