Responsibilities

• Develops content and communications strategy that supports the entire Communications & Marketing department at Utah Transit Authority (UTA).
• Informs the content calendar, content roadmap, and social media plan, working closely with the Digital Marketing Manager on paid media and campaign initiatives throughout the year.
• Partners with internal teams and external stakeholders, including our PR agency, industry analysts, journalists, and others.
• Ensures content assets and communication plans are implemented effectively and efficiently.
• Sets the tone for the organization by developing and refining UTA’s content guidelines, internal and external communications, and the voice of the brand.
• Produces materials and communication direction to accelerate marketing campaigns and optimize them accordingly.
• Provides leadership in marketing maturation and development by building a strong marketing communications and copywriting team to support UTA.

Requirements

• Five (5) to seven (7) years of marketing, digital marketing, social media, corporate communications, public relations, and/or related equivalent work experience.
• Three (3) to five (5) years leading a team.
• An Equivalent Combination Of Relevant Education And Experience.
• Solid experience in: Communicating at all levels, conveying ideas and messages to key stakeholders, colleagues, and our varying cohorts and personas.
• Experience leading and contributing to strategic communications and content management. Proactive and biased to action, understanding the need and creating materials or plans to fulfill that need.
• Hiring and managing others and training/onboarding new team members.
• Writing in the voice of an individual or company brand.
• Creating compelling PowerPoint presentation content and coaching internal stakeholders and presenters for most effective delivery.
• Gathering, analyzing, and responding to feedback from target audience (experience with employee audience preferred).
• This job requires regular and predictable attendance.

Preferred

• MBA preferred, but not required.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life/AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance, with Flexible Spending and Dependent Care accounts. Choice between Traditional Co-Pay or High Deductible Health Plans for medical coverage. HSA with company match available to employees enrolled in the HDHP. Benefit plans include coverage for domestic partners (eligibility affidavit required for coverage).
• Onsite Health and Wellness Clinics for medical care at no cost to employees, spouses, domestic partners, and dependent children.
• 22 days of accrued paid time off (13 vacation days and 9 sick days), which increases with tenure at UTA.
• 10 paid holidays and two paid (2) floating holidays per year.
• Retirement options - Pension Plan with 5-year vesting schedule and 457 Contribution Plan, available for immediate contributions and company matching.
• Generous tuition reimbursement for higher education, available for any higher education degree (bachelor, master, or PHD). Course of study must be approved prior to enrollment.
• Training, development, and career advancement opportunities.
• Paid parental leave for birth, adoption, and child placement (after 12 months of employment).
• Free transit passes for employees, their spouses, and their dependent children.
• Employee assistance program – includes counseling, legal services, financial planning, etc.
• UTA Well – a comprehensive wellness program designed to support employees and dependents in their health and wellness goals.
• Free on-site fitness facilities and discounted membership to VASA Fitness and EoS Fitness.
• Discounted cell phone plans with T-Mobile and AT&T.
• Pet insurance plan options (tailored plan coverage based on pet’s health and needs).