Employee Communications Senior Advisor

Nashville Public Radio; Rosemead (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern California Edison (SCE) invites you to join as an Employee Communications Senior Advisor to lead broad employee communications, campaigns, and events. You will own plans end-to-end, translate complex topics, and craft compelling content using Smart Brevity principles.

You’ll advise leaders, support crisis communication, and help strengthen employee experience across the organization, with hybrid work and California-based operations.

Qualifications

• Ten or more years of experience in corporate communications within a corporate and/or agency environment.
• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Public Relations, Journalism, Communications, Marketing or a related field.
• Experience writing following AP Style and Smart Brevity principles.
• Experience using email content platforms for employee communications, such as Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Microsoft Amplify, etc.
• Experience developing content and updating intranet sites using platforms such as SharePoint.
• Experience planning and producing large employee events.
• Experience developing communications to connect with field-based employees.
• Experience using Adobe Creative Cloud and Canva.
• Demonstrated understanding of content and communication trends and technology.
• Strategic problem solver and highly creative in finding new ways to achieve team goals and elevate the employee experience.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Suite, including SharePoint, Viva Engage.

Responsibilities

• Leads strategic execution of communications strategy and measures the effectiveness for the relevant team’s focus area.
• Drives communications that inform and educate, and when needed, manage risk and mitigate crises.
• Leads editorial development to establish a continuous and optimized presence across platforms (brainstorming, planning sessions, content pipeline, etc.).
• Translates business goals into communications strategies, tactics and messaging.
• Identifies opportunities to share success stories about big initiatives and company/departmental/team priorities.
• Provides strategic advice and counsel and develops standard work processes.
• Recommends and creates specific communications materials such as blogs, op-eds, fact sheets, site copy and key messages/talking points.
• Serves as a Public Information Officer (PIO) during Incident Management Team activations, playing a vital role in supporting our customers and communities during emergencies.
• A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

Skills

AP Style writing

Smart Brevity

Content writing

Storytelling

Editing

Adobe Creative Cloud

Canva

SharePoint

Microsoft Office

Communication across levels

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Public Relations, Journalism, Communications, Marketing or a related field

Tools

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

Microsoft Amplify

SharePoint

Adobe Creative Cloud

Canva

Viva Engage

Job description

Join the Clean Energy Revolution

Become a Employee Communications Senior Advisor at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you’ll lead a wide range of employee communications, campaigns and events — including sensitive issues and major leadership announcements. You’ll own communication plans endtoend, create compelling content and use data to assess impact and continuously improve our approach.

You will regularly translate complex topics into clear, concise messages and visuals that help employees understand what matters. You’ll write frequently using Smart Brevity principles, craft stories and talking points that resonate, and apply strong design judgment. You’ll also advise peers and leaders on best practices to elevate communications across the company and strengthen the employee experience.

As a Employee Communications Senior Advisor, your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner air for everyone. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?

Responsibilities

• Leads strategic execution of communications strategy and measures the effectiveness for the relevant team’s focus area.


• Drives communications that inform and educate, and when needed, manage risk and mitigate crises.


• Leads editorial development to establish a continuous and optimized presence across platforms (brainstorming, planning sessions, content pipeline, etc.).


• Translates business goals into communications strategies, tactics and messaging.


• Identifies opportunities to share success stories about big initiatives and company/departmental/team priorities.


• Provides strategic advice and counsel and develops standard work processes.


• Recommends and creates specific communications materials such as blogs, op-eds, fact sheets, site copy and key messages/talking points.


• Serves as a Public Information Officer (PIO) during Incident Management Team activations, playing a vital role in supporting our customers and communities during emergencies.


• A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ten or more years of experience in corporate communications within a corporate and/or agency environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Public Relations, Journalism, Communications, Marketing or a related field.


• Experience developing communication plans and content, including executive emails and talking points.


• Experience writing following AP Style and Smart Brevity principles.


• Experience using email content platforms for employee communications, such as Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Microsoft Amplify, etc.


• Experience developing content and updating intranet sites using platforms such as SharePoint.


• Experience planning and producing large employee events.


• Experience developing communications to connect with field-based employees.


• Experience using Adobe Creative Cloud and Canva.


• Demonstrated understanding of content and communication trends and technology.


• Strategic problem solver and highly creative in finding new ways to achieve team goals and elevate the employee experience.


• Working knowledge of Microsoft Suite, including SharePoint, Viva Engage.


• Experience communicating across different company levels, such as customers, colleagues and executives.

Additional Information

• This position’s work mode is hybrid. The employee will report to an SCE facility for a set number of days with the option to work remotely on the remaining days. Unless otherwise noted, employees are required to work and reside in the state of California. Further details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage. The work mode can be changed based on business needs.


• Visit our Candidate Resource page to get meaningful information related to benefits, perks, resources, testing information, hiring process, and more!


• Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.


• Relocation does not apply to this position.


• Position will require up to 20% traveling and being out in the field throughout the SCE service territory.


• This position has been identified as a NERC/CIP impacted position - Prior to being hired, the successful candidate must pass a Personnel Risk Assessment (PRA) or Background Investigation. Once hired, the candidate must complete specified training prior to gaining un-escorted access to assigned work location and performing necessary job duties.

About Southern California Edison

The people at SCE don't just keep the lights on. Our mission is so much bigger. We’re fueling the kind of innovation that’s changing an entire industry, and quite possibly the planet. Join us and create a future with cleaner energy, while providing our customers with the safety and reliability they demand. At SCE, you’ll have a chance to grow personally and professionally, making a real impact in Southern California and around the world.

Southern California Edison is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

We are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at [phone].