Title: Communications Specialist IV
Location: 100% remote
Duration: 24 months
Shift: 8AM-5 PM EST, M-F
 
Position Summary:
This lead-level position provides full-service consulting services to a primary business group to manage all communication needs, with substantial latitude for independent judgment. Leads large projects and initiatives involving strategic communication planning and implementation for business areas and may represent business area on cross-functional teams.
 
Top must-have skills / Candidate Requirements:

• MUST have communication experience with Merger & Acquisition Experience.
• MUST have experience with medium to large size companies, (minimum of 5K -10K+).
• MS, Word & PowerPoint.
• Excellent Verbal and Written Communication Skills.
• Comfortable with C-suite leaders.
• Experience with large scale implementations.
• Solid understanding of syntax with written communication.

 
Degrees or certifications required/Years of overall experience required:

• Bachelor's degree in communications or related field (i.e. English Literature, Journalism, Media Studies or Communication Sciences) and 4 years of professional experience in Communications (e.g., Customer Service, Promotions, Marketing, Advertising, Public Relations)
• In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 8 years of professional experience in Communications (e.g., Customer Service, Promotions, Marketing, Advertising, Public Relations)..

 
Day to day responsibilities:

• Will be responsible for communication planning, creating broad and target communications for Merger and Acquisitions and will be done in three steps: Strategy, Alignment and Creation.
• This person will be starting the strategy approach and then they'll integrate with the integration team, and they will partner with specific people for the preplanning stage.
• Work closely with the OCM leader, functional leaders, integration leaders, and stakeholders to ensure that the messages are clear, consistent, and timely.
• Types of Communication: Post on intranet; written communication in form of email; write a script for the C-Suite leaders, and some communication will include visual design elements: content - info graphics - bringing the content into presentations for the highest level to use, along with talking points.
• Creating a communication plan for a post-merger.
• Measure the effectiveness of the communication efforts and provide feedback for improvement.
• Tracking communication effectiveness.

 
Who is the main interaction going to be with?
They will be floating across the program and not specific to one team, but their primary interaction will be with the Organization Change Management Lead (OCM), Integration Leaders and Executives. 

Will this contractor be creating material in tandem of a Merger and Acquisition?

• NO. This contractor will work with the Brand Team and craft the communication that can be tailored for later use by the Executive Change Management.

 
Standouts on Resume:

• Excellent Copywriting skills: able to tell a story, as opposed to just tactical communication
• Large implementation experience
• Writing samples are welcome but they want to see professional/business writing style (they DO NOT want to see journalistic writing)
• Experience with Change Management- if they have foundational training in Change Management

 
Are there any specific marketing or communication tools that they need to use?
They'll be working with the Brand Team and can make suggestions, but they do not need to know how to use any specific tools.
 
How will performance be measured:
Feedback from M & A Team and executives that they interact with and by the actual communication itself.
 
Why a candidate would be interested in this position over one with another organization:
The company has a great culture
 
Interview Process:
1 round of video interview.
 
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Partners with business leaders to provide ongoing strategic communication counsel and planning on key projects and initiatives to meet business goals, requiring a thorough understanding of the business or businesses being supported.
• Develops and implements effective communication approaches, workflows, and systems for the entire business area, including managing costs, measuring outcomes, and making recommendations for refinements to their processes.
• Serves as communications process leader to consult, plan, supervise and execute planned communications.
• Leads/manages projects from beginning to end, ensuring that they are delivered on time, on budget and the quality meets/exceeds customer expectations.
• Provides turn-key service and direction to maintain a consistent brand/voice/look for the project and consistency of style usage per guidelines.
• Prepares and publishes a full spectrum of communications for target audiences, internal and external, as needed (presentations, web content, videos/CD-ROM's, brochures, speeches, etc.)
• Crafts process communications: business plans, flow charts, process documents and guidelines.
• Provides creative concepts (i.e. campaign themes, headlines, packaging) and meeting coordination. Serves as liaison to internal/external resources.
• Determines best communication tools to deliver various messages and oversees online content strategy direction and deliverables as needed.

 
Knowledge, Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent written, presentation and interpersonal communication skills, including group facilitation and consensus building skills
• Business acumen/knowledge. Partners with customers to provide communications solutions to business issues
• Ability to provide innovative/creative communications approaches to address complex business needs.
• Proficient in most communication vehicles and work-related software applications.
• Personal computer proficiency with a good working knowledge of the following software applications: e-mail, publishing software, Microsoft Office products.

 
Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:

• Typical office environment requiring the use of typical office equipment (e.g., computers, phones, etc.). Computer keyboarding, computer monitor and mouse use including reaching forward, grasping, finger and wrist manipulation, and neck bending and turning; near vision is necessary for computer monitor use. If working in an Emerging Workspace, or similar working arrangement, lifting of laptop equipment, files and/or personal belongings weighing 10 lbs. or less is required.
• May require long periods of sitting.
• May require prolonged repetitive use of the upper extremities.
• May require lifting < than 20 lbs.

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 47.99/hr.