Communications Specialist II, Senior or Senior Lead

Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. Entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, including nearly 9,000 megawatts of nuclear power.

This position may be filled as a Communications Specialist II, Sr or Sr Lead depending on the qualifications and experience of the candidates Assists in the management and execution of stakeholder communication and of key messages both inside and outside of Entergy.

* Builds and executes a communications strategy designed to inform cross functional staff and internal and external stakeholders and improve engagement. * Monitors industry news about the corporation and its competitors and identifies emerging issues. * Supports communication needs for Entergy Leadership, including: Town Halls, speeches, talking points, internal memos and business-related messaging. * Assists in preparation of PowerPoint presentations. * Assists with the management of Entergy's graphic standards and market branding. * Recommend strategies, produce materials and execute communication plans to support and promote major functional initiatives and projects. * Implements broad-based employee communications, such as executive messaging and employee meetings and newsletters. * Collaborates with senior Communications staff on the development of key messages, subject matter and copy. * Coordinates layout, production and distribution. * Researches, cultivates knowledge of and utilizes social media to communicate key Entergy messages. * Evaluates and recommends usage for optimal positive exposure for the Company. * Provides technical guidance to colleagues on usage. * Provides assistance to colleagues on communications campaigns, including Public Relations and Marketing. * Develops and implements response to media and other external stakeholders. * May serve as company spokesperson. * Assists in establishing editorial or departmental standards. * May edit the work of and/or provide guidance and direction to other staff members. * May require project management knowledge including business processes such as budgeting, purchasing, request for proposal, etc. **Additional Responsibilities:** - As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. - Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience **Minimum experience required of the position:** - Communications Specialist II - 3 - 5 years of experience in corporate communications or public relations - Senior Communications Specialist - 5 - 7 years of experience in corporate communications or public relations. - Senior Lead Communications Specialist - 7+ years of experience in corporate communications or public relations.