Business Writer/Trade Media Specialist

This position is classified as a hybrid role based (3) days a week from our Northbrook, IL, or Downtown Chicago Office

Want to help make the world a safer, more secure, more sustainable place? We’re seeking a versatile, experienced business writer and trade-media specialist to help us expand our outreach efforts to key business and industry channels.

This talented communicator will have a broad background working with business leaders at all levels to develop strategic, genuinely newsworthy content, and pitching story ideas to industry publications and online/social channels. 

The successful candidate will create content for applications ranging from executive presentations and speeches to marketing and social-media copy, video scripts, change-management campaigns, intranet content, employee publications, news releases, briefing documents and more.

This role requires a mix of journalistic, corporate and creative storytelling skills, as well as a strong background in media relations. 

In the run of an average week, this individual contributor is likely to dedicate time as follows:

• Developing story angles and drafting/pitching stories for targeted trade media that drive measurable reputational benefit. (50%)
• Developing strategic internal and external communications content encompassing everything from town hall meetings, intranet articles, executive leader communications and presentations to speeches, advertising and sponsorship copy, social-media copy, press releases, video scripts and more. (40%)
• Leading communications for key companywide change-management projects and developing creative communications tactics to promote these efforts. (10%)
• Other activities as assigned (10%)

• BS/BA degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism or related field, plus 5-10 years of related experience.
• Experience developing and pitching compelling stories to trade-media outlets.
• Broad-based experience writing for a variety of executives and other leaders, with demonstrated ability to craft communications spanning a wide range of applications, audiences and executive voices. 
• Extensive experience translating complex ideas and technological/scientific concepts into simple, compelling communications, as well as cultivating productive and trusting relationships with senior leaders.
• Experience working in global communications for a complex, matrixed organization across regions is preferred.
• Experience managing and using a wide array of communications tools and channels.

What you’ll experience working at UL:

• Mission: For UL Solutions, corporate and social responsibility isn’t new. Making the world a safer, more secure and sustainable place has been our business model for the last 130 years and is deeply engrained in everything we do.
• People: Ask any UL Solutions employee what they love most about working here, and you’ll almost always hear, “the people.” Going beyond what is possible is the standard at UL Solutions. We’re able to deliver the best because we employ the best.
• Interesting work: Every day is different for us here as we eagerly anticipate the next innovation that our customers’ create. We’re inspired to take on the challenge that will transform how people live, work and play. And as a global company, in many roles, you will get international experience working with colleagues around the world.
• Grow & achieve: We learn, work and grow together with targeted development, reward and recognition programs as well as our very own UL University that offers extensive training programs for employees at all stages, including a technical training track for applicable roles.
• Total Rewards: All employees at UL Solutions are eligible for bonus compensation. UL Solutions offers a generous 401k matching structure of up to 5% of eligible pay. Additionally, we invest an additional 4% into your retirement saving fund after your first year of continuous employment. We provide Healthcare Reimbursement Accounts and Health Savings Accounts that UL Solutions contributes to twice per year! Depending on your role, you can work with your manager on flexible working arrangements. We also provide employees with paid time off including vacation, holiday, sick and volunteer time off.

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Working at UL Solutions is an exciting journey that twists and turns daily. We thrive in the twists and revel in the turns. This is our every day. This is our normal.   

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