Head of Communications-Prepared Foods

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Tyson Foods

Head of Communications-Prepared Foods

in

Chicago

Illinois

At Tyson Foods, the safety of our team members is our top priority. For that reason, successful applicants for this position must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Vaccine verification will be required to enter Tyson facilities.

En Tyson Foods, la seguridad de los miembros de nuestro equipo es nuestra principal prioridad. Por esa razón, los solicitantes seleccionados para este puesto deben estar completamente vacunados contra COVID-19 como condición de empleo. Se requerirá la verificación de la vacuna para ingresar a las instalaciones de Tyson.

Job Details:

This position represents Prepared Foods as a member of the Enterprise Communications teams and provides internal and external communications leadership to help boost awareness and perception of the Prepared Foods business unit as an industry leader. The role involves leading the communications strategy for the Prepared Foods business collaborating with others, including the company’s outside PR agency partners, and building and implementing comprehensive communications strategies tied to key business priorities that deliver targeted, measurable outcomes. Working with Prepared Foods’ BU teams and local plant locations to provide communications support and proactively identify and tell positive stories (i.e. stories that highlight team members, producers, CSR efforts) both internally and externally. In this role, it is critical to foster strong relationships with the Prepared Foods Group President and members of the business unit leadership team, as well as directly liaising with Prepared Foods plant operations leadership, human resources, government relations, legal, sustainability, internal communications, digital engagement and investor relations.

The position requires someone with strong organizational and interpersonal skills; the ability to quickly gather information, develop messaging, and share communications to key internal and external audiences; and the ability to help manage response communication during crisis or critical incident situations. Experience in photography, video and social media are a plus.

Education: Requires BA in communications, public relations, journalism or related fieldExperience: At least 7 years of communications, media or public relations experienceComputer Skills: Requires basic computer skills. For example, generating simple letters, spreadsheets; requires knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, including Word, PowerPoint and Excel.Special Skills: Ability to develop news releases, speeches, internal announcements, letters and other forms of written communication; organizational skills and the ability to collaborate are also important; manage numerous projects with tight deadlines; background in photography, video and social media communications is a plus.Supervisory: This role does not have supervisory responsibilities .Location: The role is based at the Chicago Corporate Offices

Relocation Assistance Eligible:

Yes

Work Shift:

1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

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Tyson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.

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At Tyson Foods, the safety of our team members is our top priority. For that reason, successful applicants for this position must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Vaccine verification will be required to enter Tyson facilities.

Our team members make the difference. If you are ready to grow your career with an industry leader and want to positively impact the team and community around you, then join us in helping us in raising expectations.Join us on the journey.

At Tyson, we are raising expectations for how much good people can do. Our Talent Strategy is to Attract, Grow, Reward and Retain the best talent, and we believe that our Culture is the connecting thread that drives that strategy!

We strive to be a talent magnet to establish a reputation for being a talent rich organization where team members can grow their career while growing the business.

We are a high performing organization where team members are rewarded (Pay, Benefits and Recognition) for their contributions, and given the opportunity to support and/or volunteer with programs that help Tyson make a lasting social impact in the communities where we live and work.

To learn more about our culture, please read Our Purpose (http://www.tysonfoods.com/who-we-are/our-story/purpose-values) .

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Tyson Foods, Inc.
Website : https://www.tysonfoods.com/