Strategic Communications Specialist

What We're Looking For At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners. This opportunity entails being responsible for participating in the coordination and implementation of public engagement and involvement programs for active infrastructure construction projects. This role is embedded within a construction field office, working alongside project management, engineering, inspection, and contractor teams to communicate construction activities, traffic impacts, project milestones, and community updates. The position develops and executes communication strategies, prepares digital and print materials, coordinates media and public outreach, and serves as a liaison between construction teams, clients, elected officials, businesses, residents, and other stakeholders throughout project delivery. What You'll Do Develops and helps implement effective dissemination of outreach materials, facts and information on project messaging and supports client activities to stakeholders according to the public outreach plan including external agencies, associations, and news organizations using print, periodicals, radio, social and/or visual communication media. 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. What You'll Need 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 What You'll Bring Assisting with social media (e.g., monitoring, content development and assisting with strategy) and providing direction to less-experienced staff. Developing materials and documents by using Adobe products (e.g., Photoshop, InDesign, InCopy), and Microsoft products (specifically PowerPoint formatting, consistency, and editing templates) and reviewing work of less-experienced staff. Monitoring stakeholder databases, giving direction for updates and creation of new databases. Providing direction and guidance for research and disseminating information for review. Executing the client plan for events and public outreach, reviewing deliverables, and interacting with clients, the public, internal partners, and others. Ensuring materials follow client style guide requirements and making judgment calls on style choices. What We Prefer Transportation Industry Experience Additional Information Locations: Nashville, TN (City Center) Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Job Type: Regular Full/Part Time: Full time Job Category: Public Engagement and Communications Group Equal Employment Opportunity & Disability Accessibility Statement HNTB provides a fair and equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status, or other status protected by law. The HNTB Companies ensure nondiscrimination in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 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