Senior Communicator

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The Boeing Companys Media Relations team is hiring an experienced adaptable and energetic Senior Communicator to join us in Renton WA to serve as a media spokesperson for Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA).

In partnership with Sales/Marketing Airplane Programs Quality Supply Chain and other functional teams this media relations specialist will tell our commercial story while also managing reactive issues. Youll collaborate with colleagues executives and subject matter experts to develop and execute media strategies strengthen media relationships and anticipate plan and manage topics events and interviews for BCA and our Puget Sound-area workforce. The successful candidate will have experience working in and/or with media and a track record of developing stories and effective messaging to drive an external narrative. The candidate will be curious and eager to continue learning. This professional will have excellent news judgment stay current on BCA news media channels and social media that could drive coverage and have a track record of creative compelling storytelling via earned and owned media channels.

Position Responsibilities:

• Serves as a trusted Boeing spokesperson for a portfolio of Commercial Airplanes topics and Puget Sound-area issues

• Develops socializes and implements communications plans aligned to BCA business goals to communicate news milestones and company priorities

• Ensures alignment improves results and avoids surprises

• Manages messaging edits and stages news releases and company statements

• Builds and maintains strong relationships with key media

• Analyzes media trends and sentiment to inform communication strategies

• Collaborates across Boeing on integrated campaigns to promote internal/social stories in the media

• Displays excellent time-management skills and manages competing priorities and tight deadlines

• Partners with business unit and functional colleagues across Boeing to support media engagements with business leaders and subject matter experts in ways that ensure alignment improve results and avoid surprises

• Manages messaging edits and stages news releases and company statements Build and maintain strong relationships with key media

• Analyzes media trends and sentiment to inform communication strategies

• Collaborates across Boeing on integrated campaigns to promote internal/social stories in the media

• Grasps complex highly-detailed information and translate for external audiences

BasicQualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelors degree or higher

• 5 years of communications journalism or other relevant work experience

• 5 years of experience writing and editing with demonstrated experience effectively utilizing a wide variety of communications tactics

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• 10 years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience

• 5 years of experience as a team player with a bias for action and curiosity about aviation and process improvement

• An insatiable appetite for social media

• A self-motivated learner with a relentless curiosity about airplane manufacturing air travel and process improvement

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana cocaine opioids amphetamines PCP and alcohol when criteria are met as outlined in our policies.

Pay & Benefits:

At Boeing we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs generally including health insurance flexible spending accounts health savings accounts retirement savings plans life and disability insurance programs and several programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location date of hire and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications as well as market and business considerations.

Summary pay range for Level 4: $108800 $147200

Summary pay range for Level 5: $133450 - $180550

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