Communications Specialist I
- Regular/Permanent
- USA / Tennessee
- In Office
- Apply Before 2/16/2026
Welcome to Orano
Helping to meet current and future challenges to preserve our world and build the world of tomorrow while taking care of everyone's health is stimulating for you. For us too. By joining the Orano Group, a leading international player in the nuclear industry, you are in the right place.
Every day we work to produce efficient low-carbon energy, to fight global warming, to find solutions that save natural resources, and to contribute to progress in health.
Our strengths? Across the entire fuel cycle, we have extensive expertise in cutting-edge technologies, safe, high value-added products and services, and a strong capacity for innovation. All of these factors reflect the strong skills of our 17,000 employees, whom we are constantly striving to develop. With their different backgrounds and experience, they are proof of our openness to all talents. They share the same ambition: to give nuclear energy its full value.
Every day we work to produce efficient low-carbon energy, to fight global warming, to find solutions that save natural resources, and to contribute to progress in health.
Our strengths? Across the entire fuel cycle, we have extensive expertise in cutting-edge technologies, safe, high value-added products and services, and a strong capacity for innovation. All of these factors reflect the strong skills of our 17,000 employees, whom we are constantly striving to develop. With their different backgrounds and experience, they are proof of our openness to all talents. They share the same ambition: to give nuclear energy its full value.
Job description
Across the nuclear fuel cycle, Orano has extensive expertise in cutting-edge technologies, high value-added products and services, and a strong capacity for innovation. Join us in shaping the nuclear energy landscape of tomorrow. Your skills and passion can help drive the innovation needed for an abundantly powered future!
Orano Enrichment USA is seeking a Communications Specialist I for our office in Oak Ridge, TN. The Communications Specialist will directly support Orano’s Project IKE development of a uranium enrichment facility in Oak Ridge and will also serve as the company’s community liaison. Responsibilities include supporting the development and implementation of communication strategies through writing, editing, community engagement, and media relations.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
- Support Orano’s Project IKE development through communications and community engagement, in particular with local high schools, colleges, and universities and regional municipalities, Industrial Development Boards, and business organizations
- Attend public meetings relevant to Project IKE
Write and edit external communication materials, including press releases, articles, social media posts, presentations, talking points, and website content - Serve as a point of contact for community stakeholders
- Support and attend regional events involving Orano’s Project IKE or corporate teams
- Monitor and help manage the organization’s public image
- Assist with media relations, including outreach and responding to media inquiries
- Ensure adherence to Orano’s branding, messaging, image, and graphics requirements
- Create and update internal communications content
- Assess, compile and format actionable metrics
- Perform special projects as assigned
Our Full-Time Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Health, Dental, and Vision insurance – with generous employer contributions
- 401(k) with employer matching and contribution amounts
- Life insurance and Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance provided by the company
- Generous Paid Time Off and holiday schedules
- Numerous Training and Development opportunities
- and more…
Ideal qualifications
All candidates must meet the following minimum requirements in order to be considered for this opportunity.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or a related field, and 2-4 years of related experience
- Excellent writing and editing skills, including persuasive, descriptive, creative, social, website, and technical messaging
- Displays business acumen, poise, engagement skills, and customer service
- Good networking, listening, questioning, and analytical skills
- Proficient with business software, including word processing, presentations, and spreadsheets
- Familiar with using artificial intelligence (AI) for communications tasks
- Exhibits proactive self-sufficiency and a wide degree of creativity
- Ability to work both independently and effectively in a team environment
- Ability to prioritize work assignments and shift work efforts in dynamic situations
- Ability to work in a global organization across a variety of international cultures
Orano is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic predisposition or carrier status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Orano USA LLC
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Orano USA is a leading technology and services provider for decommissioning shutdown nuclear energy facilities, managing used nuclear fuel, conducting federal site clean-up and closure, and the sale of uranium, conversion, and enrichment services to the U.S. commercial and federal markets. In the nuclear medicine field, Orano Med is developing a new generation of targeted therapies against cancer using the unique properties of lead-212 (212Pb), a rare alpha-emitting radioisotope and one of the more potent therapeutic payloads against cancer cells. https://www.orano.group/usa
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