Water Sector Communications Strategist

HDR, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR, Inc. seeks a Strategic Communications Specialist with water sector communications experience to join our globally connected Strategic Communications team.

You will contribute to planning and engagement activities on infrastructure projects, collaborating with Communications Managers, Project Managers, and clients to advance outreach and community understanding. The role requires staying current with water sector best practices, producing copy, coordinating meetings, and building HDR’s

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years relevant industry experience.
• Experience in a communications field of expertise: social media, event planning, community engagement, target marketing, descriptive writing, public involvement, etc.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently with multiple teams as well as team oriented.

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
• Coordinate with technical project and program managers on communications approaches
• Identify stakeholders and manage the development of distribution lists
• Develop and maintain project-specific comment management databases and coordinate responses to comments according to protocols
• Document outreach activities, including activity tracking and reporting

Skills

Excellent written and verbal коммуника

Self-motivated and ability to work_ind

Ability to drive or independently get

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite - InDesign

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

HDR, Inc. seeks a Strategic Communications Specialist with water sector communications experience to join our globally connected Strategic Communications team.

You will contribute to planning and engagement activities on infrastructure projects, collaborating with Communications Managers, Project Managers, and clients to advance outreach and community understanding. The role requires staying current with water sector best practices, producing copy, coordinating meetings, and building HDR’s