Consultant Communications

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What You’ll Be Doing...

We are looking for a Consultant - Communications and Project Management as part of the India Corporate Communications Team, reporting to the India communications leader. In this role you will be a critical part of the Strategic Business Operations (SBO) Team and contribute to a range of executive and employee communications and experiences, external communications and engagements, and specific projects supporting the Chief of Staff (CoS) for an EVP. The role will be responsible to drive VGS leadership vision, while supporting strategic planning, effective communications and structured program management for the VGS CoS office.This person must display excellent communications, project management, strategic thinking, assimilate cultural sensitivities across offices, proficiency in using various social media tools and communication platforms. They will also represent Verizon India interests within the team.

• Design and create content for Board of Directors and executive-level presentations, adhering to brand standards
• Design and create internal and employee content/ collaterals such as articles, presentations, leadership write-ups, etc. to showcase the team’s accomplishments and foster our culture
• Work extensively with the VGS SBO team to support key campaigns, events (All Hands, knowledge sharing, etc.), projects and collaterals which requires detailed planning and strategic vision
• Provide support for effectively driving the social media strategy for VGS
• Leverage opportunities for branding through participation in industry events and forums campus relations and other external engagements, ensuring highest standards of branding and reputation
• Liaise with internal, external and global stakeholders as needed to to deliver on set goals
  

You are a creative, passionate communicator and a team player with exceptional business writing and project management skills. As a communications professional, you bring hands-on experience in PR and branding either on the agency side or on the client side and are driven by new ideas. You should have handled executive communications and have extensive senior stakeholder management skills.

What We’re Looking For...

You’ll need to have:

• Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Four or more years of relevant experience required in corporate communications/media /PR/Project Management, executive and employee engagement or project management.
• Knowledge of strategic media relations, campus relations, external engagements would be an advantage.
• Exceptional skills in writing, editing, scripting across media channels.
• Be able to build complex executive presentations, talk tracks, media pitches and have strong networking skills
  

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Experience in working with cross-country teams while managing strategic communication projects
• Leading executive communications for CXO executives in telecom or technology focused GCCs
• Built strong communications campaigns that help teams collaborate better across geographies especially from a change perspective
  

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.
Where you’ll be workingIn this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days set by your manager.Scheduled Weekly Hours40Equal Employment OpportunityVerizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, gender, disability or any other legally protected characteristics.