Senior Communications Consultant

Metropolitan Council•390 Robert St. N St. Paul, MN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Communications Consultant assists in leading the overall development and implementation of communication strategies to meet the ongoing needs of the Metropolitan Council brand, vision, and strategic goals. This position manages and supports the communications needs of departments or divisions with projects that are primarily externally focused and of the highest complexity, require communications consultation and strategy on public policy, or legislative requests. Candidate's permanent residence must be in Minnesota or Wisconsin. This position will create a six-month eligibility list for current and future openings.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher and 4 years of experience in a professional communications role.
Associate's degree and 6 years of experience in a professional communications role.
High school diploma/GED and 8 years of experience in a professional communications role.
Experience communicating with various audiences.

Nice To Haves

Crisis communications knowledge and experience.
Emergency management communications.
Experience working directly with and advising organizational leadership.
Strategic marketing experience.
Background in audience analytics.
Experience with and/or knowledge of Agile project management processes.
Second language proficiency.
Prior government experience (local, state, federal).
Experience working with a diverse workforce and diverse communities, and reaching diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

Serve as primary communications strategist and provide consultation, strategic communications recommendations, and support for implementation of strategies.
Lead project management, development and execution of strategic communication plans from concept to distribution including print collateral, publications, reports, online content, and social media.
Lead and manage the planning of events including establishing clear measurable goals and themes; engaging key stakeholders; delegation of event tactics to ensure appropriate system/brand presence.
Participate in cross-functional projects and advocate for the inclusion and correct presentation of marketing and informational communications.
Help facilitate meetings, planning sessions, and retreats.
Serve as brand strategist for Met Council management, provide communication recommendations to assist in messaging to key audiences.
Provide message refinement, vision setting, and adjustment of style, method, and delivery as needed.
Research and analyze current and future business needs in order to provide recommendations to meet organizational strategic goals.
Partner with media relations team to provide content for media stories, prep spokesperson to ensure messaging and delivery aligns with Met Council strategy.
Support general media relations activity which may include serving as a point of contact, facilitating meetings with public relations managers, providing key content for press releases, etc.
Manage day-to-day relationships with external vendors and agencies.
Establish metrics to measure communication strategies outcomes and conduct organization and communication audits to provide recommendations to enhance communication channels.
Other related duties as assigned.