About the role
Compensation: $560 bi-weekly
Smartland Energy is looking for a strong communicator who can take complicated information and make it clear and easy to understand.
This could be a great fit for someone with experience in journalism, public relations, communications, or a similar field.
You’ll help Smartland Energy communicate with the communities where we work. Our projects include data centers and energy infrastructure, and local residents may have questions about things like water, electricity, land use, construction, and how a project could affect their community.
Your job is to help us answer those questions clearly, accurately, and respectfully.
What you'll do
- Write FAQs, emails, website updates, social media posts, fact sheets, and other community materials
- Research topics and work with our team to make sure information is accurate
- Help respond to questions and concerns from local residents
- Turn technical information into language that is easy for the public to understand
- Help prepare communications for community meetings and public outreach
- Coordinate announcements across email, social media, websites, and print
- Keep our messaging clear and consistent
- Track basic results such as email opens, meeting attendance, questions, and community feedback
- Keep confidential company information private
What we're looking for
Background in journalism, PR, communications, English, Mass Communication, Development Communication, Humanities, or a related field
Excellent written English
- Ability to research a topic before writing about it
- Ability to explain complicated subjects in simple, natural language
- Good judgment when communicating information that may still be changing or uncertain
- Comfortable communicating with people who may be concerned, frustrated, or skeptical
- Able to work independently and communicate closely with management
Organized and dependable
Nice to have
Experience with any of the following is helpful, but
not required:
Energy or utilities
Infrastructure or construction
Government or community relations
NGO or public-interest communications
Crisis communications
US or international clients
Managing communications across several channels
Loc: International