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Senior Manager, External Communications
WMSenior Manager managing external communications for WM, a leading environmental services company, focusing on storytelling and media relations. Develops comprehensive communications plans to enhance brand reputation and visibility.
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Develops and executes storytelling that positions WM as a leader in technology and innovation.
- Highlights the people behind WM’s work and showcases how we help customers solve their toughest challenges.
- Ensures alignment across stakeholders and delivers targeted messages that elevate our brand purpose.
- Create and execute comprehensive external communications plans to support WM’s senior leadership team and other executives.
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s Degree (accredited), or equivalent experience in Communication, Journalism or Public Relations.
- 7-9 years of overall external communications experience (with a strong emphasis on media relations, executive visibility and comprehensive communications plans) working for an agency or in an in-house Corporate Communications role at a Fortune 500 company.
- Possess a keen understanding of integrated communications and the ability to make recommendations for storytelling across all channels.
- Crisis communications experience preferred.
- Experience in advocacy communications/working with government relations teams preferred.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team but also be a self-starter with the ability to work independently and with minimal supervision.
- Ability to prioritize requests and leverage communications resources in a matrixed environment for business requests.
- Ability to craft impactful storytelling messages.
- Experience securing local and national press.
- Highly organized and able to prioritize under pressure.
- Comfort level working with external vendors/agencies.
- Ability to make recommendations and guide the process for visual assets that help guide communications planning.
- Familiarity with media databases and monitoring tools – such as Cision, Meltwater and MuckRack.
Benefits
Comp & perks- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance
- Short Term Disability
- Stock Purchase Plan
- Company match on 401K
- Paid Vacation
- Holidays
- Personal Days
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
strong written communicationstrong oral communicationteam collaborationself-starterindependent workprioritizationorganizational skillsability to work under pressure