Strategic Public Engagement & Communications Lead

HNTB Corporation; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB Corporation is seeking a seasoned public engagement professional to coordinate outreach programs for infrastructure projects, crafting messaging and digital strategies for tracking milestones. The role involves researching data, developing materials, and collaborating with clients and stakeholders to educate communities.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree in a related field and 6+ years of experience, or 10 years in lieu of education, with expertise in social media, content creation,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Political Science, Marketing, Communications, English, Journalism or related field and 6 years of relevant experience.
• In lieu of education, 10 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in public engagement and outreach programs.
• Ability to develop communication materials and digital strategies.

Responsibilities

• Develops and helps implement effective dissemination of outreach materials, facts and information on project messaging and supports client activities to stakeholders according to the public outreach plan including external agencies, associations, and news organizations using print, periodicals, radio, social and/or visual communication media.
• Reviews and refines records and reports related to public involvement meetings, forums and public hearings as well as tracks social engagement and other digital strategies as needed.
• Drafts speeches, creates and designs presentation materials, prepares remarks, briefing documents and/or composes correspondence for use in mailings, meetings, workshops and other public events.
• Responsible for initial fact checking for reports, articles, and other publications.
• Develops and implements digital strategies for use on web-based communications, including but not limited to websites and social channels.
• Helps develop key performance indicators (KPIs) and reviews draft reports to indicate a campaign's milestones.
• Supports coordination efforts for public meetings and engagements to best support outreach and initiative goals.
• Interacts with clients to coordinate implementation of communication programs and goals.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Social media monitoring

Content development

Strategy development

Public engagement

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Political Science, Marketing, Communications, English, Journalism or related field

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Adobe InCopy

PowerPoint

Job description

HNTB Corporation is seeking a seasoned public engagement professional to coordinate outreach programs for infrastructure projects, crafting messaging and digital strategies for tracking milestones. The role involves researching data, developing materials, and collaborating with clients and stakeholders to educate communities.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree in a related field and 6+ years of experience, or 10 years in lieu of education, with expertise in social media, content creation,