Senior Executive Communication Specialist

OUC - The Reliable One, is presently seeking a Senior Executive Communication Specialist to join the Marketing & New Products division. At OUC, we don't just work - we're building a bright future of innovation and transformation for future generations.

We are seeking a strategic, detail-oriented communications professional to elevate the voice of executive leadership and strengthen OUC's brand and reputation. In this key role, you will shape the General Manager/CEO and Executive Leadership Team's thought leadership presence by crafting compelling, cohesive communications that align with our mission and strategic goals.

In this role, you will create high-impact executive presentations, video scripts, speeches, talking points, and content for leadership forums, town halls, and external engagements. Partnering across departments, you'll identify and amplify opportunities for executive visibility, including podcasts, media engagements, and curated social media content. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, high-visibility environment, skillfully navigating ambiguity, and balancing autonomy with collaboration. We're looking for a seasoned communicator with strong stakeholder management skills, experience in executive coaching, and a talent for crafting messages that resonate with audiences and advance our mission.

This hybrid position offers both collaboration and flexibility. You'll be on-site every Tuesday and Thursday to engage with colleagues and leadership, with the option to work remotely on other weekdays. We value adaptability, so occasional adjustments to your in-office schedule may be needed to support meetings or evolving business priorities.

OUC is an industry leader and the second largest municipal utility in Florida committed to innovation, sustainability, and our community, OUC's mission is to provide exceptional value to our customers and community by delivering sustainable and reliable services and solutions.

Join a team of visionary Change Agents, Strategists, and Community Ambassadors who understand the vital role of diverse experiences in powering creativity and industry transformation. At OUC, each position contributes to the success and achievement of our goals. Click here to learn more about what we do.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, Communications, Public Relations, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in corporate or executive communications, crisis communications, brand/reputation management or media relations, including experience providing strategic communications counsel and executive coaching
• Proven ability to capture executive voice and translate complex or technical content into clear, strategic messaging aligned with organizational priorities
• Exceptional writing and editing skills, grounded in AP style, with experience developing speeches, video scripts, presentations, talking points, and editorial content for diverse audiences.
• Strong relationship and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to advise, influence, and collaborate effectively across executive and cross-functional teams
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced, high-profile environment while maintaining a high-level attention to detail
• Advanced PowerPoint skills; experience with Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro) is a plus.
• Experience in a highly regulated or public-facing industry (e.g., utilities, government, or healthcare) is preferred

OUC offers a very competitive compensation and benefits package. Our Total Rewards package includes, to cite a few:

• Competitive compensation
• Low-cost medical, dental, and vision benefits and paid life insurance premiums with no probationary period.
• OUC's Hybrid Retirement Program includes a fully-funded cash balance account, defined contribution with employer matching along with a health reimbursement account
• Generous paid vacation, holidays, and sick time
• Paid parental leave
• Educational Assistance Program, to include tuition reimbursement, paid memberships in professional associations, paid conference and training opportunities
• Wellness incentives and free access to all on-site OUC fitness facilities
• Access to family-oriented recreational areas
• Paid Conference and Training Opportunities
• Free downtown parking
• Hybrid work schedule

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Salary Range: $96,251- $120,313 annually - commensurate with experience

Location: "The Greenest Building in Downtown"- Reliable Plaza, 100 W. Anderson Street, Orlando, FL 32801

Please see below a complete Job description for this position.

Job Purpose:

The Sr. Executive Communications Specialist works cross functionally to strategically enhance the commission's image, brand and reputation, and maximize positive thought leadership opportunities. In partnership with leadership, designs and delivers cohesive communications support for the General Manager/CEO and Executive Leadership Team (internal/external communications including presentations, talking points, speeches, bylined articles, leadership forums, town halls); authentically captures the voice of Executive Leadership; and translates complex information into compelling corporate messages that advance OUC's mission and strategic initiatives.

Primary Functions:

• Research, develop, draft, write, edit and coordinate creation of compelling and engaging speeches, editorial content, organizational announcements, scripts, talking points, key messaging, briefing materials, letters and other communications for executive leaders.
• Provides subject matter expertise in developing communications, while ensuring consistent messaging strategy and brand identity across content.
• Partner across business units to create PowerPoint presentations and videos for internal meetings and external conferences.
• Craft targeted and personalized messages for various audiences and stakeholders and coordinate delivery in channel(s) that will most effectively reach them.
• Provide counsel to Executive Leadership team on content that will deliver optimal audience engagement.
• Translate complex ideas, objectives, philosophy, and various topics into appropriate messaging that relates to topic, speaker, and intended audience.
• Develop and coordinate strategic communications and positioning plans/approaches for executive leaders that support organization's goals.
• Collaborate with executives and support staff to execute positioning plans.
• Work closely across business units on issues management and thought leadership opportunities.
• Assist with planning, execution, and content of internal leadership meetings, including Leadership Forums, Town Halls and other events.
• Participate in emergency event drills/training, and support emergency/response efforts as needed.
• Participate in coordination of crisis communications and issues management response strategy for urgent media matters.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Technical Requirements:

• Working knowledge of all, but not limited to, the following:
• Public Relations, Communications, or Journalism fundamentals.
• Thorough knowledge of Associated Press Style.
• Project management and coordination.
• Creative development.
• PowerPoint presentations, charts, diagrams, informational graphics/reports.
• Software applications (i.e. JDEdwards EnterpriseOne (E1), Customer Care & Billing (CC&B), graphic design and desktop publishing packages [Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Premiere Pro], Wrike and Sprout Social
• Familiarity with all, but not limited to, the following:
• Content management tools;
• Related industry, organizational and departmental policies, practices and procedures; legal guidelines, ordinances and laws
• Strong business and financial acumen.
• Ability to:
• Public Relations: Demonstrate capability to shape executive leadership communications strategy under the direction of the Manager and Director of Communications.
• Issue and Reputation Management: Demonstrate capability to anticipate and effectively address issues affecting brand or enterprise.
• Executive Communications: Demonstrate capability to authentically capture voice of GM/CEO and key executives and translate complex information into compelling messages that advance OUC's mission and strategic initiatives.
• Corporate Communications: Demonstrate capability to drive compelling communications on behalf of various corporate functions.
• Integrated Communications: Demonstrate capability to identify opportunities for programs that can be leveraged across communication channels, including public relations, employee communications and social media.
• Crisis Communications: Demonstrate capability to drive crisis and corporate communications strategy, both internal and external and coordinate crisis communications and issues management response strategy for urgent media matters.
• Project Management: Demonstrate capability to balance multiple priorities and achieve desired outcomes on time and within budget.
• Strategic Counsel: Demonstrate capability to provide communications counsel to partners and executive leadership.
• Rapidly respond to immediate communications needs and issues.
• Exceptional written and verbal communications skills, confidence and subject matter expertise liaising with senior stakeholders, both internally and externally.
• Excellent relationship management skills and ability to manage/integrate with multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent Microsoft PowerPoint skills.
• Work in a team environment, including direct and frequent interactions with senior executives, managing multiple high-profile, high-priority projects concurrently and adapting quickly to changes in priorities and schedules.
• Be a self-starter with a strong initiative and ability to manage multiple tasks, work under pressure and meet deadlines as required.
• Be a natural, proven collaborator with expertise for connecting the dots in a widespread, fast-paced environment.
• Exhibit strong project management skills, communications plans, strategic planning and internal stakeholder management.
• Demonstrate strategic/critical thinking and planning.
• Exhibit executive presence and ability to successfully maneuver within a large corporate environment.
• Must thrive working in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple communications and priorities at any given time.
• Consistently makes safety and security, of self and others, the priority.
• Embraces diverse people, thinking and styles.
• Write excellent executive documents, news releases, communications plans, and analyze/interpret media coverage.
• Use digital camera, digital video camera, and video editing equipment.
• Make arithmetic computations using whole numbers, fractions and decimals, and compute rates, ratios, and percentages;
• Use Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.) and standard office equipment (telephone, computer, copier, etc.) and WordPress;

Education/ Certification/ Years of Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, Mass Communications, Public Relations or related field of study from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in corporate communications, crisis communications, brand/reputation management or media relations, to include:.
• Experience providing strategic communications support and counsel to executive leadership.
• Experience in electric utility industry or other highly regulated, high-profile industry, preferred.

Working Conditions:

This job is absent of disagreeable working conditions. This job is performed in an office work environment. This job requires travel between OUC locations and to community event/partners across the service territory. Work extended hours especially during hurricane and cold-weather seasons. Be on-call after hours and weekends.

Physical Requirements:

This job includes constant standing, walking, sitting, speaking/hearing, and writing/typing, reading and detailed inspection. There may be occasional reaching over head, and lifting up to forty (40) lbs. Also, this job may require driving of a company vehicle.

OUC-The Reliable One is an Equal Opportunity Employer who is committed through responsible management policies to recruit, hire, promote, train, transfer, compensate, and administer all other personnel actions without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information and any other factor prohibited under applicable federal, state, and local civil rights laws, rules, and regulations.

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