At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?
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Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.
In the role of Communications Coordinator, we'll count on you to:
- Assist in the development of content and communications plans that inspire audiences and drive engagement across various 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
- Ghostwrite 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
- Monitor industry best practices and maintain a repository of trends and examples
- Manage communications database information and web-based project management tools (Adobe, SharePoint, Staging Sites, Contact Logs, etc)
- Coordinate multi-discipline teams in the development and production of deliverables.
- Coordinate event management activities for formal and informal public meetings, hearings, open houses, workshops, advisory committees, other stakeholder meetings, and more.
- Coordinate the collection, analysis, and documentation of public comments and feedback.
- Manage external service providers including court reporters, videographers, audio-visual providers, etc.
- Document outreach activities including activity tracking and reporting.
- Lead the identification of stakeholders and manage the development of distribution lists for inclusion in the project database.
- Coordinate with creative disciplines including graphic design, web development, and social media to deliver communication and public involvement tactics while maintaining consistency of brand, saturation of messaging, and user experience.
- Interface with client and/or client-facing teams to support the delivery of successful projects.
- Take meaningful notes with the ability to track key takeaways, action items, and messages.
- Provide recommendations for creative ways to deliver on client expectations, meet client needs, and solve client communications or public engagement problems.
- Willingness to travel to project locations including some overnight travel
- Perform other duties as needed
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in public relations, English, journalism, communications, or related field.
- 5+ years of strategic communications/public relations experience.
- Public relations agency experience.
- Event planning and management experience.
- Strong information-gathering skills.
- Commitment to delivering quality work
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
- Experience writing and implementing communications plans.
- Have a portfolio of professional public-relations writing samples
- Public involvement experience, particularly in the AE&C industry.
- Experience with advertising placement.
- Familiarity with Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Acrobat (Adobe Creative Suites a plus)
- Experience with billable projects
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Required Qualifications
- A minimum of 3 years relevant industry experience
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Service- and client-oriented personality with the ability to handle multiple assignments at a time and meet set deadlines
- Self-starter who can work well independently or in a team environment
- Experience using social networking/social media programs
- Attention to detail
- An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must
What We Believe
HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.
Our Commitment
As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.
Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.
Primary Location
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United States-Alaska-Anchorage
Industry
:
Strategic Communications
Schedule
:
Full-time
Employee Status
:
Regular
BusinessClass
:
Strategic Communications
Job Posting
:
Feb 7, 2025 |
HDR, Inc.
Feb 07, 2025