Communications & Marketing Specialist

Ready to Love Where You Work?

Cherryland Electric Cooperative is an employer of choice in Northern Michigan. We're renowned for our collaborative culture, best-in-state reliability, and deep community roots. If you're driven by hard work, creative problem-solving, and thrive when information is moving fast and stakes are high, your future team is waiting for you at Cherryland.

Location:
On-site in Grawn, MI

Our Communications & Marketing Specialist will embody Cherryland's mission on‑site in Grawn, building member trust through clear, timely, and thoughtful communication. This role isn't about marketing for sales' sake. It's about communicating with purpose - strengthening member trust, supporting operational transparency, and advancing the cooperative mission. You'll translate complex utility operations into meaningful messages that serve 40,000 members safely, reliably, and affordably.

Amazing Team: Work with passionate, high‑performing colleagues who care deeply about the mission - To serve our members safely, reliably, and affordably.

Top-Notch Benefits: Enjoy a competitive wage and benefit plan, employer sponsored health insurance for your family, and many other life sustaining benefits including a matching 401(k) and a fully funded pension plan.

We Believe Life Doesn't Begin or End With the Workday: We ask a lot of our employees on a daily basis and treat our work relationships as long‑term investments. During a storm (literal or figurative) we give 200%, but we also build flexibility and trust into our culture for the long haul.

(Generalized - please see full job description for details)

• Write, edit, and manage content across website, email, social media, and print channels.
• Design and produce high-quality print and digital communications using Adobe Creative Suite and other evolving creative and marketing software platforms.
• Develop and facilitate operational communications including planned outage notifications, meter exchanges, service interruptions, and other service‑related updates.
• Interpret and distill complex engineering, operational, and regulatory information into clear, transparent messaging.
• Create and execute marketing campaigns and member communications.
• Produce multimedia content including video, audio, and graphic elements.
• Support internal communications strategy in partnership with HR.
• Lead the design and distribution of member surveys and feedback tools.
• Actively participate in emergency communications during outages or severe weather, which may occur outside of normal office hours.
• Contribute bold, tech‑forward ideas to a communications team that is energized, creative, and continuously improving.

We're not just filling a seat. We're looking for a communicator who:

Is fiercely autonomous in information seeking.
When information is incomplete, evolving, or time‑sensitive, you don't wait to be handed answers. You ask smart questions. You track down details. You verify before you publish.

Thrives in a high‑energy, industry‑forward communications environment.
You bring vigor, creativity, and fresh thinking - and you're equally comfortable collaborating and executing independently.

Understands what service really means.
Sometimes storms hit. Sometimes members need answers on a weekend. Sometimes an alert email can't wait until Monday. It's not constant - but when it happens, we need someone who leans in.

Is comfortable working on‑site in Grawn, MI.
Presence matters here. Collaboration, real‑time communication, and operational awareness are essential.

Has exceptional attention to detail.
Grammar, tone, timing, and accuracy matter. Our members deserve precision.

Is tech‑forward and adaptable.
You're comfortable with CMS platforms, email marketing systems, social media management tools, and creative software. You're not intimidated by learning new systems and exploring better solutions.

• Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, marketing, or related field.
• Minimum two years of marketing communications experience.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office…