Corporate Communications Academic Worker

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. We’re driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life’ and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Your Role: Corporate Communications Academic Worker

The Academic Worker, Media Monitor, will support the Elanco Pulse Institute (EPI), Elanco’s digital and social listening and engagement capability. The goal of EPI is to identify important animal health conversations happening in digital and social media, provide a timely analysis of ongoing news and conversations and create opportunities for Elanco or other influencers to meaningfully engage in the dialogue.

Your Responsibilities:

• Developing and implementing social listening strategies, analyzing conversation, developing reports and identifying triggers and trends in media conversation.
• Identifying and building influencer recommendations and connections that can help to shape social conversation topics.
• Identifying the latest opportunities and trends in digital & social to ensure we are building a best-in-class social listening capabilities.
• Having a clear understanding of all social platforms, audiences, usage, algorithms, audience targeting, paid placement, etc.
• Ensuring all local regulations, including data and privacy, are met.
  
  

What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):

• Education: Candidates pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in communications, Business, Journalism, English, Public Relations or Marketing required.
• Experience:
• Strong preference will be given to candidates who have familiarity with media monitoring and social listening tools, such as Talkwalker, Cision, Meltwater, Sprinklr or other social listening systems.
• Possess an analytical mindset and the ability to interpret data and trends to provide actionable insights across a variety of brands.
• Highly-organized, detail-oriented and confident in juggling multiple tasks in an energetic, fast-paced environment.
• Project management to set priorities, timelines and fully execute projects from strategy into action.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill and present complex information and analytics in a clear and concise manner.
  

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):

• Knowledge of pet, animal health or retail/ecommerce/consumer packaged goods communications or marketing with excellent skills including written, social, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Ability to clearly communicate ideas, with appropriate frequency and detail to all levels of the organization and partners.
• Ability to collaborate and involve others in the brainstorming and decision-making process. Continuously seeks feedback for improvement and goal achievement.
• Proven learning agility and ability to perform tasks independently with little hands-on management.
• Ability to manage issues and crisis and stay calm under pressure.
  
  

Additional Information:

• Remote position during school year, part time in office (Greenfield) during summer.
  
  

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown underrecognized groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Elanco we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you think you might be a good fit for a role but don't necessarily meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or other roles!

Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status