Responsibilities

• Create and deliver engaging, high-quality and compelling communications that tell the AECOM story.
• Develop compelling content including articles/blogs, social media posts, press releases, emails, and press materials
• Oversee incoming media inquiries, global media relations calendar, media relations processes
• Manage press release review process with multiple teams and executives
• Providing strategic support for crisis communications and issues management.
• Guiding decision-making regarding adoption and use of new social media features/platforms.
• Researching, outlining, writing, editing and proofreading communications materials.
• Leveraging communication programs, message platforms, assets and channels to support business priorities.
• Developing, managing and publishing pages and content for the company’s website.
• Supporting efforts to ensure messages reach target audiences.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, English, marketing, journalism or related discipline plus at least 2 years of relevant communications experience in an agency or corporate setting, or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Strong written and oral communications skills, including copyediting and familiarity with AP style.
• Ability to synthesize complex materials and to craft creative, persuasive language and compelling messaging for a variety of global audiences.
• Self-starter who can assume responsibility for several tasks with little supervision and proactively alert colleagues about project deadlines, action items and potential challenges to meeting goals.
• Experience building and maintaining strong internal relationships.
• Strong attention to detail to ensure accuracy, completeness and thoroughness of all work.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize, multi-task and work effectively on a variety of projects concurrently in a demanding, deadline-driven environment.
• Proven ability to ensure accuracy, completeness and thoroughness of all work products.
• Project management and organizational skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office including PowerPoint, Word and Excel.

Preferred

• Experience working in a similarly large, complex, global, multi-site organization
• Experience with email and content management systems (e.g., Poppulo, SharePoint, Salesforce), as well as Adobe Suite (e.g., Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign)

Benefits

• AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options , well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.