Responsibilities

• Work with HDR clients to strategize and support stakeholder and public outreach and engagement strategy for projects.
• Help clients identify and manage public relations.
• Write copy for communication pieces including talking points, media releases, social media, project materials, and video scripts.
• Coordinate formal and informal public meetings, hearings, open houses, workshops, advisory committees, or other stakeholder meetings.
• Coordinate the development of project-specific outreach tools including messaging content, databases, and schedules.
• Coordinate in the production and distribution of outreach materials such as newsletters, websites, handouts, presentations, advertisements, door hangers, press releases, and mailings.
• Organize and assist with meeting logistics and vendor management.
• Collaborate with visual communications team including web, graphics, and video.
• Coordinate social media strategies, including targeted ad campaigns.
• Lead the identification of stakeholders and manage the development of distribution list for inclusion in project database.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum of 4 years related experience
• Experience working with remote teams/clients
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including experience writing for various media (Web, brochures, newsletters, social media, etc.)
• Great attention to detail
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to handle multiple assignments at a time, prioritize among tasks, and set and meet deadlines
• Service and client-oriented personality
• Willingness to travel (up to 20% of time)
• Some familiarity with the following desired: Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Team
• Social Media – Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
• Adobe Creative Suite – Acrobat, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop

Preferred

• Experience with multicultural communications and engagement efforts
• Familiarity with engineering consulting industry
• Multilingual (Spanish preferred)