Communications Specialist

**Occasional travel will be required**

JOB DUTIES: This position requires a highly skilled communications professional to serve as lead communicator for the Global Transport & Executive Systems (GTES) subdivision of the Maintenance, Modifications & Upgrades (MM&U) division of Global Services & Support which is currently located in Wichita, Kansas. The candidate will be responsible for internal, external and executive communications. The person selected will directly support all GTES programs and have responsibility to support occasional Wichita site communications efforts. The position also provides executive support for the GTES general manager and is a member of the GTES lead team. Overall duties include but are not limited to: Providing advice and counsel to management, partnering with key stakeholders to develop communications plans, developing communications strategies and tactics that support Company business objectives and determining needs and priorities and translating them into appropriate actions. Ability to periodically capture photo and/or video for key events may also be required.

JOB SKILLS: Candide must be proficient in the following technical areas;
Communications Planning
Ability to create and implement complex communications plans, strategies, and tactics for a broad range of high visibility issues.
Editing Fundamentals
Extensive and specialized knowledge of editing processes, practices, techniques, editing marks, reference materials, and tools.

Media Relations
Extensive and specialized knowledge of complex media relations tools and activities. Ability to employ experience and knowledge of media representatives processes and interviewing techniques to appropriately represent the company's position to the media and to anticipate questions and prepare effective responses.

Professional Writing
Extensive and specialized ability to write clear, compelling prose in different styles, voices, tones to most effectively communicate to multiple audiences. Extensive and specialized ability to apply highly developed knowledge of writing skills to various communication materials (e.g., news releases, news and feature articles, promotional materials, brochures, web communications, presentations, speeches) to meet customer requirements.

Publication Standards
Extensive and specialized knowledge of industry publication standards (e.g., Corporate Identity Guidelines, Web Style Guide, Software Documentation Style Guide), principles, and terminology for typography, artwork, and layout.
Bachelor's degree and typically 10 or more years' related work experience