Senior Communications Specialist

We are looking for a Senior Communications Specialist to be a member of our Strategic Communications program, a global team of communicators who are passionate about putting people first in planning and infrastructure. As a full-service community engagement and creative practice, we develop and implement ideas to bring people together in projects of every size and sector. We help people get to know each other, foster understanding, and build more connected, equitable, and sustainable communities.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assist with client management and leads in the development and implementation of outreach, communication and public relations plans.
• Lead production/planning teams, concept development, write, edit and coordinate graphic materials.
• Coordinate, organize and manage formal and informal public meetings, hearings, open houses, focus groups, workshops, advisory committees, and other stakeholder meetings.
• Assemble distribution lists for inclusion in project databases, manage external service providers including court reporters, videographers, acoustical consultants and subconsultants, and research industry news coverage and industry trends for client projects.
• Manage comment database including distribution list, logging sign-in sheets, comment coding, comment response and reporting
• Research industry trends, stakeholders, regulatory requirements, etc., for client projects.
• Manage web-based project management tools (Adobe, SharePoint, Staging Sites, Contact Logs, etc)
• Assist in development of project-specific outreach tools, including websites, databases, e-newsletters and schedules, web-based social media
• Document outreach activities including activity tracking and reporting
• Assist with stakeholder coordination and conflict resolution (in-person visits, phone calls, email)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate degree in a closely related field, or combination of education and relevant experience
• Willingness to travel
• Service- and client-oriented personality with the ability to handle multiple assignments at a time and meet set deadlines
• Experience using social networking/social media programs

• A minimum of 8 years relevant industry experience
• Experience leading social media campaigns
• Service- and client-oriented personality with the ability to handle multiple assignments at a time and set and meet deadlines
• Self-starter; can work well independently or in a team environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must