The Opportunity.

We're excited to add a Communications & Community Affairs Manager to our growing team! Reporting to the VP of Communications & Corporate Affairs, you'll lead local community engagement, media relations, and communications execution across Elementl's nuclear development projects - building relationships with local elected officials, environmental groups, and community organizations, and supporting local press interactions and project milestones across regional, state, and local audiences.

You'll oversee community-relations planning, manage project communications and timelines, and partner with third-party communications and public affairs agencies in support of nuclear project development. Your work ensures stakeholders get the right information at the right time - strengthening trust, generating community support, advancing project milestones, and reinforcing Elementl's reputation as a responsible, community-focused clean energy developer.

What You'll Do!

Project Support

• Serve as the primary communications partner to the Project Management Office and Project Director, owning the strategy, planning, and execution of local project-specific communications throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate cross-functional input from project and corporate teams to prepare and deliver accurate, timely information to external stakeholders.
• Partner with third-party communications and public affairs agencies to develop and manage community-relations plans for each nuclear project site, ensuring proactive and unified messaging across all channels.

Community Relations & Local Engagement

• Serve as Elementl's contact for local community leaders, elected officials, environmental groups, local institutions, and residents across assigned project communities.
• Build and maintain relationships with local businesses, educational institutions, community organizations, and other key stakeholders that influence project awareness.
• Maintain awareness of local public sentiment, priorities, and partnership opportunities.
• Partner with legal and regulatory teams to support state and local permitting and regulatory processes, facilitating engagement with elected officials, agencies, and other key stakeholders.
• Plan and execute community-facing engagement: public meetings, roundtables, listening sessions, educational events, site visits, and local institutional partnerships.

Local Media & Content Development

• Manage localized media relations, including proactive outreach, responding to inquiries, coordinating project-specific press interactions, and preparing spokespeople for local interviews or public briefings.
• Develop clear, accessible communications on complex topics, including environmental assessments, regulatory milestones, construction phases, safety, and community benefits.
• Produce content including FAQs, talking points, fact sheets, presentations, web and social content, and community briefings, ensuring alignment with the corporate brand and messaging framework.

Requirements

What We're Looking for & Who You Are!

You bring 5-7 years of experience in communications, community relations, public affairs, or government relations, with a bachelor's degree in Communications or a related field.

You have hands-on experience with:

• Engaging directly with community stakeholders, local officials, or local media
• Conducting community market research and formulating community engagement plans and programs
• Operating with a degree of autonomy while partnering closely with external agencies and the corporate communications team
• Working across multiple concurrent projects with shifting priorities and levels of intensity

It Would Be Great If:

• You have experience in energy, infrastructure, or another regulated industry.

We are seeking candidates who live in Southeast, OH, in or near Columbus.

The salary range for this role is $115,000 - $135,000.

Benefits

At Elementl, we believe that when you and your family are taken care of, great work follows. That's why we focus on your well-being - not as a perk, but as a priority. To support you and your family, we offer:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Generous paid time off, personal time, and flexibility
• Company-sponsored short- and long-term disability coverage and life insurance
• 401(k) plan with an impressive company match
• Additional benefits designed to support your well-being and success