- Build strategic relationships with internal customers to understand communication needs and create communication strategies and materials
- Ensure team members have information needed to understand their role in the company's success
- Oversee internal communication planning and execution
- Partner with the Communications team to connect team members with Lamb Weston's corporate culture and purpose
- Create channel plans, maximize engagement opportunities, and measure success
- Provide communications counsel to business partners to drive company success
- Protect and promote the company's reputation through strategic media relations
- Develop strategy and content for select social media channels
- Support issues and crisis management, including media monitoring
- Identify emerging issues, industry trends, and reputational risks
- Develop and execute executive convenings and leadership forums, including messaging, content, logistics, and stakeholder experience
- Drive continuous improvement across communications team operations
- Report to the VP of Communications and manage a team member
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree, required
- 10+ years of experience in communication position, required
- Previous experience in a communications agency setting, global publicly traded company and/or food and agriculture communications experience, preferred
- Minimum of 3 years of experience managing people, preferredExperience developing and executing strategic communication programs
- Exceptional writing and storytelling skillsAbility to simplify complex concepts into readily understandable language and engaging storylines
- Prior experience pitching and placing earned media stories
- Understanding of media relations strategies and tactics
- Strong experience partnering with a variety of business stakeholders
- Ability to influence and counsel executives and cross-departmental groups
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to bring together different views, goals, and needs to find alignment and deliver business value
Core Competencies
Demonstrates expertise in developing and executing strategic communication programs, with a strong focus on media relations and stakeholder engagement. Proven ability to lead teams, influence executives, and create compelling narratives that align with corporate goals.
Highest-signal resume keywords
- Strategic Communication Programs
- Media Relations Strategies
- Team Management
- Exceptional Writing Skills
- Stakeholder Engagement
ATS Optimization Keywords
Hard Skills
- Communication Strategy Development
- Content Creation
- Social Media Management
- Crisis Management
- Media Monitoring
- Storytelling
- Pitching Earned Media
- Communication Planning
- Engagement Measurement
- Executive Convenings
Soft Skills
- Interpersonal Communication
- Influencing Skills
- Collaboration
- Simplifying Complex Concepts
- Finding Alignment
Certifications & Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree
Industry Keywords
- Food and Agriculture Communications
- Publicly Traded Company
- Communications Agency Experience
- Reputational Risk Management
- Emerging Issues Identification