As part of TJX’s Global Communications team, the Corporate Communications Senior Specialist is a skilled writer and communicator who supports corporate responsibility communications and corporate communications.
In this role, you will contribute to communications projects related to key business needs, with a primary focus on global corporate responsibility communications projects and related Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) needs. This includes contributing to TJX's annual corporate responsibility report and TJX.com updates; creating and implementing corporate responsibility communications strategies; using critical thinking skills to analyze sources and build summary reports; diving into media monitoring with a thoughtful lens; supporting areas of TJX’s real estate work; and using strong communications skills on a variety of topics. This role requires some off-hours work (nights/weekends/early mornings).
Major Areas of Responsibility:
- Corporate Responsibility/ESG Communications:
- Serve as primary liaison with specified internal corporate responsibility partners; collect data and information on programs
- Draft text and lead review process with internal partners for specified sections of annual global corporate responsibility report in partnership with Corporate Communications Manager
- Support Corporate Communications Manager in prep work for ESG engagements, including research, compiling historical data, and drafting prep materials
- Support strategic ESG work, including monitoring ESG and corporate responsibility reporting trends and delivering strategic recommendations to Global Communications leadership
- Compile executive summaries on various ESG topics
- Compile reports on ESG communications work
- Conduct peer benchmarking and reviews, analyzing and making recommendations on ESG and Corporate Responsibility communications
- Support development of Corporate Responsibility communications plan, including project management and writing of materials
- Analyze media stories, reports, rankings, and other sources as needed to build an executive summary; consider recommendations on responses as necessary
- Corporate Communications:
- Part of daily media monitoring for stories regarding TJX, its divisions, and relevant industry news; create and distribute daily report on worldwide coverage internally
- Support corporate communications process for real estate; build messaging and press statements as needed
- Support special projects for larger Global Communications and Investor Relations team
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Communications, Business, or related field.
- 5+ years of proven experience in communications; public company experience a plus.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; business writing experience preferred.
- Strong project management skills, well-organized, detail oriented, and proactive.
- Ability to handle confidential information.