Publications Manager

Herrera Environmental Consultants, Inc. • Portland, OR

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Herrera is a growing, employee-owned science, planning, and design consulting firm dedicated to developing holistic solutions that provide social and environmental benefit. For over 40 years, Herrera has cultivated a collaborative, caring, and values-driven culture that empowers employee-owners to achieve excellence and foster long-standing client partnerships. The company protects the environment by providing diverse consulting services to various agencies and clients across multiple states and western Canada. The Publications Manager role involves overseeing a small team of Publications Specialists, providing mentorship, guidance, and ensuring team consistency and quality, while also directly contributing to the work. This position is for a creative, detail-oriented individual who can lead a team, manage deadlines, and demonstrate creative solutions, thriving as both a doer and a leader.

Requirements

• 8+ years of relevant professional experience
• 2+ year of People Leadership (supervisory) experience
• BA/BS in marketing, environmental science/engineering, communications, English, journalism, or similar, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience designing and producing documents in Adobe and Microsoft Office software
• Ability to act as both a leader and contributor
• Ability to clearly communicate expectations, priorities, and goals, and provide constructive feedback to foster a strong, collaborative team environment
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Detail oriented with the ability to juggle multiple projects at once
• Expert command of grammar, punctuation, spelling, and composition
• Ability to transform technical information into reader friendly content
• Highly skilled in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Adobe Acrobat Professional
• Proficient in Adobe InDesign (full Adobe Creative Suite is a plus)
• Ability to meticulously review completed work and correct issues with spelling, punctuation, and format
• Ability to assist marketing and graphics staff, as needed
• Ability to be both rigorous and flexible in your approach to work
• Ability to lead by example, demonstrating professionalism, resilience, and a solution-oriented mindset under pressure
• Comfortable in ambiguous environments

Nice To Haves

• Previous A/E/C industry experience
• Experience leading a team through process changes
• Experience creating accessible documents
• Layout and design skills with desire to learn more in this area
• Exposure to ADA accommodations and federal and state family and medical leave as they relate to leading a team

Responsibilities

• Set clear expectations, monitor workload and performance, and lead by example to ensure high-quality deliverables, adherence to standards, and continuous improvement across the team
• Provide guidance, mentorship, and coaching to team members to support their professional growth, enhance skills, and foster a collaborative, positive team culture
• Edit and format technical deliverables for correctness, completeness, organization, clarity, consistency, grammar, and conformity with Herrera style guidelines
• Understand grammatical rules, clear and concise writing, and references and citations
• Use your graphics knowledge and experience to present technical information in creative and visual ways
• Navigate various shared workspace platforms (SharePoint, Teams), visual mediums, and delivery options
• Maintain files and systems to organize, streamline, and advance the delivery of technical deliverables
• Demonstrate time management skills including completing work on time and scaling your approach to suit the project schedule
• Create, merge, and structure standard PDFs, including fillable forms

Benefits

• This position is salaried and exempt from overtime; the salary range is $78,300 - $97,900
• Pay rate is determined during the interview process and will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to years of experience, type/relevance of experience, skillset, geographic location, and fit for the role
• Flexible hybrid work culture
• Medical/prescription drug/dental/vision insurance for employees and dependents; employees covered at no cost on base plan with buy-up options available; company contribution for dependents
• Section 125 flexible benefits plans – healthcare and dependent care
• Company-paid life insurance for employees; option to purchase additional life insurance for employees and dependents at employees’ expense
• Company-paid long term disability insurance for employees; option to purchase short-term disability insurance at employees’ expense
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – we are 100% employee owned!
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Paid vacation, accrued bi-weekly, equivalent to 15 days per year for a 40 hour/week employee and prorated for employees working 24-39 hours/week
• Paid sick leave, accrued bi-weekly, equivalent to 10 days per year for a 40-hour/week employee and prorated for employees working 24-39 hours per week
• Flexible paid holidays (10)
• Paid volunteer time (8 hours annually)
• Company-paid annual membership dues for one professional organization
• Professional development / continuing education allowance
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Transit benefit

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees