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Business Writer/Trade Media Specialist

UL Solutions
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 1/29/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/30/2025
Job Description

This position is classified as a hybrid role based (3) days a week from our Northbrook, IL, or Downtown Chicago Office

Want to help make the world a safer, more secure, more sustainable place? We’re seeking a versatile, experienced business writer and trade-media specialist to help us expand our outreach efforts to key business and industry channels.

This talented communicator will have a broad background working with business leaders at all levels to develop strategic, genuinely newsworthy content, and pitching story ideas to industry publications and online/social channels.

The successful candidate will create content for applications ranging from executive presentations and speeches to marketing and social-media copy, video scripts, change-management campaigns, intranet content, employee publications, news releases, briefing documents and more.

Responsibilities

This role requires a mix of journalistic, corporate and creative storytelling skills, as well as a strong background in media relations.

In the run of an average week, this individual contributor is likely to dedicate time as follows:

  • Developing story angles and drafting/pitching stories for targeted trade media that drive measurable reputational benefit. (50%)
  • Developing strategic internal and external communications content encompassing everything from town hall meetings, intranet articles, executive leader communications and presentations to speeches, advertising and sponsorship copy, social-media copy, press releases, video scripts and more. (40%)
  • Leading communications for key companywide change-management projects and developing creative communications tactics to promote these efforts. (10%)
  • Other activities as assigned (10%)

Qualifications

  • BS/BA degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism or related field, plus 5-10 years of related experience.
  • Experience developing and pitching compelling stories to trade-media outlets.
  • Broad-based experience writing for a variety of executives and other leaders, with demonstrated ability to craft communications spanning a wide range of applications, audiences and executive voices.
  • Extensive experience translating complex ideas and technological/scientific concepts into simple, compelling communications, as well as cultivating productive and trusting relationships with senior leaders.
  • Experience working in global communications for a complex, matrixed organization across regions is preferred.
  • Experience managing and using a wide array of communications tools and channels.
  • Total Rewards: We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. The estimated salary range for this position is $80,000 to $90,000 and is based on multiple factors, including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, as well as other factors. This position is eligible for annual bonus compensation with a target payout of 10% of the base salary. This position also provides health benefits such as medical, dental and vision; wellness benefits such as mental and financial health; and retirement savings (401K) commensurate with the standard rewards offered in each individual location or country. We also provide full-time employees with paid time off including vacation (15 days), holiday including floating holidays (12 days) and sick time off (72 hours).

About Us

A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers’ product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers’ products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.

Salary : $80,000 - $90,000

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