Career Area:
Communications
Job Description:
Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
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Senior Communications Specialist
Mossville, IL
Job summary:
In the role, you will design, develop, produce, and consult on a variety of internal communications materials and media. This role may collaborate on external communications on a variety of topics. You will be depended on as an expert to advise and collaborate with the leaders and employees of Caterpillar.
What you will do:
Consulting with managers to translate messages using the power of words, images, sounds and animation.
Coaching leaders, managers, and other employees involved in any communication events or presentations.
Advising organization on all aspects of communication formats to ensure clarity and accuracy of message.
Conducting final review and edits before internal facility communications are released.
Collaborate with organizational & talent and development team on content creation.
Develop key messaging for leadership development.
Create messaging content to drive engagement around corporate employee survey and action planning.
Collaborate with facility communicators on key messages.
Manage and develop communications in collaboration with leadership on HR topics and messaging.
Support VP specific messaging within facilities
Lead Lean communication projects to drive effectiveness and efficiencies.
Degree Requirement:
Bachelor's degree from an accredited Materials Science, Metallurgy, or equivalent program.
Skills you must have:
Organizational Communications: Expert level knowledge of techniques and media for organizational communication; ability to utilize relevant tools to communicate information about the organization internally and externally.
Effective Communications: Expert level understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
Flexibility and Adaptability: Extensive knowledge of successful approaches and techniques for dealing with change; ability to adapt to a changing environment and be comfortable with change.
Planning: Tactical, Strategic: Expert level knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational (short term), tactical (1-2 years) and strategic (3-5 years) planning in support of the overall business plan.
Effectiveness Measurement: Working knowledge of effective measurement techniques and ability to measure the quality and quantity of work effort for the purpose of improvement.
Interpersonal Relationships: Extensive knowledge of the techniques and the ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.
Initiative: Being proactive and committing to action on self-identified job responsibilities and challenges; ability to seek out work and the drive to accomplish goals.
Influencing: Working knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to impact decisions within and outside own organization.
Top candidates will also have:
Bachelor's or Graduate level degree in communications, marketing, public relations, journalism
Demonstrated ability to deliver professional level Powerpoint presentations and graphics.
Strong writing skills
Experience as a business unit or corporate level communicator
Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality.
Additional Information:
This position is located in Mossville, IL.
This position will close on 9/22/24.
Domestic Relocation is available for this position.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
What you will get:
A commitment to diversity and inclusion. Our common values and focus on inclusion and respect drive the decisions made by our company, teams, and people. Here, you can apply your unique life and job experiences, and work in a team environment where your ideas are heard, your contributions are celebrated, and your whole-self matters.
Safety in words and actions. Safety is a core value at Caterpillar. We encourage and commit to safety in all processes that we do. We strive to provide a safe and secure work environment for all of our employees.
You earn more than just a salary because we value your performance. We offer a total rewards package that provides benefits on day one (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus.
Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date)
Final details
Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application - please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.
This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers .
This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job. At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization. It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of -essential job functions- as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Relocation is available for this position.
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.
Posting Dates:
September 13, 2024 - September 22, 2024
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.
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