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Communications job alert! Learn more about these two communications roles at the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services.

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Communications ++ The role of 'PR' professionals/ communicators/ corporate communications is usually put in a box. People tend to think 'this role is to send out press releases' or fabricate narratives. That era is passe. This role has now evolved and think of communications as an underlying architecture to your tools. Communicators can help with: - Digital Marketing - Product Marketing - Sales - Customer experience/ engagement - Better team communications It is more a role of building everything together with a strong foundation of transparent and data driven communications. Here is a request to all hiring managers/ CHROs to please not box the function. This, perhaps, can be one of the most versatile roles in the organisation.

🤔 I had an interesting conversation yesterday with a senior Comms pro in a smaller business talking about when the right time to hire specialist positions into their comms function might be. I.e. PR Managers and Internal Communications Specialists. 💡 Some scenarios below to get you thinking if you are in a growing business: 👉 PR Manager - you might start thinking about bringing in a PR Manager if you are looking to reduce your PR agency spend, reduce the number of agencies you engage with, ultimately, bringing these capabilities in-house. 👉 Internal Communications - growing businesses always will have challenges keeping employees up-to-date with the evolving nature of these businesses. It's important to recognise the need to effectively communicate this messaging in a way that lands well with employees. A business of c. 300+ should really start thinking about their internal comms strategy if they haven't already! Keen to hear your thoughts - what are some other scenarios where you might look to bring capabilities in-house? #Communications #PR #InternalCommunications

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Putting together the JD for a comms role can sometimes feel like a parody of that infamous O-Town song. You’re dreaming about a candidate that’s a mix of C.J. Cregg with just a little touch of Tree Paine’s 𝚜̶𝚝̶𝚢̶𝚕̶𝚎̶ strategy and Jen Psaki’s 𝚜̶𝚖̶𝚒̶𝚕̶𝚎̶ media relations style. Perhaps in response to the sheer number of top-tier communicators on the job market at the moment, more and more JDs are requiring an almost comical level of hyper specific experience (ex. candidates will only be considered if they have 10+ years of experience leading comms for a grain-based CPG product). But just as CJ Cregg effortlessly shifted from a top entertainment PR firm to the West Wing, the best comms pros have core skills that set them up for success in any industry. If we focus in on the wrong thing, we run the risk of not only sidelining our favorite fictional publicists, we undoubtedly leave top-tier talent on the "no pile" in the real world. I know that there are some notable exceptions where strong storytelling, tenacity, and the ability to skill up on an industry quickly alone won’t cut it (scientific communications, technical comms roles, etc.). I’m not diminishing those skill sets or the need for that expertise- but I promise you the SVP that hasn’t (yet) worked at a grain-based CPG product could still knock it out of the park… and you might just benefit from their fresh perspective as you work to expand your customer base.