UNIT PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPRESENTATIVE

The Helmsman Group LLC; Bates City (MO); Remote; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Helmsman Group LLC remote Public Affairs Representative supports corporate communications, executive messaging, internal comms, and media relations for a broad audience of employees, customers, partners, and community stakeholders.

You will draft announcements, prepare talking points, and help ensure messaging aligns with brand standards while coordinating with departments to gather accurate information for communications planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, Public Affairs, Business, or related field.
• 2–5 years of experience in corporate communications, public relations, public affairs, media relations, or a related field.
• Excellent writing, editing, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong understanding of corporate communication principles and practices.
• Ability to communicate complex business information clearly and effectively.
• Strong organizational and project coordination skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building abilities.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to manage multiple communication projects and deadlines.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive corporate information professionally.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of corporate communications plans and initiatives.
• Draft, edit, and distribute corporate announcements, press releases, newsletters, statements, articles, talking points, and other communications materials.
• Develop clear and consistent messaging for internal and external audiences.
• Support executive and leadership communications, including speeches, presentations, briefing notes, talking points, and leadership messages.
• Coordinate internal communications regarding organizational initiatives, business updates, policies, programs, and important announcements.
• Support external communications with customers, business partners, community organizations, media, and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate with departments to gather accurate information for corporate communications.
• Ensure communications are consistent with approved corporate messaging, brand standards, policies, and organizational objectives.
• Support media relations activities by preparing background materials, media responses, briefing documents, and talking points.
• Respond to routine corporate communication inquiries and route sensitive or complex requests to appropriate leadership.
• Monitor news coverage, social media, industry publications, and other communication channels for topics relevant to the organization.
• Prepare media-monitoring and corporate communications reports for management.
• Support corporate events, employee meetings, town halls, conferences, community events, and other communication activities.
• Coordinate communication materials, presentations, signage, announcements, and other content for corporate events.
• Assist with crisis and issues communications by supporting established communication plans and preparing approved messaging.
• Maintain corporate communication calendars, contact lists, media databases, stakeholder lists, and communication records.
• Manage and maintain archives of corporate announcements, press releases, executive communications, newsletters, photographs, and other communication materials.
• Support corporate websites, intranet pages, newsletters, social media, and other digital communication platforms.
• Assist with employee engagement and internal communication initiatives.
• Research corporate, industry, community, and stakeholder developments relevant to communications planning.
• Prepare presentations, reports, briefing documents, and communication performance summaries.
• Coordinate with Marketing, Human Resources, Legal, Operations, Executive Leadership, and other departments on communications activities.
• Ensure sensitive and confidential corporate information is handled appropriately.
• Follow corporate communication policies, approval procedures, confidentiality requirements, and brand guidelines.
• Identify opportunities to improve communication effectiveness, employee engagement, stakeholder relationships, and corporate messaging.

Skills

Corporate Comms

Public Affairs

Public Relations

Internal Comms

External Comms

Executive Comms

Media Relations

Stakeholder Comms

Press Releases

Copywriting

Speeches

Crisis Comms

Issues Mgmt

Employee Comms

Digital Colms

Social Media

Event Comms

Content Mgmt

Presentation Dev

Stakeholder Eng

Reputation Mgmt

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, Public Affairs, Business, or related field

Tools

AP Style

CMS tools

Job description

Job Title: Public Affairs Representative

Job Type: (Remote)

Job Summary

The Public Affairs Representative — Corporate Communications is responsible for supporting the development and delivery of clear, consistent, and professional communications to employees, customers, media, business partners, community stakeholders, and other external audiences. This position supports corporate messaging, executive communications, internal communications, media relations, public announcements, and organizational reputation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of corporate communications plans and initiatives.
• Draft, edit, and distribute corporate announcements, press releases, newsletters, statements, articles, talking points, and other communications materials.
• Develop clear and consistent messaging for internal and external audiences.
• Support executive and leadership communications, including speeches, presentations, briefing notes, talking points, and leadership messages.
• Coordinate internal communications regarding organizational initiatives, business updates, policies, programs, and important announcements.
• Support external communications with customers, business partners, community organizations, media, and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate with departments to gather accurate information for corporate communications.
• Ensure communications are consistent with approved corporate messaging, brand standards, policies, and organizational objectives.
• Support media relations activities by preparing background materials, media responses, briefing documents, and talking points.
• Respond to routine corporate communication inquiries and route sensitive or complex requests to appropriate leadership.
• Monitor news coverage, social media, industry publications, and other communication channels for topics relevant to the organization.
• Prepare media-monitoring and corporate communications reports for management.
• Support corporate events, employee meetings, town halls, conferences, community events, and other communication activities.
• Coordinate communication materials, presentations, signage, announcements, and other content for corporate events.
• Assist with crisis and issues communications by supporting established communication plans and preparing approved messaging.
• Maintain corporate communication calendars, contact lists, media databases, stakeholder lists, and communication records.
• Manage and maintain archives of corporate announcements, press releases, executive communications, newsletters, photographs, and other communication materials.
• Support corporate websites, intranet pages, newsletters, social media, and other digital communication platforms.
• Assist with employee engagement and internal communication initiatives.
• Research corporate, industry, community, and stakeholder developments relevant to communications planning.
• Prepare presentations, reports, briefing documents, and communication performance summaries.
• Coordinate with Marketing, Human Resources, Legal, Operations, Executive Leadership, and other departments on communications activities.
• Ensure sensitive and confidential corporate information is handled appropriately.
• Follow corporate communication policies, approval procedures, confidentiality requirements, and brand guidelines.
• Identify opportunities to improve communication effectiveness, employee engagement, stakeholder relationships, and corporate messaging.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, Public Affairs, Business, or a related field.
• 2–5 years of experience in corporate communications, public relations, public affairs, media relations, or a related field.
• Excellent writing, editing, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong understanding of corporate communication principles and practices.
• Ability to communicate complex business information clearly and effectively.
• Strong organizational and project coordination skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building abilities.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to manage multiple communication projects and deadlines.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive corporate information professionally.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting executive communications and leadership messaging.
• Experience developing corporate announcements, press releases, newsletters, and employee communications.
• Experience with internal communications platforms, intranet systems, and corporate websites.
• Experience with social media and digital communications.
• Experience coordinating corporate events, town halls, conferences, or stakeholder meetings.
• Experience with media monitoring and communication analytics tools.
• Knowledge of AP Style or another professional business writing standard.
• Experience with crisis communications or issues management.
• Familiarity with content management systems and digital publishing tools.
• Experience working with multinational or highly regulated organizations is a plus.

Key Skills

• Corporate Communications
• Public Affairs
• Public Relations
• Internal Communications
• External Communications
• Executive Communications
• Media Relations
• Stakeholder Communications
• Press Release Writing
• Copywriting & Editing
• Speech & Talking Point Development
• Crisis Communications
• Issues Management
• Employee Communications
• Digital Communications
• Social Media Communications
• Event Communications
• Communication Planning
• Media Monitoring
• Content Management
• Presentation Development
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Reputation Management

Core Competencies

• Corporate Communication: Ability to develop and deliver clear, consistent, and professional corporate messages across internal and external channels.
• Writing & Editing: Ability to produce high-quality corporate announcements, executive messages, press releases, newsletters, and communication materials.
• Executive Support: Ability to prepare accurate briefing materials, presentations, speeches, and talking points for organizational leaders.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Ability to build and maintain professional relationships with employees, customers, media, partners, and community stakeholders.
• Message Management: Ability to maintain consistent corporate messaging across multiple departments, audiences, and communication channels.
• Attention to Detail: Ability to identify inaccuracies, inconsistencies, and communication risks before information is distributed.
• Professional Judgment: Ability to recognize sensitive communication matters and follow appropriate review and approval processes.
• Crisis Communications Support: Ability to support timely, coordinated, and accurate communications during significant organizational events or issues.
• Organization: Ability to manage multiple communications projects, deadlines, events, and stakeholder requirements.
• Collaboration: Ability to work effectively with executives, HR, Legal, Marketing, Operations, and other corporate departments.