Communications Specialist

Position:
Communications Specialist Department:
Marketing

Location:

Wichita, KS (On-Site)
Job Type: Full-Time/Hourly

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! We are currently hiring energetic, team oriented, and community focused individuals to join our team! With a team of best-in-class customer service experts, you'll help to build and expand on client relationships, deliver the banking products and services that meet the unique and individual needs of clients, and create and uphold an atmosphere of superior experience and service. At Equity Bank we’ll help you invest in your community through volunteer opportunities which align with our company initiatives and core values.

The Communications Specialist supports Equity Bank's internal and external communications, helping ensure clear, consistent, and timely messaging to employees, customers, and the communities the bank serves. This role plays a key part in supporting the bank's growth and integration efforts, including recent and upcoming acquisitions, by helping draft and coordinate employee announcements, customer communications, and public-facing messaging. This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career communications professional to build meaningful experience in a fast-growing community bank.

• Draft, edit, and coordinate internal communications, including employee announcements, newsletters, and updates related to company initiatives and organizational changes
• Support the development of customer-facing communications, including notices related to promotions, product changes, and acquisition/integration milestones
• Assist in drafting and maintaining internal FAQ documents to support employees and customer-facing teams during periods of change
• Coordinate press release drafts and basic media inquiries in partnership with marketing leadership, ensuring consistent tone and messaging
• Support the review and refinement of external-facing language for accuracy, clarity, and audience sensitivity — particularly for community banking and M&A-related communications
• Maintain and update website and intranet content related to communications and company announcements
• Assist with the coordination of internal communications calendars, ensuring messages are sequenced appropriately across audiences and channels
• Support crisis or time-sensitive communications needs under the direction of marketing leadership
• Write scripts for internal and external video content, partnering with the video/creative team to ensure messaging is clear and on-brand
• Write and manage blog content that supports the bank's communications and content marketing goals
• Provide copywriting support for advertising and promotional materials, ensuring consistent voice and messaging across channels
• Partner with the broader marketing team on brand-consistent messaging across all communications materials

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, or a related field
• 2-4 years of experience in a communications, public relations, or marketing role
• Strong writing and editing skills, with close attention to tone, accuracy, and audience, and the versatility to write across formats, including video scripts, blog content, and advertising copy
• Ability to handle sensitive or confidential information with discretion, particularly around organizational change and M&A activity
• Comfortable managing multiple deadlines and shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with the banking or financial services industry is a plus but not required

Equity Bank, a full-service, $7.9 billion community bank, is based in Wichita, Kansas, with over 80 bank offices…