Senior Communications Specialist — Thought Leadership & Engagement

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising; Rapid City (SD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR in Rapid City, SD is seeking a Senior Communications Specialist to develop compelling content, support global and local comms strategies, and collaborate with engineers and designers across HDR’s Transportation Business Group. The role emphasizes leading communications initiatives, mentoring junior staff, and contributing to a culture of employee ownership.

The position requires strong writing, editing, and strategic thinking, with experience in Adobe InDesign and Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in closely related field.
• Previous consulting and/or creative agency experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop content that inspires audiences and drives engagement across HDR communication channels to elevate thought leadership, people and project work.
• Assist in driving global and local communications strategies by collaborating with internal business partners, creative, marketing and communications teams.
• Work with engineers, architects, designers and other subject matter experts to develop and write white papers, feature article content, thought leadership articles, and social media posts.
• Ghost write and edit blogs, social media posts, papers and/or presentations by subject matter experts.
• Help develop collateral pieces and other marketing campaign materials.
• Research, write and edit project narratives and case studies.
• Deliver employee training to activate and guide communications throughout the company.
• Monitor industry best practices and maintain a repository of trends and examples.
• Support event management where required.

Skills

Adobe InDesign

Microsoft Office

Written communication

Verbal communication

Public involvement

Social media

Event planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

InDesign

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

HDR in Rapid City, SD is seeking a Senior Communications Specialist to develop compelling content, support global and local comms strategies, and collaborate with engineers and designers across HDR’s Transportation Business Group. The role emphasizes leading communications initiatives, mentoring junior staff, and contributing to a culture of employee ownership.

The position requires strong writing, editing, and strategic thinking, with experience in Adobe InDesign and Microsoft Office.