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Job Purpose:

The Corporate Communications Manager supports internal clients with messaging, campaigns, and strategy to engage internal and external audiences, utilizing Weatherford’s Core Values and Strategic Priorities to achieve business growth, build a strong performance-driven culture, and drive shareholder interest through stakeholder communications. The position also requires managing special projects for Corporate Communications and the Executive Leadership Team. In addition, this position supports writing and distributing news releases with a special concentration on trade and business press interaction, as well as maintaining content distribution through the Company’s multiple social media channels. The candidate should communicate clearly, be strategic and creative, show initiative, have good judgment, and be detail oriented.

Responsibilities:

+ Develops strategic communications for internal functional departments including HSSE, Compliance, Legal, HR, Investor Relations, Quality, Supply and Manufacturing, and IT. This includes crafting strategic messaging to advance their business objectives and generating awareness and engagement across the organization. Special focus in developing creative ways for communicating business continuity messaging (i.e., process changes, organizational structure updates, policies, etc.) to the organization.

+ Supports Sr. Communications Director with external communication activities, such as trade media engagement outreach, editorial submissions, quarterly earnings scripting and press releases, executive speaker opportunities, etc.

+ Manages Corporate Communications content (emails, app posts, banners, etc.) across multiple internal platforms, including the employee communications app (hosted on FirstUp) and the Company Intranet.

+ Must be able to set KPIs and measure ROI using data from employee communications app and provide recommendations to increase readership, adoption, time on page, etc.

+ Must be a champion for advancing a strong corporate culture by integrating values and core messaging into our communications as well as coming up with ideas to connect our global workforce to our mission.

+ Reviews and updates some web and intranet content.

+ Creates content for press releases, proxy statement, annual report, and sustainability report.

+ Partners with the team to enhance social media strategies and engagement, including drafting content.

+ Supports development, communication, and enforcement of communication standards throughout the Company

Skills

+ Ability to draft and execute communications plans.

+ Excellent written and verbal business communication skills, strong AP Style and proofing ability.

+ Excellent organizational and project management skills, with the ability to juggle and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously. This includes the ability to work and deliver on tight deadlines.

+ Highly self-motivated and goal-driven with a positive attitude. Maintaining flexibility and collaboration are essential.

+ Familiarity with basic communications strategies and tactics.

+ Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across functions.

+ Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

+ Adobe Creative Suite capabilities not required but preferred.

+ Ability to balance research, strategy, planning, and execution.

Experience & Education:

Required:

+ 10 years of proven experience in communications, preferably with a corporate or agency environment.

+ Bachelor’s degree in degree in journalism, communications, public relations, marketing, business, or equivalent.

+ Experience managing global communications campaigns across multiple time zones.

Preferred:

+ Experience within a large, multi-national, matrix business-to-business organization.

+ Media relations and/or significant video production experience (writing, directing, etc).

+ Merger, acquisition, integration, change, and branding experience.

Weatherford is a leading global energy services company. Our world-class experts partner with customers to optimize their resources and realize the full potential of their assets. Across our operating locations, including manufacturing, research and development, service, and training facilities, operators choose us for strategic solutions that add efficiency, flexibility, and responsibility to any energy operation.

When you join Weatherford, you instantly feel connected to something bigger – a community that is grounded by our core values and driven to create innovative solutions for our customers. We celebrate each other’s successes, grow together, and learn from each other constantly. Individually, we are impressive. Together, we are unstoppable. We are One Weatherford.

Weatherford is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.