Grow your communications career by stepping into a high-visibility community relations role with a major energy utility serving more than 7 million customers across multiple states. This opportunity is ideal for a communications professional ready to expand beyond content development and take greater ownership of community engagement, stakeholder outreach, cross-functional initiatives, and public-facing communications. Build experience communicating major clean energy initiatives while developing the broad stakeholder and strategic communications expertise that can position you for continued growth.
The Senior Community Relations Specialist will support a large utility organization’s Communications, Community Relations, and Marketing function, helping strengthen its reputation and communicate the story behind evolving energy initiatives. The role will lead cross-functional collaboration and develop communications surrounding natural gas decarbonization, cleaner energy technologies, and programs designed to help customers reduce emissions.
Responsibilities
- Develop compelling communications highlighting natural gas decarbonization, cleaner energy investments, and customer energy initiatives.
- Lead cross-functional collaboration to support community relations and communications priorities.
- Build and maintain engagement opportunities with community members and key stakeholders.
- Represent the organization through in-person community and stakeholder engagement activities.
- Develop print, digital, web, media, and customer-facing communications.
- Coordinate community outreach designed to strengthen awareness and understanding of energy initiatives.
- Translate complex energy and sustainability topics into clear, accessible communications for external audiences.
- Support proactive storytelling that strengthens organizational reputation and community relationships.
- Develop communications related to initiatives under the Minnesota Natural Gas Innovation Act.
- Coordinate messaging and engagement activities across Communications, Community Relations, Marketing, and internal business groups.
- Manage multiple communications and outreach initiatives across digital and in-person channels.
Qualifications
- Professional experience in communications, community relations, public affairs, marketing, stakeholder engagement, or a related field.
- Experience developing written communications for external or public-facing audiences.
- Experience coordinating community, customer, or stakeholder outreach initiatives.
- Experience managing communications across print, digital, web, media, and/or in-person channels.
- Experience collaborating across multiple departments or business functions.
- Ability to participate in in-person community and stakeholder engagement activities.
- Experience communicating energy, sustainability, environmental, utility, or other complex technical topics preferred.
