Senior Communications Coordinator

Senior Communications Coordinator

HDR is seeking a public relations/communications professional who is passionate about communications, has a drive to innovate and a habit of thinking outside the box. This person will serve as a senior strategic communications coordinator delivering communications for infrastructure projects on an industry-leading team. In the role of Senior Communications Coordinator, we'll count on you to:

• Develop content and communications plans that drive engagement across channels.
• Draft written deliverables and develop project-specific outreach tools, including but not limited to websites, databases, emails/e-newsletters, press releases, and social media content.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop messaging, generate graphic design deliverables, and ensure consistency in communication across all channels.
• Collaborate with engineers, architects, designers, and other experts to develop clear and accurate content
• Assist with event planning and management, outreach strategy, and materials development for public meetings, hearings, open houses, focus groups, workshops, advisory committees and other stakeholder meetings.
• Develop and manage scope, schedule, and budget for communication activities supporting infrastructure projects.
• Serve as Task Lead and own deliverables with minimum supervision.
• Manage internal and external client relationships
• Manage communications databases and tools including Adobe, SharePoint, staging sites, contact logs, and production management tools.
• Adhere to HDR and client policies including software use, vendor and contract procedures, quality control, and artificial intelligence guidelines.
• Research industry trends, stakeholders, regulatory requirements, etc., for client projects.
• Support global and local communications strategies with internal partners, creative teams, communications teams, and planners.
• Document all outreach activities including activity tracking and reporting.
• Perform other duties as needed

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, public policy (e.g., urban, environmental, disaster resilience, etc.) or similar.
• Willingness to travel and support our work across Louisiana and Mississippi.
• Demonstrated experience driving project delivery, preferred if multiple project simultaneously.
• Previous consulting and/or creative agency experience.
• Technical writing skills or the ability to distill complex information into palatable messaging for various audiences.
• Experience using social media platforms and implementing social media campaigns.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign and Illustrator).
• Familiarity with Content Management Systems.
• Experience communicating with and/or on behalf of government agencies or municipalities is beneficial but not required.
• Experience working in a team setting with the ability to coordinate with and delegate tasks to team members.
• Service- and client-oriented personality with the ability to handle multiple assignments at a time and meet set deadlines.

Required Qualifications:

• A minimum of 5 years relevant industry experience.
• Experience leading social media campaigns.
• Service- and client-oriented personality with the ability to handle multiple assignments at a time and set and meet deadlines.
• Self-starter; can work well independently or in a team environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.