Director of Communications and Branding

Director of Communications and Branding

Join a team that powers communities and builds careers. Davis H. Elliot Company Inc. is a 100% Employee-Owned company committed to excellence through continuous improvement in Safety Quality and Productivity for the benefit of our employee-owners customers and suppliers. Since 1946 Elliot has built a reputation as a trusted leader in engineering energy delivery technical services and technology solutions. When you join Elliot youre more than an employee youre an owner with the opportunity to grow your career make a meaningful impact and share in our success.

Snapshot:

The Director of Communications and Branding leads Elliots enterprise communications and brand strategy helping employees connect company purpose and priorities to their work while enabling leaders to translate business objectives into aligned action. This role serves as a trusted communications advisor to executive leadership driving enterprise-wide messaging change communication storytelling employee engagement and brand stewardship across a multi-location organization.

The Director will establish communication systems governance and measurement practices that strengthen understanding engagement and business performance while protecting and enhancing Elliots reputation. This position oversees internal and external communications executive messaging media relations crisis communication and branding initiatives to ensure a consistent and trusted company voice across all audiences.

A Day in the Life:

• Lead Elliots enterprise communications and branding strategy aligned with company priorities growth objectives operational performance safety and employee engagement initiatives.
• Serve as a strategic communications counselor to the President executive team and business leaders on messaging organizational narrative and communication planning.
• Develop and execute communication strategies for major organizational initiatives including acquisitions system implementations leadership transitions and business transformations.
• Create and maintain communication frameworks leader toolkits messaging cascades and feedback channels that support organizational alignment.
• Oversee employee leadership and executive communications across multiple platforms and audiences.
• Build and manage editorial strategies that highlight employee achievements company culture customer successes safety accomplishments and community impact.
• Partner with regional and service group leaders to identify communication needs and strengthen connections across the organization.
• Champion Elliots brand narrative messaging architecture voice and visual identity across internal and external communications.
• Lead media relations public relations activities reputation management and crisis communication planning and execution.
• Establish communication governance channel strategies editorial standards workflows and communication technology best practices.
• Monitor communication effectiveness using audience feedback engagement metrics and performance measures.
• Manage agency partners communication vendors and department resources.
• Lead coach and develop the Communications and Branding team.
• Support special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

  Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelors degree in Communications Journalism Public Relations Marketing Business or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• 10 years of progressive experience in corporate communications internal communications executive communications public relations branding or related disciplines.
• Proven experience developing and executing enterprise communication strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to advise senior executives and communicate complex business topics to diverse audiences.
• Experience leading communications through organizational change business transformation and high-visibility initiatives.
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing teams cross-functional projects and stakeholder relationships.
• Excellent written verbal presentation and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong strategic thinking project management and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience supporting multi-location organizations is preferred.
• Experience in construction utilities infrastructure industrial services or other operationally focused environments is preferred.
• Experience with crisis communications media relations employer branding and social media strategy is preferred.
• Prosci Change Management APR or related professional certifications are beneficial.
• Experience leveraging communication technologies analytics and generative AI tools is beneficial.

Benefits & Culture:

Our success is based on our customers confidence in us our peoples loyalty hard work and performance and the traditions with which Mr. Davis H. Elliot began the company in 1946. We know that strong teams are built by fostering a culture of respect collaboration and shared success. Some of the benefits we offer our team include:

• Medical Dental Vision Insurance
• Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance w/ additional Voluntary Life Insurance
• 401K w/ company match
• Employee Stock Ownership Program
• Paid Vacation
• Servant Leadership Training

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Equal Opportunity Employer including disabled and veterans.

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