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Welcome to SVA’s jobs portal, your one-stop shop for finding the most up to date source of employment opportunities. We have partnered with the National Labor Exchange to provide you this information. You may be looking for part-time employment to supplement your income while you are in school. You might be looking for an internship to add experience to your resume. And you may be completing your training ready to start a new career. This site has all of those types of jobs.

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Job Information

UL, LLC External Communications Lead in Northbrook, Illinois

UL Solutions is seeking an External Communications Lead to join our global Communications team. This role is hybrid (3) days a week on-site at our Northbrook or Downtown Chicago office.

  • Strategize and lead proactive external communications initiatives to protect and promote UL Solutions brand and reputation.

  • Lead development and execution of communications of corporate-level initiatives, such as acquisitions.

  • Promote strategic top-tier media coverage of business or other initiatives; work with existing tools to develop media lists that are actionable and up-to-date.

  • Lead corporate organic social media strategy and presence, working closely with digital team.

  • Tap experience and creativity to strategize and help promote external visibility of executives, including interviews, panels, awards, etc., and help ensure executives are well-prepared for opportunities.

  • Help deliver corporate sustainability narrative.

  • Step in as called on for writing, editing, consulting, handling media inquiries, etc.

  • Work in close collaboration with colleagues across the global Communications team and key colleagues across businesses and corporate functions.

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  • The ideal candidate will be a creative, strategic thinker and storyteller with solid news judgement; high energy, flexible and detail-oriented.

  • BS/BA degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, or related field, plus a minimum of 8 years of related experience.

  • Familiarity and ease working with communications technology including or similar to Business Wire, Muck Rack, SharePoint, Microsoft suite, etc.

  • Exceptional writing and editing skills;

  • Previous experience working for a publicly traded company in an external communications role.

  • Proven experience creating and executing effective external communications strategies, including for social media, backed by solid metrics-driven approach

  • Media relations experience with top-tier media, including financial news outlets – developing relationships, arranging interviews, taking inquiries, etc.

  • Proven success translating complex ideas into simple, compelling communications.

  • Knowledge and interest in financial news.

  • Experience working in a global communications function across geographic regions is preferred.

  • Experience working in a B2B environment a plus.

  • Experience working in the media, especially as a financial journalist, a plus.

A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers’ product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers’ products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.

UL LLC has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To assure full implementation of this equal employment policy, we will take steps to assure that:

Persons are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, color, age, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, religion, creed, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship, ancestry, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, pregnancy, marital or familial status, or any other protected category under applicable law.

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