Communications Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, or a related field and 8 years of corporate communications or agency experience; alternatively, 12 years of relevant experience in lieu of education.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Teamwork and collaboration skills.
• Expertise with Adobe Creative Suite and SharePoint.
• Highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and on time.
• Self-starter with creativity and a can-do attitude.

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading corporate communications, public relations, and thought leadership programs.
• Experience managing complex communications projects involving multiple stakeholders, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Experience working with executive leaders, technical subject matter experts, and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead communications strategies aligned with HNTB’s business goals and brand messages.
• Lead development and production of HNTB publications, including THINK, Aviation Insight, Transportation Point, InTransit, and SOLVE, collaborating with technical experts, business leaders, and contributors.
• Lead the strategy and execution of HNTB’s national trade media relations program, identifying opportunities to promote thought leadership, technical expertise, projects, and people.
• Manage HNTB’s national industry awards program, including award strategy, submission planning, cross-functional coordination, and executive engagement.
• Implement communications programs, including strategizing HNTB’s involvement in industry associations, developing award submissions, managing publications, and collaborating on advertising, presentations, articles, social and web content, and video.
• Lead cross-functional communications projects from planning through execution, managing timelines, deliverables, stakeholder engagement, and resources.
• Coordinate multiple concurrent communications initiatives with subject matter experts, business leaders, agency partners, and communications teammates.
• Create engaging and informative content consistent with brand messaging for internal, social, and web platforms.
• Support the development and logistics of conferences, meetings, open houses, forums, and other events.
• Track the effectiveness of communications programs.
• Update and maintain internal and external contact lists.
• Develop and manage communications budgets for specific programs.
• Research and implement current industry trends in communications approaches.
• Perform other duties as assigned.