Support strategic communications and community engagement for energy projects: draft and edit public-facing materials, assist media monitoring and branding, conduct permitting research, maintain stakeholder tracking, help plan and attend public engagement events, and support team outreach activities.
Job Title: Associate, Communications and Community EngagementEffective Date: August 2026Division: Legal & RegulatoryDepartment: RegulatoryReports to: Director, Public Affairs and Community RelationsDirect Reports: NOLocation: RemoteTravel: up to 30%
Position Purpose:
This full-time, exempt role reports to the Director, Public Affairs and Community Relations. The Associate, Communications and Community Engagement supports strategic communications, stakeholder engagement, and public-facing initiatives across KCE's projects and corporate activities. This role is well-suited for an early-career professional seeking to build experience at the intersection of communications, community engagement, and energy-sector public affairs.
Key Responsibilities:
Communications (approximately 40%)
Work Experience & Requirements:
Physical Requirements:
Position Purpose:
This full-time, exempt role reports to the Director, Public Affairs and Community Relations. The Associate, Communications and Community Engagement supports strategic communications, stakeholder engagement, and public-facing initiatives across KCE's projects and corporate activities. This role is well-suited for an early-career professional seeking to build experience at the intersection of communications, community engagement, and energy-sector public affairs.
Key Responsibilities:
Communications (approximately 40%)
- Assist with communications and public relations activities including media monitoring, message development, and development of a variety of written materials for internal and external audiences, including KCE leadership.
- Support KCE team members in preparing public-facing presentations and materials for conferences, public meetings, and other events.
- Support management of KCE’s branding and public messaging across corporate and project websites, social media, FAQs, and other materials.
- Conduct initial analysis and desktop research to identify state and local permitting requirements and potential permitting risks for KCE’s projects related to political, environmental, community, regulatory, and technical factors.
- Assist with the creation and maintenance of community stakeholder engagement tracking mechanisms and tools including data entry and management.
- Participate in the development of community engagement campaign strategies.
- Help train and support team members in community outreach and engagement.
- Draft, design, and edit community engagement materials including FAQs, presentations, talking points, briefing materials, summaries, and other collateral for Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs), local stakeholders, and others.
- Support the planning and execution of public engagement strategies including community forums, open houses, meet-and-greets and other community facing events, including attending these events.
- All other duties as required.
Work Experience & Requirements:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in community relations, communications, public relations, political science, environmental studies, journalism or similar.
- Years of experience: 0–2 years of relevant experience in communications, public affairs, community engagement, organizing, political or issue advocacy campaigns, or a related area.
- Strong writing, editing and research skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
- Familiarity with AI-enabled research or writing tools, with the ability to validate outputs for accuracy and appropriateness.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to collaborate effectively in a small, fast-paced team environment.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
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