Strategic Communications Specialist

Mom's Meals

Job Location:

Ankeny, IA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 80000 - 90000

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Strategic Communications Specialist supports the execution of integrated communications strategies that strengthen the Moms Meals brand and expand visibility across priority audiences. This role blends public relations and social media responsibilities helping drive consistent audience-focused storytelling across earned owned and shared channels.

Working closely with marketing team members and cross-functional partners this position supports day-to-day execution across media relations and social channels with increasing independence while contributing to planning content development and performance tracking to enhance impact and results.

Highly prefer a local candidate to work a hybrid schedule 3 days onsite / 2 days remote per week. May be open to considering remote candidates based on skills and experience. If remote will be required to be in our Ankeny IA headquarters the first few days and travel here on occasion.

Salary range: $ plus 10% bonus target

Benefits

Our employees enjoy a generous package of benefits that we are thrilled to provide and feel is part of what makes us different as an employer. We value our team members and this is one way we can show it.

Benefits include:

-PTO holiday pay and holiday of choice

-401(k) match

-Life insurance

-Short-term disability79386-

-Health dental and vision insurance

-Maternity/paternity leave

-Health savings account (HSA)

-Flex spending accounts (FSA) health and dependent

Position Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

Support development and execution of integrated communications plans aligned with business priorities
Translate complex business priorities and initiatives into clear audience-relevant messaging across communications channels
Execute day-to-day media relations efforts including media list development pitching follow-up and drafting materials such as news releases briefing documents and talking points
Own social media content planning and editorial calendar execution including aligning content to campaigns and business priorities as well as day-to-day scheduling and publishing
Support executive visibility through development of social content contributed content and briefing materials
Partner cross-functionally to ensure alignment and consistency across communications and campaigns
Monitor media coverage and social media performance summarizing insights and supporting recommendations to improve results

Required Skills and Experience

Bachelors degree in public relations communications journalism or a related field
2-4 years of experience in public relations communications or social media
Demonstrated experience supporting media relations and managing social media channels
Strong writing and editing skills across a variety of formats and audiences
Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities with strong attention to detail
Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple communications workstreams with increasing independence

Preferred Skills and Experience

Experience in health care nutrition or a related industry

Familiarity with media monitoring and social analytics tools (e.g. Cision Brandwatch)
Proactive and accountable with the ability to take initiative and follow through
Strong collaborator who builds effective working relationships
Detail-oriented with strong organizational and follow-through skills
Curious and engaged with media social and industry trends

Physical Requirements

Repetitive motions that include the wrists hands and/or fingers
Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting remaining in a stationary position for prolonged periods
Visual perception to perform job including peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

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