Job Title: Communications Specialist
Location: Chattanooga, TN (Onsite).
Duration: 5 month
Start date: MAY (7-hour days (8am – 3pm EST), 4 days per week).
Qualifications:
- 1–2 year of relevant experience (including internships, campus roles, part-time work, or volunteer experience) in communications, marketing, journalism, public relations, or a related field.
Education:
- Recently completed or currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree or recently graduated (Communications, Marketing, Journalism, Public Relations, or related field)
Skills:
- Skilled to expert-level proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
- Comfortable drafting, proofreading (AP Style), and formatting content for internal channels (SharePoint intranet, email distribution, digital signage)
- Adept at story concept generation, research and drafting for internal publications
- Organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple tasks and deadlines with guidance
- Ability to work on-site and collaborate with cross-functional partners in a plant environment
Required:
- Drafting and proofreading short-form internal content. AP Style proficiency required.
- Visual/formatting skills (PowerPoint, Canva, or similar)
- Comfort pulling simple metrics (page views, clicks, open rates) and organizing results in Excel
- Event/engagement support (checklists, materials, day-of logistics).
Role Summary:
The Workforce Communications & Engagement Summer Associate is a paid, fixed-term contract role supporting ***’s Workforce Communications team with tactical content, measurement, and event/engagement execution. This position is designed for a current college student or recent graduate and provides hands-on experience supporting internal communications for the Chattanooga plant workforce. The ideal candidate is an excellent writer, organized, detail-oriented, curious, and comfortable learning new tools and processes quickly.
Role Responsibilities:
Content & Channel Support (45%)
- Draft, proofread, and format short updates for internal channels using provided templates and guidance (SharePoint intranet, email distribution platform, digital signage, Teams posts/messages as applicable).
- Publish or schedule content (as assigned) and help keep intranet pages and channel libraries organized and current.
- Support basic asset management (photo selection, file naming, version control) and maintain shared folders.
- Gather content inputs internally (notes, photos, request details) and route drafts for review/approval.
Measurement & Reporting (25%)
- Pull engagement metrics from internal tools (e.g., intranet page views, email opens/clicks, digital signage metrics where available) and maintain weekly/monthly trackers.
- Build simple charts/tables in Excel/PowerPoint for regular reporting.
- Flag patterns and data-quality issues (broken links, outdated pages, inconsistent tagging) to the team.
Event & Engagement Support (30%)
- Support internal plant engagement/event logistics (checklists, signage drafts, print requests, room/space details) as assigned.
- Help prepare materials (run-of-show drafts, attendee lists, formatting of internal talking points) for workforce communications and engagement activities.
- Provide day-of support as assigned (set-up coordination, photo capture, post-event recap notes).
