Brand Manager

Kansas City, MO (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableManager8+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive senior communications leadership for a national firm by shaping strategy, directing media and external programs, and building teams across brand channels.

  • Own strategic planning and external comms programs aligned to business goals.
  • Must-have: Bachelor’s degree in communications/PR or 8+ years in agency/corporate (12 years if no degree).
  • Standout: Direct a team and manage agency programs to consistently execute brand-wide communications.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Strategic Planning: Partners with senior leadership to develop and implement communications plans to advance the firm’s brand and support business goals.
  • Communications Adviser: Serve as a communications adviser to senior leaders regarding appropriate communications strategy needed to achieve business goals.
  • Content Creation: Develop engaging and informative content that is consistent with brand messaging for a variety of communications channels including internal, social and web platforms.
  • Leadership: Directs, plans and oversees implementation of all external communications efforts to support HNTB’s brand.
  • Event Management: Develops events and forums that strengthen industry relationships.
  • Media Relations: Serves as a liaison to media outlets.
  • Partnerships: Identifies and establishes external partnerships.
  • Agency Management: Manages public relations agencies and programs.
  • Team Leadership: Direct a team of communications professionals that implement and coordinate various communication programs.
  • Mentoring: Develops direct reports through guidance, mentoring, providing feedback and supporting to contribute to their individual performance and career success at HNTB.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations or marketing or similar field and 8 years of relevant experience in an agency or corporate environment, or.
  • In lieu of degree, 12 years of relevant experience

Preferred

  • Strategic and creative thinking
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Initiative and self-starter
  • Brand Management/Public Relations/Media Relations
  • Problem Solving/Analysis
  • Results Driven
  • Flexibility
  • Good Decision Making
  • Teamwork/Collaboration/relationship building
  • Account management mindset

Benefits

  • Click here for benefits information: HNTB Total Rewards
  • Click here to learn more about Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
  • Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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HNTB

3.9 Glassdoor

For over a century, HNTB has shaped the built environment with distinctive expertise across a full spectrum of infrastructure solutions. From iconic architecture and complex bridges to efficient highways and digital infrastructure solutions, our collaborative approach and commitment to technical excellence drive us to build a better future for our clients, communities and ourselves It’s in the way we do what we do at HNTB that sets us apart. Our people — proud employee-owners with distinct experience, expertise and perspectives — are bound together by a common vision that uniquely shapes our work and firm. This ownership fosters an unmatched culture of respect and continuous improvement, a hallmark of our enduring success.

Founded in 1914
USA
7.7K employees (751 in marketing)
77% recommend to a friend
84% CEO approval

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87.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
39.6%
Direct
48.9%
Referral
10.2%
Social
0.5%
Paid
0.7%

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Current headcount: ~7.7K

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Marketing Team Size
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