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March 15, 2013
BRAND AND ADVERTISING SPECIALIST, LG&E and KU Energy, Louisville
Helps maintain the corporate image and the LG&E and KU Energy, LG&E, KU and ODP brands. Participates in brand strategy discussions and closely collaborates with the creative agencies to ensure strategic objectives are met.
Works with the agency of record to create and execute advertising campaigns across all applicable brand channels.
Works closely with other communication functions, advertising agencies and the company's lines of business to ensure brand compliance and accurate and consistent messaging to enhance the customer experience.
Helps develop and implement campaigns that educate customers about important energy issues and business initiatives.
Tracks customer and market insights by analyzing industry metrics and research, and manages access to all brand assets.
For Immediate position consideration, please apply online: www.lge-ku.com/careers
Major Accountabilities -
• Plans and executes the company's brand and advertising efforts through, but not limited to, print, television, radio, outdoor and digital, advertising, direct mail and collateral materials.
• Provides proactive, effective communications support, counsel and strategic planning to assigned in-house client(s). Successful client relationships require regular attendance at staff meetings, learning the client's business needs and communications challenges, developing internal and external stories and other communications about initiatives/programs for clients' various audiences (employees, customers, media, community), and managing special projects.
• Works closely with the Retail business, especially Energy Efficiency and Marketing on various marketing, direct mail, telemarketing and other customer communication initiatives.
• Works closely with the director on advertising related budgets.
• Manages vendor/agency relationships.
• Interacts regularly with management to keep abreast of customer communications needs of the company.
• Evaluates and optimizes effectiveness of customer communications programs.
• Performs other duties as assigned by management.
Recommended Education/Experience -
Bachelor's degree in communications, advertising, marketing, journalism or English. 5-10 years of experience with proven experience and increasing levels of responsibility.
Special Qualifications -
Proven ability to interact and communicate effectively with senior managers and executives.
Must possess strong project management skills (project planning, estimation, work/task breakdown, issue management, risk management) and attention to detail.
March 8, 2013
SOCIAL MEDIA SPECIALIST, LG&E and KU Energy, Louisville
Provides specialized social media support targeted to customers and other external audiences. Responsible for helping to manage the company's online reputation and image and ensure compelling content in digital channels. Collaborates with divisions/departments to plan and execute social media content that is timely, accurate and supports corporate strategies.
For Immediate position consideration, please apply online: www.lge-ku.com/careers
Major Accountabilities -
• Actively manage the company's online reputation and image by 1). Monitoring mentions of the company; 2.) Helping determine what response, if any, should be initiated; 3.) Posting responses and creating content that educates users about key energy issues; and 4.) Measuring the success of the company's online activities.
• Write, edit, update, and publish daily content for the company's various online external communication channels, including, but not limited to, Twitter, Blogger, Facebook, YouTube and other social media platforms. Coordinate with department members and management to bolster the company's online presence and enhance its reputation.
• Help manage and further enhance the company's social media strategy by coordinating across the lines of business to evaluate new social media channels and establish the level of formal company participation and corresponding protocols.
• Lead the formation of a Social Media Advisory Council (SMAC) to manage all external and internal social media deployment and utilization. This will consist of a cross-functional team to help benchmark other utilities to learn best practices, how to mitigate risk, what additional support will be needed and identify metrics for success.
• Provides proactive, effective communications support, counsel and strategic planning to assigned in-house client(s). Successful client relationships require regular attendance at staff meetings, learning the client's business needs and communications challenges, developing internal and external stories and other communications about initiatives/programs for clients' various audiences (employees, customers, media, community), and managing special projects.
• Serves as primary point-of-contact for the company's social media channels.
• Determine the multimedia content needed to complement textual content.
Recommended Education/Experience -
Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, journalism or English. Experience in digital communications and/or social media for diverse audiences through a variety of traditional and non-traditional electronic channels.
Special Qualifications -
Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential. Must demonstrate an advanced ability to write for diverse audiences across a variety of electronic mediums.
Must possess strong project management skills (project planning, estimation, work/task breakdown, issue management, risk management) and attention to detail.
March 2, 2013
COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST - INTERNAL, LG&E and KU Energy, Louisville
Position Purpose - Provides specialized communications support to Communications Department and assigned clients within the organization. Under limited or no supervision, creates and implements communications plans and carries out tasks resulting from those plans.
This position will be filled at the level according to the candidate's experience and education level:
Communications Specialist Sr.
Communications Specialist
For immediate position consideration, please apply online: www.lge-ku.com/careers
Major Accountabilities -
• Serves as key communications expert in employee communications responsible for writing for employee publications, video scripts, executive speeches and developing presentations.
• Writes and edits material for - the employee newsletter (electronic and paper versions), Employee Bulletins and other employee communication pieces, including collateral pieces, videos and special publications that support corporate initiatives, operational projects, etc.
• Works closely with other Communications functions and the company's lines of business to ensure accurate and consistent messaging.
• Provides strategic counsel, planning and implementation to support campaigns to educate customers about important energy issues and business initiatives.
• Serves as a point-of-contact for Employee Information Line and Internal Communications mailbox, fielding employee inquiries.
• Provides proactive, effective communications support, counsel and strategic planning to assigned in-house client(s). Successful client relationships require regular attendance at staff meetings, learning the client's business needs and communications challenges, developing internal and external stories and other communications about initiatives/programs for clients' various audiences (employees, customers, media, community), and managing special projects.
• Develops communications plans and implements communications plans developed by teams or team members.
• Participates in or leads special project teams.
• Reviews and monitors capabilities of vendors and contractors, recommending vendors for bids, developing specifications for bids and reviewing drafts and final contract specification.
• Prepares budgets for team and/or special communication plans/programs.
• Maintains day-to-day contact with agencies and free-lance contractors to establish timetables; specifies/verifies print, visual, audio and video designs and media schedules; and monitors deadlines.
• Designs and evaluates corporate communications strategies.
• Maintains files of all creative executions.
• Collaborates with other areas within the department to ensure consistent messaging.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
Recommended Education/Experience - Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, English or related field required. Five or more years of experience in corporate/organizational communications with proven experience and increasing levels of responsibility. Demonstrated ability to interact and effectively communicate with senior managers, executives, etc.
Special Qualifications - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Possess an understanding of computer function and applications. Possess excellent personal time management skills. Able to juggle multiple projects under pressure of deadlines. Knowledge of AP Style guidelines.
March 2, 2013
WEB SPECIALIST - LG&E and KU Energy, Louisville
Position Purpose - Provides specialized Web support to Communications Department and clients throughout the company. Contributes to the oversight of LG&E and KU corporate website site and intranet and ensures the look and feel is consistent with the company's brand and image. Collaborates with divisions/departments for content that is accurate and supports corporate strategies.
This position will be filled at the level according to the candidate's experience and education level:
Web Specialist Sr.
Web Specialist
For immediate position consideration, please apply online: www.lge-ku.com/careers
Major Accountabilities -
• Under limited to no supervision, helps design, maintain and coordinate the corporate Internet and intranet sites as well as electronic publications.
• Serves a key role in implementing emerging technologies and advances in external/internal Web communications -- content management capabilities, Web measurement tools, client surveys, outage information, virtual newsroom, e-commerce, etc.
• Works closely with the senior web specialist, the social media specialist, digital communications specialist and the Information Technology Department to coordinate Web technology efforts within the corporation.
• Provides proactive counsel, strategic planning and support to in-house clients, helping meet the Web communications needs of their respective audiences (employees, media, community, customers, etc.); provides Web development/design support; collaborates on design that meets brand standards and content that meets corporate guidelines for quality, accuracy and consistency; ensures content is interesting and informative and site navigation is user-friendly.
• Performs benchmarking Web research to ensure LG&E and KU sites are current with the latest technologies and that the needs of our customers/employees are being met.
• Participates in or leads special project teams.
• Establishes and maintains Web standards and guidelines.
Recommended Education/Experience - Bachelor of arts degree in graphic arts, fine arts, marketing or journalism preferred. Three or more years of experience in Web content work.
Special Qualifications - Individual must have a strong understanding of Web design and be knowledgeable of communication practices. Should also be a self-starter, a forward thinker and possess good interpersonal skills. Must have a solid understanding of HTML, CSS, graphics creation with Photoshop and Illustrator, as well as navigation and GUI for maximizing usability. Must have a solid understanding of a variety of content management technologies including, but not limited to, Drupal, Sitecore, and SharePoint. Must also have understanding of Microsoft Office. Experience with basic video editing a plus.
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November 30, 2011
Freelance Designer - Patrick Spiers
I'm looking for freelance positions with firms, and possibly permanent positions as they become available.
I have extensive experience with print, illustration and identity, social media, animation and web. I have worked on identity systems with a firm in Cincinnati where I had an internship, I saved the company I work for now over 20,000 on the last catalog project which I did on my own, including much of the images for the catalog and dealings with the printer, I worked as a printer for a year so I understand them and can talk to them about what they need from me as a designer and get the best options. I have also been working on a new large site due to launch in the first quarter of next year with over a thousand starting pages. E: spiers.design@me.com W: http://www.patrickspiers.us/