Senior Public Engagement and Communications Specialist

Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

• HNTB is seeking a Senior Public Engagement and Communications Specialist to serve our Wisconsin marketplace. The position will focus on developing and implementing strategic communications and engagement plans for our public agency transportation clients.
• Bachelor's degree in Political Science, Marketing, Communications, English, Journalism or related field and 6 years of relevant experience, or
• In lieu of education, 10 years of relevant experience
• Strong writing and communication skills
• Public involvement, media relations, and community engagement expertise
• Ability to develop materials and documents by using Adobe products and Microsoft products and review work of less-experienced staff
• Experience assisting with social media (e.g., monitoring, content development and assisting with strategy) and providing direction to less-experienced staff
• Ability to provide direction and guidance for research and disseminating information for review
• Experience monitoring stakeholder databases, giving direction for updates and creation of new databases
• Ability to develop and execute plans for events and public outreach, reviewing deliverables, and interacting with clients, the public, internal partners, and others
• Attention to detail to ensure materials follow client style guide requirements and ability to make judgment calls on style choices
• What We Prefer:
• Videography/Photography experience
• Videography/Photography editing experience
• BONUS: FAA Part 107 sUAS (Drone) certification, or willingness to obtain it
• Additional Information
• Click here for benefits information: HNTB Total Rewards
• Click here to learn more about Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
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• Locations:
• Madison, WI .
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