Executive Communications Specialist

As the Executive Communications Specialist, you'll be responsible for supporting communications, events, and other engagements for the Best Buy CEO and other members of the senior leadership team. In this role, you'll plan and bring employee engagement initiatives to life, craft compelling communications and leadership messaging, prepare speakers for key engagements, support impactful live events, and help ensure important information reaches employees at every level of the organization. You'll also coordinate the logistics that make these experiences seamless and successful.

This role is hybrid, which means you will be required to work on site Monday through Thursday at the Best Buy corporate office in Richfield, Minnesota. You can work virtually from home or another non Best Buy location on Friday. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process.

What you'll do

• Plan, write and execute daily and weekly employee engagement briefings for top executives, including the CEO.
• Effectively execute on timely opportunities for executive employee engagement, which may include anything from drafting a leader note or composing a post for LinkedIn.
• Provide support for executives and other leaders for internal enterprise events and meetings.
• Partner with cross functional leaders to develop topics and agendas for enterprise events.
• Create visually engaging PowerPoint decks for various events and audiences.
• Prepare and present briefing documents, speaking notes and/or speeches for officer- and executive-level leaders participating in these events.
• Correspond with internal and external stakeholders; representing Best Buy and leaders in a positive and professional manner through written, verbal and in-person communication.
• Protect and enhance the Best Buy reputation and brand through written and presented deliverables.

Basic qualifications

• 1 year of experience in communications, public relations, journalism, media relations, marketing or related field
• 1 year of experience in managing small-medium sized projects
• Effective time management skills and ability to complete given tasks perfectly within the given time
• Strong ability to prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced environment, handling multiple assignments from conception to completion on deadline
• Proficient skill and knowledge of visual communication software (Adobe, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Effective communicator; proficient in written and verbal communication

Preferred qualifications

• 1 year of experience creating communications for C-Suite executives
• 1 year of experience working cross-functionally

What's in it for you

We're committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. Best Buy offers a range of benefits to support your overall well-being and provide support as you need it, especially at key moments in your life.

Our benefits include:

• Competitive pay

• Great employee discount

• Financial savings and retirement resources

• Support for your physical and mental well-being

Best Buy provides different types of leaves of absence (LOA) and potential pay sources to employees based on eligibility. The length of your LOA depends on your situation, where you live, your full-time or part-time employment status, and federal and state regulations. Intermittent or reduced-schedule leave is also available for certain medical or family care leaves. Paid time off (vacation or PTO) is offered to full-time and part-time employees based on work location, employment status, salary or hourly status (exempt/non-exempt), and years of continued or bridged service.

Certain roles, where market norms demand it, are eligible for various forms of incentive pay to drive performance and offer recognition for achieving financial and strategic results. For more information about our incentive pay plans, including eligibility, please refer to our Incentive Programs Summary.

For more information about benefits, LOA and paid time off, please refer to our Benefits Guide.

About us

As part of the Best Buy team, you'll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life - in our stores, online and in customers' homes.

Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We're committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all, we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full, authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.

Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer.

Application deadline: Minimum of 5 days from the posting date. You can find that date above the job title at the top of the page.