Communications Coordinator

About This Role

This role involves assisting in the development of content and communication plans to inspire audiences and drive engagement across various channels. The Communications Coordinator will help elevate thought leadership, people, and project work, supporting global and local communication strategies by collaborating with internal business partners, creative, marketing, and communications teams.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development of content and communications plans that inspire audiences and drive engagement across various communication channels to elevate thought leadership, people and project work
• Assist in driving global and local communications strategies by collaborating with internal business partners, creative, marketing and communications teams
• Work with engineers, architects, designers and other subject matter experts to develop and write white papers, feature article content, thought leadership articles, and social media posts
• Ghost write and edit blogs, social media posts, papers and/or presentations by subject matter experts
• Help develop collateral pieces and other marketing campaign materials
• Research, write and edit project narratives and case studies
• Coordinate event management activities
• Deliver employee training to activate and guide communications throughout the company
• Monitor industry best practices and maintain a repository of trends and examples
• Manage communications database information and web-based project management tools (Adobe, SharePoint, Staging Sites, Contact Logs, etc)
• Coordinate multi-discipline teams in the development and production of deliverables
• Perform other duties as needed

Requirements

• 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
• An attitude and commitment to being

Nice to have:

• Previous consulting and/or creative agency experience

About the Company

At HDR, employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each individual is valued and respected, empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. The company fosters a culture of inclusion throughout its operations and within its communities. HDR's Transportation Business Group helps shape systems that move people and goods safely, efficiently, and sustainably, from designing resilient highways and iconic bridges to advancing transit, passenger and freight rail, aviation, federal transportation ports and marine infrastructure. The company brings together planners, engineers, architects, construction management staff, environmental, strategic communications, economists, management consultants and specialists across disciplines to solve complex mobility challenges.