Communications Specialist- Relocate to Saudi Arabia

Candidate must relocate to Saudi Arabia.

Aramco energizes the world economy.

Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world's largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity of any major producer. With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply. We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

Overview

We are seeking a Communications Specialist to join our Planning & Performance Management Department (P&PMD) within Technology & Innovation (T&I). T&I P&PMD is responsible for aligning innovative & strategic values enabling competitive advantage across Saudi Aramco businesses through technology acquisition, development, and deployment driving sustainable growth and performance.

Your primary role will be creating and managing clear, consistent messaging to deliver up-to-date technological and innovative information in promoting the business line and the company’s brand, mission, vision and strategic goals.

Key Responsibilities

As the successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:

- Create clear, engaging, and consistent messaging across all communication channels (external & internal).

- Write, edit, and proof-read press releases, newsletters, speeches, articles, blog posts, and social media content.

- Monitor media coverage and prepare reports on media activities.

- Assist in organizing internal campaigns, announcements, and newsletters.

- Assist drafting urgent messages during IT and Cybersecurity crises, emergency or shutdowns.

- Support Corporate Management with timely and appropriate responses to public or internal queries.

- Ensure all internal and external communications align with the Business Line and Corporate branding guidelines.

- Develop communications materials such as invites, programs, and speeches.

- Work closely with other Departments to ensure consistent messaging across all organization function.

- Track the effectiveness of communication efforts using analytics tools and regularly provide reports and recommendations for improvements.

Minimum Requirements

- You must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, English, or related field.

- A Master’s in International Relations, Public Administrations, Strategic Communication, Mass Communication, Literature, or related field is preferred.

- You should have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in communications, public relations, or similar field.

- Strong writing, editing and proofreading abilities along with verbal communications and interpersonal skills are essential.

- You must be able to demonstrate experience in the conceptualization of current and prospect scripts for the business needs.

- Strong qualities in data collections and relevant information gathering for basic management content system (CMS) like work press is also required.

- You should be able to demonstrate the ability to create content for different platforms (press release, social media, newsletter, etc.).

- You must also possess a diverse understanding of media relations and social media management with knowledge of current social media platforms (LinkedIn, X/Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat, TikTok).

- Experience working with PR agencies or media outlets is preferred.

- Knowledge of search engine optimization, digital marketing, or analytics tools and familiarity with internal communications platforms (ex. MS Teams, Intranets, Zoom Meet, etc.) is also preferred.

Working environment

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly. At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development. We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.