Greater Wilkes Barre Chamber Work Values

Daily Duties at Greater Wilkes Barre Chamber:

Focused on bringing communications to the table as part of the senior management team as the first Vice President in the Communications area. Accomplishments included: Developing the organization’s brand, including development of a logo to unite three separate affiliates, a website (ranked 1st in PA in 2001), an E-newsletter and a full color area magazine. Creating programs, publications and projects that earned over 19 national awards of excellence from ACCE for communications efforts. Managing media communications with two daily newspapers, three TV news stations, radio stations/talk program and facilitating dialogue through quarterly media meetings. Developing and implementing crises communications strategies to deal with the challenges from anti-business government leaders and a negative campaign confronting an arena/convention center project the Chamber supported. Planning and coordinating news conferences/special events for businesses, including coordinating with company CEOs and contacts at the state, county and local levels.

What they like about Greater Wilkes Barre Chamber:

Working for a company with an emphasis on social values and helping society is a clear and important priority for you - a critical factor in who you choose to work for. In contrast to other factors, you place an organization's reputation for fairness and concern for the community above most other aspects of the company. As you search for a new job opportunity, it is usually possible to find out if the company is involved in the community and/or if it is addressing problems and issues in society. Pay special attention to non-profit organizations and those specifically involved in social action. Moreover, speaking with current and former employees should enlighten you to perceptions of the fairness of the company's leaders and the treatment of employees.

Tags

Communications, Nonprofit, Public Relations, Internal Communications, Management, Product Development, Community Relations, Senior Management

Skills

P&L responsibilities, Presentation, Ecommerce Strategy and digital marketing channels optimization - SEO, SEM, email, affiliates - for high-profile accounts., Technology Solutions, Sales Support, Software Implementation, Requirements Analysis & Specification, Leadership

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with Greater Wilkes Barre Chamber: