Aspen One Communications Manager

Company Description

ABOUT ASPEN ONE 

Aspen One is the parent company of Aspen Skiing Company, Aspen Hospitality, and Aspen Ventures. Aspen One enables the expansion of the Aspen brand and ethos globally by developing enhanced strategies and services to support growth and accelerate investment across ski, hospitality, retail, experiences, and clubs. Aspen One leverages its influence across all its business units to advance climate action, community engagement, and racial justice. For more information on Aspen One, visit www.aspen.com. 

Job Description

Position Summary  

This position is responsible for developing and implementing both external and select internal communications tactics for the Aspen One organization, with the ability to flex into both spaces equally and support across the entirety of the Aspen One Corporate & Brand Communications team. This role will be important to ensuring employee stories are uncovered and elevated appropriately through internal and external channels, as well as supporting the company newsletter and key company initiatives being shared effectively across the organization.   

The budgeted salary range for this position is $62,000 - $81,000. Actual pay will be dependent on budget and experience; all our salaried roles are eligible for bonus.

Applications for this position will be accepted until March 31, 2025.

Essential Job Functions/Key Job Responsibilities 

• Support in-resort media & influencer hosting needs, including support with developing itineraries and working with partners to develop full-scope hosted visits. 
•  Support development of external materials including messaging, announcements, fact sheets and media kits, briefing books and more.  
• Provide media and key messaging support for company events and initiatives, assist in creating comms plans and strategies 
• Provide administrative support, including maintaining media lists, handling press inquiries and managing calendars 
• Uncover compelling and relevant company stories and support communicating them in ways that align with the Aspen One brand and business objectives that can be leveraged both internally and externally. 
• Work as liaison with HR team; develop the weekly company newsletter in partnership with HR and Communications leadership on a cadence that is appropriate. 
• Develop and maintain editorial calendar for Aspen One and Aspen Hospitality LinkedIn channels; execute posts on regular cadence and engage in community management. 

Qualifications

Education & Experience Requirements  

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, or related field 
• 5 years of experience writing in a corporate environment 

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities   

• Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language  
• Proficient writing, editing, and proofreading skills 
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to forge relationships across business units and teams 
• High emotional intelligence with the ability to demonstrate active listening and translation for storytelling 
• Ability to “story mine” – to seek out employee stories and interesting business developments for internal (and at times, external) storytelling purposes 

Additional Information

Work Environment & Physical Demands 
•    Ability to stand, type and sit at desk/computer for most of the work shift executing repetitive movements  
•    No adverse or hazardous conditions 
•    Not required, but preferred to be able to occasionally lift, push or pull 50 lbs. individually or with assistance

Job Benefits 
This position is categorized as a regular full-time position eligible for the following benefits:
Enrollment dates differ across the various programs.  
•    Health, Dental and Vision Insurance Programs
•    Flexible Spending Account Programs
•    Life Insurance Programs
•    Paid Time Off Programs
•    Paid Leave Programs
•    401(k) Savings Plan
•    Employee Ski Pass and Dependent Ski Passes 
•    Other company perks

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. By accepting a position with Aspen One, Aspen Snowmass, Aspen Ventures or Aspen Hospitality you acknowledge that you are able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. To request accommodation during the application and interviewing process