Principal Communications Consultant

At PGE, our work involves dreaming about, planning for, and realizing a smarter, cleaner, more enduring Oregon neighborhood. Its core to our DNA and we haven't stopped since we started in 1888. We energize lives, strengthen communities and drive advancements in energy that promote social, economic and environmental progress. We're always on the lookout for people passionate about leading and being a part of teams that are advancing innovative clean energy solutions that are also affordable and accessible to all.

At PGE, our work involves dreaming about, planning for, and realizing a smarter, cleaner, a more enduring Oregon neighborhood. Its core to our DNA and we haven't stopped since we started in 1888. We energize lives, strengthen communities and drive advancements in energy that promote social, economic and environmental progress. We're always on the lookout for people passionate about leading and being a part of teams that are advancing innovative clean energy solutions that are also affordable and accessible to all.

Key Responsibilities

Content: Writes, edits and coordinates key executive content (e.g., speeches, memos, video scripts, social media content, photography), including deep research and deadline-driven production of materials. Ability to visualize and oversee associated creative and design to align with the written content, working with design resources. Oversee content review process. Ensures consistent executive narrative through all messaging channels across departments. Collaborates with and leads others in multiple departments to provide consistent executive written and visual narrative aligned to overall strategy.

Media Relations: May oversee high profile media relations activities such as officer speeches, presentations, scripts, talking points or visual collateral. May serve as a communications coach to key executives, which may include the Chief Executive Officer.

Consultation: Serves as a companywide communication expert linking narratives and overseeing a consistent proactive approach. Proactively anticipates overall executive communication needs and provides strategic written and visual communication solutions. Advises executives on outreach opportunities to ensure consistent alignment with strategic objectives.

Vendor Management: May engage vendors as needed. Tracks and reports quality metrics. Monitors work product quality of freelancers, agencies and other outside resources. Ensures alignment to overall brand concept.

Other Duties: Designs, monitors and tracks metrics and reports back to clients. Provides guidance and direction to other team members. May lead cross-functional projects. May serve as a mentor/editor to other team members. Oversees high level or sensitive projects for company executives.

Education/Experience/Certifications

Education: Requires a bachelor's degree in journalism, marketing, writing or other related field or equivalent experience.

Experience

Typically eight or more years of experience in corporate communications, including thought leadership, executive speechwriting, and media relations. Familiarity or practical working experience and knowledge in utilities or comparable highly-regulated enterprises or organizations.

For candidates who are invited to interview, we will request you send writing samples.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)

Functional Competencies

Expert knowledge of principles and practices in communication, public relations, marketing and branding

Expert speechwriter

Expert knowledge of grammar, spelling and style, including AP style

Expert skills in managing competing priorities

Advanced knowledge of social media platforms

Advanced skills in strategy setting

Intermediate skills in computer systems used in department

Expert skills in influence without authority

General Competencies

Expert skills in analytical thinking

Advanced business acumen

Expert writer, with a focus on thought leadership

Expert skills in written/oral communication

Advanced skills in change leadership

Intermediate skills in project management

Advanced skills in creativity and innovation

Advanced skills in decision making

Expert skills in diplomacy

Expert skills in organization and prioritization

Physical and Cognitive Demands

Cognitive Level

Substantial: Consistent use of logic or scientific thinking to define problems, collect information, establish facts and draw valid conclusions (for example, engineer, HR director, plant manager, etc.).

Cognitive

Ability to adhere to set response times, deadlines and time-sensitive tasks

Ability to follow accuracy standards

Ability to follow through on decision-making tasks

Ability to interact effectively and collaboratively with executives and within a team environment

Ability to successfully collaborate with peers, managers and others within the organization

Ability to communicate and problem solve when under stress

Ability to respond and adapt to frequent change

Ability to accept and demonstrate self-awareness when provided constructive feedback

Ability to discern feedback and acknowledge ownership of areas of improvement

Ability to avoid future mistakes by applying reasonable skills to new but similar work situations or tasks

Demonstrates sound memory

Ability to process new information to be applied consistently to work tasks

Schedule/Attendance

Ability to adhere to pre-established schedule, including start/stop time and break/lunch schedule [typically for nonexempt positions, although some exempt positions may have an established start/stop time]

Ability to work long hours

Ability to work a variable schedule

Ability to report to work and perform work during periods of severe inclement weather

Ability to consistently meet attendance standards for regular, reliable, predictable, full-time attendance

Ability to work shift schedule [occasionally for outage situations]

Ability to work on-call schedule [may require being on-call for storms, outages or other unusual situations]

Physical Capabilities

• Driving/travel/commute: Daily within service territory - Frequently (at least once a week increasing expectation of in-office attendance, a minimum of three days per week beginning June 30, 2025)

• Driving/travel/commute: Overnight inside/outside the service territory - Occasionally (one to two times a month or less)

• Computer use (use computer regularly for entire work shift)

Environment- Indoor/Outdoor

• Office

Compensation Range:

Actual total compensation, including a performance based incentive bonus, is commensurate with experience, skills, qualifications, education, training, and internal equity. While we anticipate the selected candidate for this position will fall towards the middle or entry point of the compensation range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis.

PGE believes in rewarding dedicated performance. We provide a total rewards package that is designed to reward your contributions to the company, and, at the same time, support your well-being and professional development, both now and into the future. To find out more, click here.

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PGE is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. PGE will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

PGE does not discriminate on the basis of disability. We recognize individuals have a variety of abilities to offer and we believe there is much to value and celebrate by incorporating different abilities into the work we do. One very important way we live this out is in our application and interview process. We work hard to support individuals who may need an accommodation to fully participate in these processes. If you feel you may need an accommodation, or would like to request one, please notify the Talent Acquisition Specialist (Recruiter) associated with the job posting. You may also make this request by contacting talentacquisition@pgn.comor by calling 503-464-7250. The Recruiter will provide information and next steps for the accommodation process. Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) team is also available for support. You can contact them at dei@pgn.com.

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