Senior Strategic Communications Coordinator

Springfield, IL (On-site)

$71K/yr – $110K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 5 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own and drive strategic communications and outreach efforts, from plan development and copywriting to meeting coordination and stakeholder engagement, while collaborating with specialists and mentoring junior staff.

  • Develop and implement outreach plans and schedules
  • Write talking points, releases, social, and materials
  • Coordinate meetings and stakeholder engagement

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Support the development and implementation of communication and engagement plans, including target audience strategy,
  • 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
  • Organize meeting logistics and vendor management
  • Develop and implement task workback schedules and meeting plans
  • Coordinate the production and distribution of outreach materials such as newsletters, websites, handouts, presentations, advertisements, door hangers, press releases, and mailings
  • Collaborate with specialists in social media, web, graphics, and video to produce outreach tools and materials
  • Identify stakeholders and manage the development of distribution lists
  • Develop and maintain project-specific comment management databases and coordinate responses to comment according to protocols
  • Research of industry trends, stakeholders, and policy

Requirements

  • A minimum of 5 years relevant industry experience
  • Experience leading social media campaigns
  • Service- and client-oriented personality with the ability to handle multiple assignments at a time and set and meet deadlines
  • Self-starter; can work well independently or in a team environment
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong organizational skills
  • An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

Preferred

  • Professional experience in the infrastructure industry, specifically transportation, water, and/or power infrastructure
  • Great attention to detail
  • Ability to handle multiple assignments at a time, prioritize among tasks, and set and meet deadlines
  • Willingness to travel (up to 20% of time)
  • Ability to drive or independently get oneself to project locations
  • Desire to learn and grow professionally
  • Creativity and ability to think outside the box
  • Experience working with remote teams/clients
  • General professionalism and ability to represent HDR in front of clients
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office products

Benefits

  • We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement.
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HDR

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HDR is an employee-owned design firm specializing in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. We’re ranked No. 6 among the world’s design firms and we’re the largest healthcare design firm. Led by the strength of our values and a culture shaped by employee ownership, we network with each other, build on each other’s contributions, and collaborate together to make great things possible. When you join HDR, we give you license to do the same. We help you take charge of your career, giving you multiple growth opportunities along the way. So, what are you waiting for? Come grow with us.

Founded in 1917
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
16K employees (2,420 in marketing)
84% recommend to a friend
95% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$71K/yr – $110K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

Communications median pay in the United States

$93K/yr

Most pay falls between $70K and $137K. Based on 6,030 salaries.

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Traffic Source Mix
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46.8%
Direct
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Referral
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Social
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Paid
0.6%

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Current headcount: ~16.4K
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Senior Strategic Communications Coordinator

HDR · Springfield, IL · On-site