Business Analyst

Job Description:
This job is responsible for executing a clearly defined web and mobile strategy in line with corporate communications, marketing and customer support initiatives. This position is responsible for evaluating, planning, organizing, managing, and contributing to all web and mobile channels in an effort to achieve corporate objectives while ensuring a consistent message and strengthening the company's position in the online community. This position also performs day-to-day activities including content updates and site maintenance for all company related Internet and Intranet sites consistent with the centralized management of all electronic communications and standards. This position uses content management, portal software and Adobe Creative Suite to manage and deploy the sites it operates. This job independently works with clients to enhance internal and external communications to meet business goals and improve company's image and profitability.

Duties/Responsibilities:

- Develops and edits content for the website. Create, edit, manage and post online content.
- Provides ongoing guidance to partner organizations on how to use web and mobile in support of daily operations and customer focused programs.
- Stays current with all web and mobile industry developments and best practices.
- Adhere to the company digital user experience standards and guidelines - including usability, graphic design, branding, information architecture, navigation, content and functionality.
- Apply best practice principles of usability, graphic design, online customer self-service, communications, and marketing.
- Apply understanding of customer needs, business/functional requirements, company Web standards and guidelines and IT (internal and external) capabilities in the design and development and/or implementation of Web technologies (social media applications, application widgets, etc.)
- Creates new site/service development, including assisting with requirements gathering, creating functional site prototypes, and testing.
- Collaborate with all business areas and other team members to produce compelling Web content.
- Post multimedia files to the Web. Process, compress, and caption files for the company's online archives and external social media outlets.
- Monitor and respond to customer inquiries received via the Web.
- Provide statistical information to ensure the most effective utilization of personnel, equipment and/or materials for business operations.
- Monitor and coordinate activities to support operational performance management and maintain ongoing communication to report daily/weekly/monthly results. Maintain quality control and review at all stages of Web site production with client and Web team to ensure final product meets all defined standards.
- Track, maintain, analyze and provide current information on the operation's business scorecard or key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Develops, executes and evaluates integrated online communications strategies and tactics to effectively communicate to customers and other stakeholders about energy related products, services or issues in the most efficient and cost-effective manner.
- Provides strategic online communication counsel to internal stakeholders, using all relevant communication tools (planning, research, tactic development and measurement).
- Creates and implements integrated communication strategies and targeted tactics to positively position the company within the community and support the company's brand and image to both external and internal audiences.
- Develop, organize and present detailed performance reports for both internal and external use.
- Researches and summarizes online news articles/coverage of company, proactively ensuring communication leadership is aware of all coverage about the company.
- Works collaboratively with others in Communications, to share best practices, provide support and ensure an enterprise-wide perspective.

SKILLS:

Skills/Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree, preferably in communications, marketing or business administration, plus 3-5 or more year's related job experience.
- At least 3 years experience performing website maintenance and/or developing websites, or the equivalent combination of formal education/training/experience.
- Minimum of 2 years experience using social media tools for blogging, micro-blogging (Twitter), online social interaction (Facebook), online media sharing (YouTube), social media monitoring, and Web site analytics.
- General proficiency in standard software applications: Working knowledge of Microsoft Office SharePoint Services (MOSS), Microsoft Office (in particular Outlook, Word, PowerPoint,Excel, and Visio), Adobe Creative Suite 4 (or higher) (in particular: Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver, Acrobat), XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, Web Traffic Reporting Tools (Webtrends and Google Analytics), Basic operating system functions: ability to map drives, ability to install applications, browser operation (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Chrome).
- Thorough understanding of all social media channels, tools, etiquette, best-practices, and metrics.
- Familiar with industry standard management tools and third-party services such as Jive, Cision, Radian6, Hootsuite, etc.
- Demonstrated superior writing and presentation skills.
- Demonstrated ability to handle a variety of complex communication projects simultaneously; on budget and on deadline.
- Demonstrated strategic thinking; ability to see the big picture and small details equally.
- General knowledge of the practices, procedures and principles of performance analysis (trending, root cause and gap analysis) bench marking and audit compliance.
- Ability to analyze organizational data and problems, interpret and recommend alternative courses of action, and implement intervention strategies to attain performance targets.
- Ability to act with minimum direction to troubleshoot common technical issues related to Web maintenance tasks.
- Position may be required to work extended hours, including 24 x 7 coverage during storms or other energy delivery emergencies.