Public Works Director jobs in Lucernemines, PA

Description

Job Summary:

We are looking for a talented External Communications and Public Relations Director to join our Corporate Communications team. This role can be based in Indianapolis or Columbus, IN

Key Responsibilities

• Drive brand awareness and advance critical business objectives through strategic communications.
• Develop and execute an annual strategic external communications plan linked to business goals driving media coverage and company reputation — includes creation of key messaging, target audiences, tactics and implementation.
• Serve as company spokesperson; build and maintain strong relationships with top tier national, local, global and trade media outlets, journalists and influencers.
• Advise CEO and other executive leaders on public relations, media relations and crisis communications.
• Collaborate with internal, business and region communications teams to ensure coordinated strategy and messaging across the company.
• Monitor and analyze media coverage including sentiment and engagement reporting key performance metrics to leadership.
• Lead crisis communication efforts, providing timely and effective responses to protect the company’s reputation.
• Stay ahead of emerging media trends and channels and encompass into strategy accordingly.
• Manage agency relationships and budget.
• Leverage writing and creative storytelling skills to build executive presentations, bylines, op-eds, media sound bites, and social media content.
• Lead, coach and develop public relations team.
  
  

Responsibilities

To be successful in this role you will need the following:

• Financial acumen - Interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions.
• Builds effective teams - Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
• Builds networks - Effectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization.
• Business insight - Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals.
• Decision quality - Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
• Drives vision and purpose - Painting a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action.
• Manages ambiguity - Operating effectively, even when things are not certain, or the way forward is not clear.
• Optimizes work processes - Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Organizational savvy - Maneuvering comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related organizational dynamics.
• Strategic mindset - Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.
• Intuitive Listening and Adapting Solutions - Translates needs, expectations, or asks from customers, stakeholders, etc. into actionable solutions through active listening and intuition; chooses or produces solutions (e.g. process change, tool, product, service, etc.) to meet or exceed the customers’ or stakeholders’ needs or expectations or to provide value.
• Values differences - Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization
  
  

Qualifications

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism or related field. A master’s degree is a plus.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in public relations, preferably within manufacturing
• APR (Accredited in Public Relations) certification preferred.
• Experience managing people.
• Global and B2B experience highly preferred.
• Digital experience preferred (emerging trends, digital for business, metrics, paid vs. organic, advertising content).
• Graphic design skills, visual communications channel capabilities preferred.
• Extensive experience in public relations, preferably within manufacturing.
  
  

Compensation

Please note that the salary range provided is a good faith estimate on the applicable range. The final salary offer will be determined after considering relevant factors, including a candidate’s qualifications and experience, where appropriate.

Job Communications

Organization Cummins Inc.

Role Category Hybrid

Job Type Exempt - Experienced

Min Salary $153750

Max Salary $256250

ReqID 2404092

Relocation Package Yes

Cummins and E-Verify

At Cummins, we are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer dedicated to diversity in the workplace. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity and/or expression, or other status protected by law. Cummins validates the right to work using E-Verify and will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. Visit http://EEOC.gov to know your rights on workplace discrimination.