What are the responsibilities and job description for the Digital Communications Specialist/Corporate Communications - 15232 position at Transcend Solutions?
Digital Communications Specialist/Corporate Communications - 15232
Contract Duration: 12 months
Location: Ridgefield Park, NJ
Schedule: Hybrid, Monday – Thursday onsite, Friday WFH
Top 3 Skill Sets:
- Social media planning, content development and brand alignment
- Project management and ability to multitask, keep track of deadlines and prioritize tasks
- Stakeholder management, including alignment with corporate communications, marketing and HR
The Digital Communications Specialist will support the Corporate Communications team. They will play a pivotal role in crafting and telling our clients’ stories and drive innovation in how they communicate their key priorities and initiatives to their consumers, employees, journalists, influencers and communities.
This role will support editorial activities for our client’s main corporate channels, including the U.S. Newsroom and respective social media channels, with a focus on LinkedIn. They will be responsible for developing and maintaining an ongoing LinkedIn calendar – coming up with content ideas, bringing them to life and measuring success. They will also support posting of official company press releases, articles and videos on the U.S. Newsroom. This role requires strong organizational skills, the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and the capacity to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
Responsibilities:
- Newsroom Content Management: Upload and manage articles, press releases, and updates in the Newsroom’s CMS, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and adherence to editorial guidelines.
- LinkedIn Management: Oversee the company’s LinkedIn page, including developing content ideas, scheduling and posting content, engaging with followers and monitoring analytics to optimize performance.
- Content Coordination: Work closely with writers, editors and stakeholders to ensure content is published on schedule and aligns with company messaging. Coordinate with supporting agencies and broader team as appropriate on content development.
- Quality Assurance: Review articles and posts for errors, formatting inconsistencies and brand voice alignment before publication.
- Project Management: Juggle multiple content-related projects, track deadlines and prioritize tasks in a dynamic work environment.
- Performance Tracking: Monitor engagement metrics, trends and audience interactions on LinkedIn content to refine content strategies.
- Collaboration: Liaise with internal teams, including marketing and PR, to ensure a cohesive communications strategy. Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure Newsroom content is amplified across appropriate client owned channels.
Requirements:
- Education Requirement: Bachelor of Communications, Marketing or similar
- 2 years of experience in content management, social media management, or digital communications.
- Expert knowledge of WordPress CMS, Google Analytics, Social Media channels, specifically LinkedIn, Adobe Creative Cloud and Canva; Knowledge of SharePoint, Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.),
- Must maintain a high level of professionalism required as a representative of the company
- Ability to work independently and an entrepreneurial spirit; strong decision-making, problem-solving project management skills
- Must have excellent time management, organizational and project management skills
- Must display good judgment and use discretion when presented with sensitive or confidential issues
- Must thrive working in a fast-paced environment that focuses on high-quality results and flawless execution
- Must have a sharp eye for quality control and consistency in written and designed materials trac
