Do you have a passion for winter sports activities, snow and avalanches? Do you like going behind the scenes and getting the views others can’t? Enjoy sharing those views on social media? Spend the winter in a dynamic and fast-paced environment managing and coordinating road communication and operational efforts in the Cottonwood Canyons.
This is a full-time, recurring, seasonal position from September 2024 to May 2025 that requires being on an on-call rotation, primarily during winter weekends, storms and holidays, with weekday coverage as needed.
This role is one of the primary contacts for UDOT road and avalanche operations supervisors, working under the account management team at Penna Powers.
Interested? Read the job description and duties below and apply by August 1!
Brief Description:
- Manage and coordinate communication of travel and operational efforts in the Cottonwood Canyons (SR-190, SR-210), under direction of UDOT road and avalanche supervisors.
- Support the implementation of a strategic plan for transportation-related internal and external partner coordination and communication, along with program goal setting and evaluation.
- Educate the public on how and where to receive the most up to date transportation-related information in the Cottonwood Canyons.
- Create educational winter preparedness content including, but not limited to, proper traction devices, how to drive in winter conditions, avalanche mitigation and closure information, parking in the canyons, congestion mitigation strategies such as public transit options, carpooling and more.
- Position requires a one-week-on-one-week-off on-call rotation (7 days/24 hours) and coverage is necessary primarily during winter weekends, storms and holidays, with weekday coverage as needed.
Position Duties:
- Primary contact for UDOT road and avalanche operations supervisors for UDOT Cottonwood Canyons transportation-related communication and field operations support.
- Manage the program social media channels, including strategy, content creation, comment response, promotion of posts and ad campaigns during winter season.
- Monitor all canyon radio frequencies, traffic cameras and social media accounts
- Provide real-time roadway visual status updates and responses from the field on social media accounts and website
- Develop pre-planned social media educational content
- Social media coordination with UDOT and canyon partners
- Distribute updates and messaging to canyon partners for use on their social media channels
- Execute predetermined communications protocols for emergency, closure, maintenance, traffic, weather, etc.
- Plan and conduct educational workshops with canyon stakeholders to provide information on canyon visitor preparedness, the Traction Law, and Cottonwoods transportation resources.
- Preparation for monthly road operations meetings and provide communications updates.
- Set communications goals in the fall and evaluate goal performance in the spring, create an end of season communications report including suggested recommendations for improvement.
- Potential to maintain year-round coverage, winter will be primary and off-season will be secondary, with a rotating on-call schedule during the winter months (November through May).
- Will provide communication support to summer construction projects, if any.
- Assist with content for seasonal educational ad campaigns.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in communications preferred
- Ability to work a flexible schedule that may include up to 16 hour work days (up to 80 hours/week possible and weather dependent), in winter conditions.
- Strong attention to detail with organizational skills and ability to multitask
- Excellent writing skills with the ability to prioritize critical information in a concise and clear manner
- Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines (sometimes creating and posting content on multiple platforms in less than an hour)
- Experience managing and creating content for non-personal social media channels, including X, Facebook, Instagram
- Experience using Google Suite of applications
- Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse group of stakeholders and build strong relationships
- Experience with operations or dispatch desired but not required
- An operational mindset is helpful
Benefits
This is a full-time position, needed as soon as possible. The compensation package includes competitive salary, travel reimbursement, medical benefits (health/dental/life/LTD/STD/vision insurance), paid vacation, 401(k) with employer match and profit sharing.
We like our employees to have fun and be creative. We hold company events throughout the year including monthly birthday celebrations, half-day Fridays during the summer, annual volunteering day, family Lagoon Day, summer BBQs, a Halloween party, a Thanksgiving bowl-fet, and a Christmas party. Casual dress code and a non-corporate atmosphere make Penna Powers a fun place to work and learn in a team environment.