Associate Communications Specialist
Lamb Weston

Title: Associate Communications Specialist

Location: Eagle, ID

About Lamb Weston

We love making fries almost as much as you like eating them! Since the 1950's, Lamb Weston has inspired customers with food they love, trust, and share with families and friends. As a leading global manufacturer of quality frozen potato products with over 9,000+ team members around the world, it's our business to see the possibilities in potatoes and people.

We are looking for team members with an appetite for a challenge! People who are hungry to join a winning team and help us make a difference in the world. When you join Lamb Weston, you join a community with a strong support network and training programs designed to nurture, inspire, and help you grow.

We are driven by a relentless pursuit of results and by people who think creatively and embrace our values of: Integrity, Teamwork, Inclusion, Drive for Results, and Empowerment. Exactly what you'd expect from the most inventive potato company in the world!

Join Lamb Weston! We bring the world together with our fries.

Job Description Summary

Lamb Weston is searching for a full time hybrid work schedule Associate Communications Specialist to join our Corporate Communication team. This candidate should be a strong writer that is passionate about effective communication and its ability to drive business outcomes.

Job Description

The Associate Communications Specialist will focus on internal communication, communicating projects and processes to our team members around the world. The individual should have a basic understanding of communication planning, audience segmentation, and be able to create effective messaging to support business priorities.

Responsibilities include:

• Partnering with internal customers in the business to understand their communication needs and drafting communication plans in support of critical business objectives.
• Developing and delivering communication materials using a variety of tactics (written and visual communication, printed materials, video, presentation materials, etc.) for a range of internal audiences around the world, including creating key messages and managing approvals from appropriate business partners.
• Ensuring communication deliverables are implemented on time and on budget.
• Organizing and actively managing multiple projects simultaneously while balancing time-sensitive priorities.
• Using data to understand communication effectiveness.
• Creating communication plans and materials in the appropriate communication vehicles, which include SharePoint content, PowerPoint presentations, e-mail communications, newsletters, videos, printed materials, etc.
• Understanding and effectively incorporating Lamb Weston's brand and values into materials to help employees feel connected to the company and the way we work.
• Effectively managing business relationships, establishing and maintaining the communication team's value with key partners in the business.
• Planning and executing employee meetings and events.
• Attending relevant meetings and maintaining relationships with key external and internal client groups.
• Collaborate with the Communication team to align overarching goals for communication effectiveness. Attend weekly and monthly team meetings to provide project updates.

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in journalism, communication, public relations, or a related field preferred; and a preferred minimum of 6 months of corporate or agency work experience.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and active listening skills.
• Ability to edit and proofread content for business partners.
• Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships and work collaboratively with others across all job levels.
• Experience planning and executing company events.
• A move-with-urgency mindset and the ability to actively manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Cultural awareness and ability to work effectively with global partners.
• Ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences.
• Working knowledge of MS Teams, desktop publishing platforms, and web-based communications.
• Experience with MS Office applications.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity.
• Eye for brand standards and ability to ensure materials align to core brand guidelines.

Industry-Competitive Benefits

Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive. Some of the most attractive elements of our benefit programs include:

• Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision
  
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
  
• Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program
  
• Paid Time Off
  
• Financial Wellness - Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insurance
  
• Family-Friendly Employee events
  
• Employee Assistance Program services - mental health and other concierge type services
  

Benefits may vary based on location, job role/level, job status, and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Job Requisition ID: Req-234591

Time Type: Full time

Anticipated Close Date: 06/03/2024

In compliance with applicable state and local laws, Lamb Weston has opted to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. This compensation is specific to this position and takes into account a number of variables. Actual compensation may be higher or lower in the range posted based on various factors, including, but not limited to, job duties, experience and expertise. A candidate's work location could also impact the actual compensation being outside of the range to reflect local cost of labor. A reasonable annual estimate of the range for this role based on the variables previously mentioned is: $49,200.00 - $73,810.00

Lamb Weston is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law

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