Seasonal Communications Coordinator

Spend the winter with your boots on the ground, in a dynamic and fast-paced environment managing and coordinating road communication and operational efforts in the Cottonwood Canyons.

This is a full-time, seasonal position from October 2023 to April 2024 that requires an on-call rotation, primarily during winter weekends, storms and holidays, with weekday coverage as needed.

This role will be one of the primary contacts for UDOT road and avalanche operations supervisors, as part of and supervised by the account management team at Penna Powers, and UDOT.

Interested? Read the job description and duties below and apply by August 23!

Brief Description:

• Manage and coordinate communication of travel and operational efforts in the Cottonwood Canyons (SR-190, SR-210), under direction of UDOT road and avalanche supervisors.
• Support the implementation of a strategic plan for transportation-related internal and external partner coordination and communication, along with program goal setting and evaluation.
• Educate the public on how and where to receive the most up to date transportation related information in the Cottonwood Canyons.
• Create educational winter preparedness content including, but not limited to, proper traction devices, how to drive in winter conditions, avalanche mitigation and closure information, parking in the canyons, congestion mitigation strategies such as public transit options, carpooling and more.
• Position requires a one-week-on-one-week-off on-call rotation (7 days/24 hours) and coverage is necessary primarily during winter weekends, storms and holidays, with weekday coverage as needed.

Position Duties:

• Primary contact for UDOT road and avalanche operations supervisors for UDOT Cottonwood Canyons transportation-related communication and field operations support.
• Manage the program social media channels, including strategy, content creation, comment response, promotion of posts and ad campaigns during winter season.
• Monitors all canyon radio frequencies, traffic cameras and social media accounts
• Provides real-time roadway visual status updates and responses from the field on social media accounts and website
• Develop pre-planned social media educational content
• Social media coordination with UDOT and canyon partners
• Distributes updates and messaging to canyon partners for use on their social media channels
• Executes predetermined communications protocols for emergency, closure, maintenance, traffic, weather, etc.
• Plan and conduct educational workshops with canyon stakeholders to provide information on canyon visitor preparedness, the Traction Law, and Cottonwoods transportation resources.
• Preparation for monthly road operations meetings and provides communications updates.
• Sets communications goals in the fall and evaluates goal performance in the spring, creates an end of season communications report including suggested recommendations for improvement.
• Maintain coverage year-round, winter will be primary and off-season will be secondary, with a rotating on-call schedule during the winter months (November through April).
• Will provide communication support to summer construction projects, if any.
• Assist with content for seasonal educational ad campaigns.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in communications preferred
• Ability to work a flexible schedule that may include 8+ hour work days and 20 – 80 hours per week, where needed, in winter conditions
• Passion for winter sports activities
• Excellent writing skills with the ability to prioritize critical information in a concise and clear manner
• Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines
• Experience managing and creating content for non-personal social media channels, including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram
• Experience using Google Suite of applications
• Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse group of stakeholders and build strong relationships
• Experience with operations or dispatch desired but not required
• An operational mindset is helpful

Benefits:

Position is full-time, and the compensation package includes competitive salary, medical benefits (health/dental/life/LTD insurance), paid vacation, 401k with employer match and profit sharing. Teleworking options are available for this position.

We like our employees to have fun and be creative. We hold company events throughout the year including monthly birthday celebrations, summertime half-day Fridays, annual Day of Service, family Lagoon Day, summer BBQs, a Halloween party, a Thanksgiving bowl-fet, and a holiday party. Casual dress code and a non-corporate atmosphere make Penna Powers a fun place to work and learn in a team environment.

Please note: Due to the high volume of applications we receive, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. However, we will keep your resume and information on file for consideration for upcoming positions.

Penna Powers