Manufacturing Communications Writer, U.S. Ford Division

Hill+Knowlton Strategies is looking for a dynamic Manufacturing Communications Writer, U.S. Ford Division to work directly with our Ford Motor Company client in Dearborn, MI.

Here’s what you’d be doing:

• Aggressively mine, develop and write content for an internal employee audience, including enterprise news stories, employee feature stories, facilities improvement stories, and general interest stories
• Create content for digital platforms
• Manage approval/revisions process
• Serve, at times, as copy editor for other’s content
• Help lead a cultural change toward telling stories in nontraditional ways to nontraditional audiences

Here’s what you’ll need to get here:

• 2+ years’ writing experience for an agency, corporation, or news organization
• Experience with manufacturing communications and/or internal employee communication could be beneficial, but not essential
• Solid editorial judgment, including strong journalistic news-gathering, interviewing and reporting skills, writing and editing competencies
• Deep understanding of how journalism is evolving in response to the digital revolution that is changing how information is consumed, and appreciation for how writing for social platforms differs from traditional news writing
• Proficiency in AP Style
• Ability to work quickly and independently to deliver  high-quality copy
• Experience in a quick-turn, news-gathering environment
• Excellent oral presentation skills
• Experience working on a blended, global team including multiple clients and agency partners
• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, English, or public relations

Ready for your next chapter?

Please submit your resume, cover letter and salary expectations. If there is an opportunity to interview, a member of the H+K Talent Acquisition team will contact you directly.

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At H+K here in the U.S., our first priority is our people and creating an experience for each employee that is positive and fulfilling. Do you like being able to work from anywhere and in a way that is best for your life?  Come join us at H+K. Do you like working for the industry’s most exciting clients and supporting headline-grabbing programs? Come join us at H+K. Do you like working with nice people? Come join us at H+K. Do you like industry-best benefits, vacation time, wellness time, and parental leave?  You guessed it, come join us at H+K.  

Come join us at H+K. Where we believe in the power of “Being” everything that our employees need us to be – creating a work life that is all about Being Flex, Being Connected, Being Well, Being Empowered, and Being Valued. And we keep innovating and evolving our employee experience based on what we hear directly from our team members because we strive to be the absolute best place to work. 

 So, let’s recap, what to expect if you were to work at H+K: 

• Nice, passionate colleagues and a supportive work culture 
• Flexible work modes program, where you can choose whether you work from home, work from the office or a mix of both – a completely hybrid, distributed workforce 
• Exciting clients and apps to stretch up and across to grow within the company 
• Competitive compensation 
• Amazing, industry-best benefits, such as 
  • Comprehensive and inclusive health, dental, vision, and mental healthcare 
  • Back-up care paid parental leave (16-week maternity leave!), and other family solutions
  • Retirement savings and student loan refinancing partner options 
  • Insanely good vacation and wellness time off, no matter your level  
• Plus, other engaging employee programming, such as  
  • Ally and Mentorship program 
  • Employee Resource Groups 
  • Employee Experience committees 
  • And, worth mentioning, frequent meetups and gatherings

Most importantly! As an Equal Opportunity Employer, H+K Strategies does not discriminate against applicants or employees because of their race, creed, color, age, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military status, national origin, or ancestry. 

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