Internal Communications Analyst

at Federal Reserve System in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

As an internal communications analyst, you will implement and support a fully integrated employee communications strategy for the Administrative Services department. You will lead and collaborate with department staff on improvement strategies to enhance communication effectiveness across a variety of communication vehicles. You will develop and implement processes and tools that foster clear, effective, timely and well-coordinated communications. Acting as a liaison between team members and management, you will coordinate projects, create and administer budgets, and monitor and analyze spending and projections to authorize financial commitments, project future performance, and purchasing activities and interfaces with vendors. You will develop metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of message delivery. This level of work is considered advanced, and you must be able to work under minimal supervision. You will have no direct reports.

You must submit a cover letter with application stating your interest in this role.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

+ Implement communications strategy for major change initiatives and for cascading Bank-wide strategy, leveraging resources across the organization.

+ Write, produce and disseminate information such as brochures, newsletters, promotional and marketing materials with particular emphasis on department leadership needs and specific audiences, such as Bank retirees

+ Create written/verbal communication efforts to support departmental needs, with a focus on department leadership needs.

+ Develop internal and external communications for stakeholder groups, including use of innovative technologies to reach multiple audiences

+ Collaborate with content providers to craft meaningful and understandable communications based on audience needs

+ Provide project management support for department internal communication activities, teams, programs, processes and special projects.

+ Ensure internal communications are integrated to reflect the desired tone and culture of the organization and synchronized for effective and timely message delivery.

+ Devise feedback and two-way communication mechanisms to garner employee, manager and officer input.

+ Assist Internal Communications management in executing creative concepts for strategic awareness campaign. Performs other duties as assigned.

+ Assist in change management projects to meet departmental changes/needs

Education and Experience

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

+ 3 to 5 years experience developing and executing internal communications

Knowledge and Skills

+ Writing and editing to AP Style

+ Must be highly detailed oriented, with the ability to check facts and figures for accuracy, as well as manage the timeliness of approval cycles for edited content

+ Proven written and oral communications skills, including the ability to convey complex subject matter in an understandable and interesting style

+ Strong project management skills

+ Familiarity with Cold Fusion, HTML and content management techniques a plus

+ Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Quart Express, Photoshop, and Illustrator a plus

Additional Requirement

+ As a condition of employment, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago employees must comply with the Bank’s ethics rules, which generally prohibit employees, their spouses/domestic partners, and minor children from owning securities, such as stock, of banks or savings associations or their affiliates, such as bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies. If you or your spouse/domestic partner or minor child own such securities and would not be willing or able to divest them if you accepted an offer of Bank employment, you should raise this issue with the recruiter for this posting, who can provide you contact information for our ethics official if necessary.

+ This document indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this position. It is not a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. An employee’s responsibilities, tasks, and duties might differ from those outlined in the job description, and other duties, as assigned, are a part of the job. The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reserves the right to modify the elements of this job description, as business needs require.

What We Offer:

+ Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, 401k savings plan, retirement plan, paid time off and transit benefit.

+ A continuous learning environment with opportunities to gain new skills and grow your career.

+ Onsite gym and subsidized cafeteria

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status.

Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Regular / Temporary

Regular

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Yes

Job Category

Communications/Public Relations

Work Shift

First (United States of America)

The Federal Reserve Banks believe that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success as an organization, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. The Federal Reserve Banks are committed to equal employment opportunity for employees and job applicants in compliance with applicable law and to an environment where employees are valued for their differences.

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OUR BANK has one of the most recognizable brands around the world. The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the United States-one of the world’s most influential, trusted and prestigious financial organizations. The Federal Reserve is charged with the important mission of promoting a strong economy and a stable financial system and fulfills this responsibility by formulating national monetary policy, supervising and regulating banks and bank holding companies, and providing financial services for banks and the U.S. government.

OUR PEOPLE are diverse in background and ideas, which allows for ongoing creativity and innovation. Ultimately, they are the ones who push our high-performance, exchange-driven culture forward.

Why Our People Choose Us:

Our reputation precedes us

There will always be room for personal growth

Our people are first

You’ll find the right balance

Your responsibilities will be meaningful

We hope that you will be our future colleague.