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Peckham Inc. Communications Manager

Peckham is a missiondriven awardwinning social enterprise where we strive to provide worldclass vocational rehabilitation to persons with disabilities and/or barriers to employment while also providing excellent customer service to a diverse range of customers. One of Peckhams core values is People matter to us A WHOLE LOT demonstrating our commitment to our people and the communities we serve. We strive to be peoplecentered in all we do.

SUMMARY

The Communications Manager plays a pivotal role in enhancing and supporting internal communications at Peckham. This position will work closely with the Director of Brand & Communications and senior leadership to develop and execute comprehensive communication strategies that impact internal and external stakeholders. This role is key in helping share the organizations internal messaging. This role supports highlevel executives in shaping the organizations internal messaging helping to drive and ensure consistent impactful and creative communications that align with Peckhams mission values and culture.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Internal Communications:

• Partner with Marketing team to create and execute strategic communication plans that support organizational development change management crises management and support organizational culture.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to proactively develop internal communication plans including suggestions for the appropriate audiences channels messages and time frame to meet the strategic objectives of various lines of business and the overall organization.
• Create materials and content for a wide range of internal communication channels (i.e. digital signage fliers video scripts email communications and internal messaging campaigns town hall meetings leadership talking points and other platforms) that consider all audiences/levels and address the unique needs of stakeholders while upholding brand standards.
• Possess strong understanding of internal audiences and ensure communication strategies effectively reach all employee populations (i.e. senior leaders front line staff team members).
• Partners with various Peckham departments to support communications strategy and ensure communications plans/content are inclusive of diverse stakeholders aligned internally and externally with clear voice and consistent branded message.
• Manage content development and strategy for Peckhams intranet coordinate and collaborate with various departments to gather content post and plan for relevant internal communications.
• Serve as Peckhams internal journalist proactively seeking stories to highlight internal successes across the organization.

External Communications Support

• Support content development and posting for Peckhams website and social media platforms (LinkedIn Facebook Instagram X).
• Support community outreach efforts prepare leadership staff to attend and personally attend relevant external community events that support brand and reputation of Peckham.
• Support content strategy and development helping to create curate and manage highquality content for various external communication channels.
• Measure and improve the effectiveness of messaging channels and practices

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• A bachelors degree in communications marketing or other related field from an accredited college or university
• A minimum of 35 years experience leading and/or managing corporate communications.
• Experience developing and implementing strategic communication planning.
• Excellent written verbal and interpersonal communication skills including presentation/facilitation skills.
• Ability to interact and communicate effectively across all levels of an organization.

• Creative thinker collaborative and team oriented.
• High level of accuracy and efficiency attention to detail and followthrough
• Ability to be discreet maintain complete confidentiality and utilize prudent judgment demonstrating integrity and sensitivity.
• Strong project management skills with an ability to work in a fastpaced dynamic environment with competing priorities.
• Excellent analytical and problemsolving skills.
• Position requires travel up to 25% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Leading and communicating strategic communications plans for executive audiences. Demonstrated knowledge of key internal communications platforms and processes; experience implementing company intranet software desirable.
• Design skills with ability to navigate and use Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign Photoshop Illustrator) Canva Hootsuite Mailchimp Keynote
• Experience with endtoend content development (strategy planning research writing editing distribution measurement)

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS

The role requires prolonged periods of sitting particularly during the design and development of communications materials processes and other computerbased work. There may also be prolonged periods of standing or sitting during presentations. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. The physical demands of this position may be reasonably accommodated for individuals with disabilities on a casebycase basis.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands of this position may be reasonably accommodated for individuals with disabilities on a casebycase basis.

PECKHAM IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled. Peckham provides equal opportunities and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex (including pregnancy gender identity and sexual orientation) national origin age disability genetic information height weight marital status veteran status or any other protected characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law.

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