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Company Summary Statement

Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, part of the PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) family of companies, are regulated utilities that serve more than 1.3 million customers and have consistently ranked among the best companies for customer service in the United States. LG&E serves 334,000 natural gas and 433,000 electric customers in Louisville and 16 surrounding counties. KU serves 569,000 customers in 77 Kentucky counties and five counties in Virginia. LG&E and KU are major employers and active supporters of the communities they serve. They empower employees, community members and initiatives across their service territory through volunteerism and investments in organizations that support education, sustainability and wellbeing.

Overview

This position is responsible for managing media relations and social media for LG&E and KU, including enhancing the company image and reputation among employees and external stakeholders. Serves as a media spokesperson for the company and has an extensive network of relationships within the Kentucky and trade media. In addition, this role is responsible for maintaining client relationships and significant initiatives to ensure the team accomplishes its goals and objectives.

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Responsibilities

•Manages and implements communication strategies that enhance the company’s image and reputation among key stakeholders. Ensures messages communicated externally are consistent and align with LG&E and KU’s organizational and brand values.

•Oversees the day-to-day activities of media relations, including strategic planning; media relations/activities; print and broadcast information; public relations activities, native content and press releases.

•Develops, coordinates and executes communication plans that support key business initiatives and strategies. Oversees researching, writing, editing and managing the creation, approval and distribution of communication materials.

•Manages a team of media spokespersons, serves as one of the media spokespersons and oversees responses to media inquiries. Provides on-call, after-hours media support on a rotating basis.

•Supports LG&E and KU’s social media content for the company’s various social media channels, including, but not limited to Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, TikTok, Nextdoor, YouTube and other social media platforms to help educate and inform stakeholders about key energy issues. Helps develop proactive media and social media exposure.

•Oversees the coordination with the company’s social customer care team to determine what response, if any, should be initiated especially during crisis situations and major events. Coordinates with department members and management to bolster the company’s online presence and enhance its reputation.

•Oversees the day-to-day operation of the company’s Family Connection Facebook site. Includes oversight and coordination of the development of content and monitoring of posts by employees, retirees and family members.

•Provides support to senior management. Includes executive management presentation development and appearance handling.

•Oversees communication activities for key business initiatives and current issues that have a major impact on the business and its customers, such as safety, the environment, affordability and other regulatory activities and reliability.

•Provides proactive, effective communications support and counsel to in-house clients. Successful client relationships require regular attendance at staff meetings, learning the client's business needs and communications challenges, developing internal and external stories and other communications about initiatives/programs for clients' various audiences (employees, customers, media, community), and managing special projects.

•Performs other duties as assigned

•Complies with all policies and standards

Qualifications

_Required Education_

Bachelor's Degree in communications, journalism or related field

Required Experience

+ 5+ years of media-related experience

+ Must have on-camera experience and strong writing and speaking skills.

+ Must possess excellent leadership and interpersonal skills.

+ Requires strong organizational skills, time management, multi-tasking and the ability to prioritize within restrictive time deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

A strong knowledge of utility operations and relationships with the Kentucky media. Experience managing a group(s) of individuals.

_Required Education_

Bachelor's Degree in communications, journalism or related field

Required Experience

+ 5+ years of media-related experience

+ Must have on-camera experience and strong writing and speaking skills.

+ Must possess excellent leadership and interpersonal skills.

+ Requires strong organizational skills, time management, multi-tasking and the ability to prioritize within restrictive time deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

A strong knowledge of utility operations and relationships with the Kentucky media. Experience managing a group(s) of individuals.

•Manages and implements communication strategies that enhance the company’s image and reputation among key stakeholders. Ensures messages communicated externally are consistent and align with LG&E and KU’s organizational and brand values.

•Oversees the day-to-day activities of media relations, including strategic planning; media relations/activities; print and broadcast information; public relations activities, native content and press releases.

•Develops, coordinates and executes communication plans that support key business initiatives and strategies. Oversees researching, writing, editing and managing the creation, approval and distribution of communication materials.

•Manages a team of media spokespersons, serves as one of the media spokespersons and oversees responses to media inquiries. Provides on-call, after-hours media support on a rotating basis.

•Supports LG&E and KU’s social media content for the company’s various social media channels, including, but not limited to Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, TikTok, Nextdoor, YouTube and other social media platforms to help educate and inform stakeholders about key energy issues. Helps develop proactive media and social media exposure.

•Oversees the coordination with the company’s social customer care team to determine what response, if any, should be initiated especially during crisis situations and major events. Coordinates with department members and management to bolster the company’s online presence and enhance its reputation.

•Oversees the day-to-day operation of the company’s Family Connection Facebook site. Includes oversight and coordination of the development of content and monitoring of posts by employees, retirees and family members.

•Provides support to senior management. Includes executive management presentation development and appearance handling.

•Oversees communication activities for key business initiatives and current issues that have a major impact on the business and its customers, such as safety, the environment, affordability and other regulatory activities and reliability.

•Provides proactive, effective communications support and counsel to in-house clients. Successful client relationships require regular attendance at staff meetings, learning the client's business needs and communications challenges, developing internal and external stories and other communications about initiatives/programs for clients' various audiences (employees, customers, media, community), and managing special projects.

•Performs other duties as assigned

•Complies with all policies and standards

Remote Work

The company reserves the right to determine if this position will be assigned to work on-site, remotely, or a combination of both. Assigned work location may change. In the case of remote work, physical presence in the office/on-site may be required to engage in face-to-face interaction and coordination of work among direct reports and co-workers.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Our company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identify, genetic information, disability status, or any other protected characteristic.