Communications Specialist

DPR Construction; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Job summary

DPR Construction is seeking a Communications professional to support planning, creation, and delivery of clear, consistent messages across employees, partners, and external stakeholders. You will collaborate with teams to align content with brand standards and drive engagement through multiple channels.

With 2–4 years in communications or related fields, you’ll edit and coordinate content, track engagement, and help manage content calendars and events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing or related field is required.
• 2–4 years of experience in communications, marketing or related field.
• Strong writing, editing and collaboration skills with attention to accessibility standards.

Responsibilities

• Develops and distributes communications materials including announcements, newsletters, presentations, and digital content.
• Partners with team members and subject matter experts to ensure accuracy and clarity of messaging.
• Supports campaign execution across internal and external channels, maintaining brand alignment and consistency.
• Tracks and reports engagement metrics to evaluate communication effectiveness.
• Contributes to content calendars and assists in planning communications events and initiatives.
• Maintains awareness of industry and organizational updates to inform communication priorities.
• Ensures all content reflects organizational values and accessibility standards.

Skills

Excellent communication

Editing

Content development

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing

Tools

CMS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description At DPR, roles and responsibilities are more than describing a job title—they are a commitment to building great things together. The job description(s) below defines core responsibilities and the scope of the role and is a starting point. Every employee is expected to lead from where they are, take ownership of outcomes, and always act in the best interest of the team, customer, project and organization. As a purpose-driven organization on a journey to be most admired, we rely on trust, shared leadership, open communication, disciplined action and a deep respect for the individual to drive exceptional performance. Success is not just about what we build, but who we build and how we build it: with integrity, enjoyment, uniqueness and an ever-forward mindset.

Job Summary

Supports the planning, creation, and delivery of clear, consistent communications that enhance understanding and engagement among employees, partners, and external stakeholders. Collaborates across teams to develop standard and varied content aligned with organizational priorities and brand standards. Applies writing, editing, and coordination skills to help deliver accurate, timely, and inclusive messaging across multiple channels.

Key Responsibilities

• Develops and distributes communications materials including announcements, newsletters, presentations, and digital content.
• Partners with team members and subject matter experts to ensure accuracy and clarity of messaging.
• Supports campaign execution across internal and external channels, maintaining brand alignment and consistency.
• Tracks and reports engagement metrics to evaluate communication effectiveness.
• Contributes to content calendars and assists in planning communications events and initiatives.
• Maintains awareness of industry and organizational updates to inform communication priorities.
• Ensures all content reflects organizational values and accessibility standards.

Education Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing, a related field, or equivalent experience required.

Work Experience

2–4 years of experience in communications, marketing, or a related field required.

Certifications and Licenses

None required.

Anticipated starting pay range

Nothing is more important than your health and wellness. DPR offers a variety of medical, dental, vision and wellness benefits to keep you healthy. Read more about eligibility and available benefits programs for skilled craft and labor or experienced professionals and recent graduates.

Benefits

• DPR offers a variety of medical, dental, vision and wellness benefits to keep you healthy.

DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world. Working at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore unique paths and shape your future. Here, we build opportunity together—by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek.

Explore our open opportunities at www.dpr.com/careers.

The DPR family of companies is closing the gap between design and construction with an integrated collection of products and services to build smarter, move faster and achieve strong results. Our approximately 11,000 employees share a commitment to growth, innovation and building great things—great teams, great careers and great projects that change the world.

DPR is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions at DPR are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical or mental disability, HIV status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, medical history or genetic information, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. DPR will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Read more in our EEOE Policy.

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