Strategic Communications Coordinator

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Strategic Communications Coordinator

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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? Watch Our Story:' ' 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.

Who you are:

• You are a team player, comfortable working on multi-disciplinary teams and collaborating effectively with clients, colleagues, and vendors.
• You are a creative thinker with a knack for translating clients' vision into tangible, meaningful deliverables. This includes translating technical information into plain language that resonates with the public.
• You are exceptionally organized, with an almost obsessive attention to details.
• You are diplomatic and compassionate, capable of deftly balancing and meeting client, community, and internal team needs in the service of our clients' vision.
• You have a commitment to and experience with advancing equity. You work to ensure that projects are reflective of and responsive to the voices and perspectives of those who have been historically underserved or excluded by environmental, transportation, and power projects.
• You are highly driven, with the ability to work on several projects, tasks, and deadlines.
• You enjoy contributing to high-performance teams and have a habit of filling whatever role needed to get the job done.
• You are a self-starter who thrives and adapts in exceptionally fast-paced environments.
• You bring integrity to everything you do, holding yourself accountable to excellent and responsible work.

In the role of Strategic Communications Coordinator, we'll count on you to:

• Work with HDR clients to strategize and support stakeholder and public outreach and engagement strategy for projects
• Help clients identify and manage public relations
• 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
• Coordinate the development of project-specific outreach tools including messaging content, databases, and schedules
• Coordinate in the production and distribution of outreach materials such as newsletters, websites, handouts, presentations, advertisements, door hangers, press releases, and mailings
• Organize and assist with meeting logistics and vendor management
• Collaborate with specialists in social media, web, graphics and video to produce targeted engagement pieces
• Lead the identification of stakeholders and manage the development of distribution list for inclusion in project database
• Manage external service providers including sub-consultants, court reporters, videographers, acoustical consultants, etc.
• Research of industry trends, stakeholders, and policy
• Document outreach activities including activity tracking and reporting
• Travel to project locations (including some overnight travel)
• Perform other duties as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, public relations or similar field
• Familiarity with the architecture and engineering consulting industry
• Experience in community advocacy, NEPA, CEQA and/or infrastructure projects

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.

We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement. The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. (Stated benefits are for full-time regular positions. Temporary and part-time roles eligible for limited benefits.) Washington: $31.25-$40.87 per hour Primary Location : United States-Washington-Seattle Other Locations : United States-Washington-Bellevue Industry : Transit Schedule : Full-time Employee Status : Regular BusinessClass : Strategic Communications Job Posting : May 13, 2024