Posting End Date: 09/27/2023 

Work Place Flexibility: Onsite 

Legal Entity: Entergy New Orleans, LLC 

***This position will be filled as a Sr Communications Specialist or Sr Lead Communications specialist depending on the selected candidates' experience and qualifications***

Job Summary/Purpose

Assists in the management and execution of Entergy New Orleans stakeholder communication and of key messages both inside and outside of Entergy.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• 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.

Minimum Requirements

Minimum education required of the position

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Minimum experience required of the position

Sr Comms Specialist: 5 or more years of experience in corporate communications or public relations

Sr Lead Comms Specialist: 7 or more years of experience in corporate communications or public relations

Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required of the position

• Knowledge of AP style writing is a plus
• Crisis communications experience is a plus

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Primary Location: Louisiana-New Orleans Louisiana : New Orleans 
Job Function: Professional
FLSA Status: Exempt 
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code:  
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 112780
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to view the EEO page, or see statements below.

EEO Statement: The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. 

The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.

Accessibility: Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. Requests for a reasonable accommodation may be made orally or in writing by an applicant, employee, or third party on his or her behalf. If you are an individual with a disability and you are in need of an accommodation for the recruiting process please click here and provide your name, contact number, the accommodation requested and the requisition number that you are requesting the accommodation for. Employee Services will contact you regarding your request.

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.

Entergy Pay Transparency Policy Statement: The Entergy System of Companies (the Company) will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company’s legal duty to furnish information.  41 CFR 60-1.35(c). Equal Opportunity and Pay Transparency.

Pay Transparency Notice:

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision (dol.gov)

The non-confidential portions of the affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment.  Please contact HRCompliance@entergy.com to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours.

WORKING CONDITIONS:
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.