Expert Executive Communications Representative

Location: Hybrid role based at an assigned headquarters in Oakland or Sacramento, California, with at least 25% travel. The position also requires on-call participation in an emergency response team, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Salary: $118,000–$188,000 annually, with a Bay Area midpoint of $153,000. The role is also eligible for discretionary incentive compensation.

Company

Pacific Gas and Electric Company provides energy services and communicates with customers and communities across Northern and Central California.

What you will do

• Develop strategic communications plans supporting the President and executive leadership.
• Create executive briefing documents, talking points, keynote speeches, social media content, news releases, and web content.
• Develop messaging for external audiences across press, digital, social, video, live events, and executive forums.
• Build media relationships, respond to media inquiries, and prepare executives for interviews and high-stakes communications.
• Advise internal and external leaders on key issues, reputational considerations, and communications strategy.
• Coordinate messaging with Chiefs of Staff and the broader Customer and Corporate Affairs function, and measure communications effectiveness.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, English, advertising, marketing, public relations, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• At least 7 years of experience in corporate communications, executive communications, journalism, politics, or a related field.
• Experience advising senior executives in high-visibility, sensitive, and rapidly changing environments.
• Ability to translate complex business, policy, and operational issues into clear communications for diverse audiences.
• Experience with media engagement, executive interview preparation, and communications across multiple channels.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, a valid driver’s license, and ability to travel as needed.

Nice to have

• Experience in executive communications, crisis communications, issues management, or other high-stakes communications.
• Experience in the energy, utility, public affairs, or another highly regulated sector.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work combining a remote office with in-person work at the assigned headquarters based on business needs.
• Opportunity to communicate with customers, employees, media, elected officials, regulators, and other stakeholders.
• Participation in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.
• Emergency response team participation with on-call coverage during nights, weekends, and holidays.