External Communications Specialist (Social Media/Writer)

Job Description

We’re seeking a versatile business writer and social-media specialist to help us develop a compelling business story and promote it externally.

This talented storyteller will help develop content for our UL.com News, working with business units, corporate functions and other communications team members to discover the most compelling stories and determine the best way to tell them, including video, blogs, news stories and … insert your ideas here! The successful candidate will also lead the Communications team’s presence on UL Solutions social media channels, in collaboration with our digital team, guiding on best practices for organic content, scheduling and posting, and measuring impact.

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

Responsibilities

This role is hybrid on-site (3) days a week at our Northbrook or Chicago, IL office

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

• Developing social media strategy for organic posts and posts available for employees to share, including working with team on creating posts, posting per best practices, collaborating with digital team and measuring impact to be able to adapt and improve. (30%)
• Developing story angles and drafting content for UL.com News and other pages/ sites as needed, to drive measurable reputational benefit. (40%)
• Posting on UL.com News, leveraging SEO. (10%)
• Creating metrics (Ul.com News, IR site) to measure and help adapt strategy for maximum benefit. (10%)
• Other activities as assigned. (10%)
  
  

What You’ll Experience Working At UL Solutions

• Mission: For UL Solutions, corporate and social responsibility isn’t new. Making the world a safer, more secure and sustainable place has been our business model for the past 130 years and is deeply engrained in everything we do.
• People: Ask any UL Solutions employee what they love most about working here, and you’ll almost always hear, “the people.” Going beyond what is possible is the standard at UL. We’re able to deliver the best because we employ the best.
• Interesting work: Every day is different for us here as we eagerly anticipate the next innovation that our customers’ create. We’re inspired to take on the challenge that will transform how people live, work and play. And as a global company, in many roles, you will get international experience working with colleagues around the world.
• Grow & achieve: We learn, work and grow together with targeted development, reward and recognition programs as well as our very own UL University that offers extensive training programs for employees at all stages, including a technical training track for applicable roles.
• Total Rewards: All employees at UL Solutions are eligible for bonus compensation. UL offers a generous 401k matching structure of up to 5% of eligible pay. Additionally, we invest an additional 4% into your retirement saving fund after your first year of continuous employment. We provide Healthcare Reimbursement Accounts and Health Savings Accounts that UL contributes to twice per year! We also provide employees with paid time off including vacation, holiday, sick and volunteer time off.
  
  

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism or related field, plus 3 years of related experience.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills.
• Proven experience translating complex ideas and technological/scientific concepts into meaningful, relatable communications.
• Experience working on organic social media strategy and content.
• Comfortable with Communications technology, such as posting on websites, using SEO, using social media apps such as Sprinklr.
• Experience working in global communications for a complex, matrixed organization across regions is preferred.
• Experience working for a publicly traded company in an external communications or social media role is preferred.
• Experience working in a B2B environment a plus.
  
  

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.