Responsibilities

• Develop and implement internal and external communication strategies.
• Draft executive communications, speeches, talking points, newsletters, and press releases.
• Support leadership by communicating organizational initiatives, policy updates, and key announcements.
• Attend stakeholder, committee, and board meetings and communicate relevant information across departments.
• In partnership with the Marketing department, create messaging and campaigns that engage businesses, residents, investors, and community stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Marketing and other relevant departments to promote programs, services, and events.
• Ensure consistent branding and organizational voice across all channels from corporate communications to social media.
• Manage flow of information within the organization and between DPI and external stakeholders
• Develop crisis communication strategies and support executive leadership during critical situations.
• Measure communication effectiveness locally, regionally and nationally and recommend improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, English, or a related field.
• 5-7 years of communications, public relations and/or marketing.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and verbal communication skills.
• Experience developing strategic communication plans.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.

Preferred

• Experience in nonprofit, economic development, government, media relations, or executive communications.