Requisition ID:  107649 

 

Share Our Purpose.  Be Yourself.  Feel Valued. 

 

People are the heart of our business. As an American Water employee, you will be offered a competitive salary and health benefits package, along with opportunities to develop, grow, and evolve your career.  Our benefits packages focus on key areas such as health & wellness, emotional & well-being, and savings for current & future goals.

 

We are Beautifully Different. We strongly believe having diversity across our company makes us more successful and helps us provide essential services to our customers. We are stronger because we embrace different ideas, viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds. American Water is the best choice for your next role!  Click here for more information on our inclusion, diversity, and equity journey.

 

About American Water
American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people across 14 regulated jurisdictions and 18 military installations. American Water’s 6,500 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company’s national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders.

As one of the fastest growing utilities in the U.S., American Water expects to invest $40 to $42 billion in infrastructure repairs and replacement, system resiliency and regulated acquisitions over the next 10 years. The company has a long-standing history of executing its core operations, aligned with sustainable best practices, through its commitments to safety, affordability, customer service, protecting the environment, an inclusive workforce and strengthening communities.

American Water has been recognized on the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for the fifth consecutive year, ranked 18th on Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies 2023 List, earned the U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act designation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense® Excellence Award, among additional state, local and national recognitions.

For more information, visit amwater.com and join American Water on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

 

Are you a Digital Content Specialist proficient with Adobe Creative Cloud and are looking to begin a new career journey?! APPLY TODAY for immediate consideration for our Full Time, Specailist, External Affairs position!

Primary Role

Responsible for providing support and delivering a creative array of external public relations and digital communications related to enhancing the image and brand of American Water. External Communications responsibilities include supporting the company’s overarching public relations strategy and providing support for digital platforms—video, social media and external web presence.

Support the corporate public relations effort to continually amplify and extend the American Water brand across all digital platforms and media (print, online and broadcast). Coordinate all efforts with other company functional units and American Water’s public relations firm of record. Responsible for supporting digital communications strategies aligned with, and mutually reinforcing, American Water’s strategic goals and vision.

Key Accountabilities Support the execution of corporate digital communications through earned, owned and paid media that enhance the company’s position among customers and corporate stakeholders Creates and leverages materials/assets to help educate customers on issues to increase/amplify American Water’s brand, thought leadership and customer service/experience  A critical resource in the development and execution of digital communications assets including but not limited to general public relations, video, website, social media Provide support to state communication teams and other business units and develop digital communications Works in a cross-functional manner within Corporate Communications and through other functional units to develop communications assets Knowledge/Skills

Excellent and efficient working knowledge across Adobe Creative Suite, including graphic design and video editing

Knowledge of legacy and emerging social media platforms, video production and website content creation.

Speed, flexibility and adaptability and ability to work under pressure and deliver in a fast-paced environment

Excellent writing skills with the ability to tell a persuasive/compelling story.

Team player with the ability to be proactive, collaborative and build relationships outside the communications function

Effective communications skills

Certifications and Licenses Active state Driver' License required with the ability to pass a motor vehicle report.  Experience/Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Public Relations, Communications, or a related field

Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in support of Advertising, Marketing, Corporate Communications or Public Relations

Competencies Champions safetyCollaboratesCultivates innovationCustomer obsessedDrives ResultsNimble learning

 

 

Join American Water...We Keep Life Flowing™

 

American Water is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because they are an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.