media specialist Dallas, TX
Job description
Salary Range: $81,385 - $108,513
Job Grade: 11E (for internal purposes only)
Close Date: 07/27/2023
Relocation: No
Summary
Responsible for coordinating, planning and leading content expansion for the organization’s website. Provides tactical development and execution of project specific communications strategies and messages. Creates a wide variety of written material, stays informed and helps integrate new communication and digital trends. Assists in the development, launch, planning and execution of company-focused public events and programming, as well as logistics and measurement. Serves as a company media spokesperson and also proactively works to generate positive media opportunities for the company.
Key Roles & Responsibilities
Directly or through others, the incumbent:
- Serves as administrator for company website and subsites. Creates new pages, oversees approval of updates by editors and oversees consistency in branding and web design.
- Develops, writes and edit articles for intranet and “The Wire.”
- Oversees maintenance, login permissions and updates to Oncor’s Super Safe Kids and brand standards websites.
- Participate in the on-call media relations rotation schedule.
- Coordinate vendors and internal resources for successful execution of public events and news media opportunities. Tracks results and measurements upon completion of projects.
- Manages project budgets.
- Develops and executes programs to communicate the company’s position on a broad range of topics.
- Assists with Public Safety Outreach programs.
- Develops internal network for information gathering and expert support.
- Develops ideas for proactive news public relations opportunities, social media and successfully generates positive news placements or positive public consumption.
- Maintains and catalogues new additions and current assets in the Oncor Archive.
Education, Experience, & Skills
- College degree in advertising, journalism, communications or a related field preferred, or 3-5 years of media or public relations communications experience, preferably with experience in large corporate or agency environment
- Strong communicator with demonstrated writing proficiency
- Project management skills, including decision and judgment skills
- Ability and comfort in meeting with senior managers and executives to discuss and plan company activities
- Flexible and nimble enough to respond to changing media and communications opportunities
Preferred background and knowledge:
- Knowledge of energy and/or competitive businesses beneficial
- Graphic design and website administration experience beneficial
- Proven ability to research and apply trends in the news to communications strategy
- Relationships with news media and other communications professionals beneficial
- Bilingual expertise beneficial
Measures of Success
- Creation of timely written content for external and internal sites. Also, develops strategic messaging for projects and events.
- In conjunction with subject matter experts, develops strategic opportunities and key messages on issues.
- Comfortable managing relationships with senior managers and executives to help communicate company initiatives.
Travel Required
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
