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Date:

Jul 20, 2026

Location:

Port Gibson, Mississippi, United States Company:

Entergy Job Title:

Senior Communications Specialist PS Job Title:

Senior Communications Specialist Work Place Flexibility:

Onsite Legal Entity:

Entergy Services, LLC

• This is an onsite position located in Port Gibson, MS. Relocation assistance is provided. The official title will be Sr Communications Specialist

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Job Summary:

We are seeking a hands-on, plant-focused Senior Communications Specialist to support internal and external communications at our facility. This is not a corporate communications role. The ideal candidate comes from a nuclear, industrial, manufacturing, or plant operations environment and is comfortable working both in an office and directly within the facility. This role requires someone who can roll up their sleeves, work closely with plant personnel, and produce clear, accurate communications related to plant operations, outages, employee engagement, emergency response, and external stakeholders. Strong writing ability and the capacity to create structured, high‑quality documents is essential.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

Implements a plant-focused internal communications strategy that improves engagement and informs cross-functional teams, employees, and stakeholders. Acts as day-to-day communications coordinator for the plant; serves as editor for internal site publications and employee news. Develops and executes employee communications such as leadership messaging, employee meetings, and newsletters; partners with Communications staff to craft messaging and materials. Supports and enforces graphic standards and brand guidelines relating to major plant initiatives and projects. Assists colleagues on communications campaigns including public relations and marketing. Supports media interactions and external stakeholder communication; manages logistics for special plant events. Contributes to editorial standards; may revise work of other staff and support project management tasks (budgeting, purchasing, RFPs). Provides communications support for the employee speaker's bureau and for executives in internal and external settings. Leads outage communications and post-outage updates, including internal messaging and external press releases/social media. Facilitates a site communications team composed of volunteer employees across various disciplines; coordinates with site leadership and fleet communications. Assists with media coordination for local and national outlets; develops outreach opportunities and maintains key media relationships. Serves in the plant's emergency response organization, ensuring effective communications during drills, exercises, and actual events. Available for after-hours support for media calls, weekend events, crisis response, and other urgent needs.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, or related field. Minimum 5 years of communications experience.

Highly preferred:

Experience in a nuclear, industrial, manufacturing, or plant facility environment. Strong writing skills; ability to communicate complex information clearly. Proficient in AP style; familiarity with desktop publishing and graphic design tools. Ability to balance conceptual communications strategy with hands-on, on-site execution.

Key Competencies:

Communications Excellence

• Writes in a clear, concise, engaging manner. Functional Knowledge
• Expanded conceptual knowledge in communications discipline. Business Expertise
• Understands business drivers and applies them to daily work. Leadership
• Coaches team members and leads the volunteer communications team. Problem Solving
• Uses judgment and experience to resolve complex issues. Interpersonal Skills
• Explains complex information clearly to diverse audiences.

Primary Location:

Mississippi•

Port Gibson Mississippi :

Port Gibson Job Function :

Corporate FLSA Status :

Professional Relocation Option:

Auxiliary Operators Nuclear Union description/code :

NON BARGAINING UNIT

Number of Openings :

1

Req ID:

124018

PS Job Title :

Senior Communications Specialist Travel Percentage :

Up to 25% An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to navigate to EEO page, or see statements below.

EEO Statement:

The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.

Accessibility:

Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. Requests for a reasonable accommodation may be made orally or in writing by an applicant, employee, or third party on his or her behalf. If you are an individual with a disability and you are in need of an accommodation for the recruiting process please click here and provide your name, contact number, the accommodation requested and the requisition number that you are requesting the accommodation for. Employee Services will contact you regarding your request.

Additional Responsibilities:

As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

Know Your Rights:

Workplace Discrimination is Illegal The non-confidential portions of the affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment. Please contact HRCompliance@entergy.com to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours.

EEI Testing:

One way that Entergy has found to identify and assess the abilities and skills needed for certain jobs is through pre-employment testing. If this position does require an EEI test, the type of test will be located under the qualifications section of the job posting. If you are invited to a test session, we strongly recommend you review and complete the practice test as well as review the testing brochure for your respective test. The test brochure will give you critical information on the test such as time allocated and

Pre-employment Testing:

of questions. Also, keep in mind that the actual test is timed; you should practice timing yourself while doing the practice tests. The practice test information and test brochures can be located by going to the EEI website, http://www.eei.org/practicetests , number

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entergy, password: practice test (2 words). Travel expenses incurred in connection with EEI testing are non-reimbursable. In addition to EEI testing there is also Fit-for-Duty testing which will identify and assess the abilities and skills needed for certain jobs. If this position does require Fit-for-Duty testing, the type of test will be located under the qualifications section of the job posting.

WORKING CONDITIONS

As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

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