The Verizon Business Communications team is looking for a versatile, proactive communications strategist to drive impactful storytelling across our commercial business. In this role, you will support our Small Business team, diving headfirst into end-to-end program execution while remaining agile enough to scale and support broader communication initiatives as business needs evolve. You are a self-starter who thrives on managing campaigns independently, building cross-functional alignment, and converting strategic business goals into compelling narratives.

Responsibilities will include:

• Strategic Planning & Campaign Architecture: Translating commercial business strategy into integrated communication strategies.

• Earned Media Strategy & Media Relations Execution: Pitching compelling stories, build relationships with key business, trade, and local media, and drive brand credibility and sentiment.

• Program Execution & Local Outreach: Driving end-to-end campaign rollout and execute local or grassroots programs to bring national business priorities to life at a regional level.

• Executive Communications & Leadership Narrative Counsel: Providing strategic messaging discipline, briefing materials, and executive positioning for key business leaders.

• Strategic Writing & Message Governance: Developing disciplined narrative frameworks, message maps, proof points, Q&As, and written content that scale across internal and external channels.

• Measurement & Operations: Utilizing data-driven insights and comms operations metrics to evaluate campaign impact, optimize channels, and deliver operational excellence.

You’ll need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.

• Six or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.

• Experience in corporate communications, public relations, or agency environments.

• Proven track record of end-to-end program management and executing local or regional activations.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Experience supporting small business comms or local community engagement initiatives.

• Established relationships with business, regional, or industry trade journalists.

• Experience in telecommunications, B2B, or technology sectors.

• Exceptional written, verbal, and narrative development skills.

• Ability to work independently as a self-starter across a matrixed organization.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, paid parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we’ve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.