Specialist/Senior Communication Specialist, Safety Promotions

Intro

Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you’ll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you’ll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board!

Why you'll love this job

• This job is a member of the Safety Management System (SMS) Standards, Publications and Safety Promotions Team within the Safety division.This position will be responsible for providing support to the Manager, SMS Standards,
• Publications and Safety Promotions and plays a critical part in communicating safety messages and safety promotion activities to all team members across the system. The role also supports the Vice President Safety Systems, Efficiency and Compliance as needed to meet business objectives.

What you'll do

As noted above, this list is intended to reflect the current job but there may be additional essential functions (and certainly non-essential job functions) that are not referenced. Management will modify the job or require other tasks be performed whenever it is deemed appropriate to do so, observing, of course, any legal obligations including any collective bargaining obligations.

• Develop and deliver creative and complex messages with engaging content in a clear and concise way for a variety of team members, from frontline team members to executives.
• Collaborate and coordinate with internal departments and corporate communications team to ensure safety messaging is communicated to team members system wide.
• Manage multiple projects/events simultaneously, meet deadlines and coordinate with various stakeholders.
• Develop innovative communication plans including drafting key messaging points, creating multichannel branded content and coordinating distribution across the organization.
• Analyze data, understand business strategies and translate them into compelling narratives for presentations.
• Draft and manage internal communications for company intranet and other media channels.
• Other duties as assigned.

All you'll need for success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Bachelor’s degree (journalism, communications or marketing) or equivalent experience / training
• 3-year journalism, communications or marketing experience preferred
• Previous experience in Adobe Acrobat DC Pro, Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, Audition, InDesign, etc.), Microsoft Suite (Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook, Teams, and Share Point), or other design programs.

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Master’s degree (preferably in marketing, communications, or journalism)
• Prior experience in creating board-level presentations or executive communications.

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management.
• Excellent presentation skills and written / oral communication skills.
• Exceptional project management skills with experience in working effectively under deadline pressures and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders.
• Solid understanding of digital media
• Strong attention to detail with ability to be organized and make connections across functional areas.
• Ability to work independently, as well as with team members; self-motivated; ‘can do’ attitude.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Adaptable to changes and shift in priorities.
• Ability to travel on business as needed.

What you'll get

Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer:

• Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.
• Health Benefits: On day one, you’ll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that’s just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more.
• Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of yourself – that’s why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need.
• 401(k) Program: Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.
• Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more
  

Feel free to be yourself at American

From the team members we hire to the customers we serve, inclusion and diversity are the foundation of the dynamic workforce at American Airlines. Our 20+ Employee Business Resource Groups are focused on connecting our team members to our customers, suppliers, communities and shareholders, helping team members reach their full potential and creating an inclusive work environment to meet and exceed the needs of our diverse world.

Are you ready to feel a tremendous sense of pride and satisfaction as you do your part to keep the largest airline in the world running smoothly as we care for people on life’s journey? Feel free to be yourself at American.