Description:
Job Title: Senior Communications Manager, Content Planning

Classification: Exempt

Date: January 2023

About Us:

As a Fortune 50 company with more than 350,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of America's leading retailers.

Working at Target means the opportunity to help all families discover the joy of everyday life. Caring for our communities is woven into who we are, and we invest in the places we collectively live, work and play. We prioritize relationships, fuel and develop talent by creating growth opportunities, and succeed as one Target team. At our core, our purpose is ingrained in who we are, what we value, and how we work. It's how we care, grow, and win together.

The Enterprise Communications team builds confidence, pride and advocacy for Target, connecting and counseling companywide to move our $100-billion business forward. Using our wide-reaching access and influence, we shape Target's culture and protect and strengthen its reputation, and we help to drive traffic, sales and guest loyalty.

We're looking for bold communicators and relationship-focused pros who think strategically and creatively, and are committed to excellent execution and top-quality storytelling for all stakeholders. Comprised of everything from public relations, internal editorial, and experiential and multimedia production, to executive communication and crisis management, Enterprise Communications offers a world-class canvas for communicators to serve Target's millions of stakeholders.

As Senior Communications Manager, Content Planning, you will:

• Ensure the Enterprise Communications' Content team meets deadlines and runs efficiently.
• Maintain production schedules and establish processes to effectively track omnichannel content produced by the editorial, creative and events and engagement teams.
• Maintain a comprehensive content calendar, working with content strategists, editorial, creative and vice president to capture and track all work actively in planning, development and production.
• Navigate content packages through the production process, ensuring team members are accountable to their pieces of the package (reviews, revisions, creative assets), liaising with business stakeholders to ensure everyone is effectively meeting deadlines.
• Manage agency and contractor support for key departmental functions such as design/photo support.
• Partner with the team's platform lead to recommend and implement new digital platforms which enable optimized production and partner on content enhancement processes such as SEO optimization as needed.
• Help ensure error-free editorial content by establishing effective copy-editing process for content in flight.
• Establish team meeting schedule for workflow, including a weekly/monthly deadline meeting.
• Support and partner with the vice president and editorial, creative and events leaders on other special projects.

Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

About You:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum 8 years of professional communications experience
• Excellent attention to detail, project management and time management skills
• Previous experience related to process, project management, trafficking or production
• Dynamic, highly organized multi-tasker with a proven track record of managing multiple projects on schedule in a newsroom-like environment
• Ability to liaise with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders
• Experience working in a matrixed environment
• Familiarity with AP style/editorial best practices; excellent editing, grammar and copyediting skills
• Familiarity with popular and emerging social platforms

This position may be considered for a Remote or Hybrid work arrangement based on Target's needs. A Hybrid work arrangement means the team members core role will be a blend of virtual and onsite at a Target location. A Remote work arrangement means the team member works full-time from home or an alternate location that's not a Target location, does not have a desk at their primary HQ work location and may travel to HQ up to 4 times a year. Work duties cannot be performed outside of the country of the primary work location, unless otherwise prescribed by Target. The salary range is :$87,900.00 USD - $158,200.00 USD. Pay is based on several factors which may include, but are not limited to education, work experience, certifications, labor markets, etc. In addition to your salary, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Target will provide reasonable accommodations (such as a qualified sign language interpreter or other personal assistance) with the application process upon your request as required to comply with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require assistance in this application process, please visit your nearest Target store or Distribution Center or reach out to Guest Services at 1-800-440-0680 for additional information.

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