Communications Manager Job Description
E. Holdings, Inc. – Pittsburgh, PA
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will have expertise and experience working as a consultant to implement high visibility and/or enterprise-level marketing and communications projects, programs, and initiatives
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, journalism, design, public affairs, or other related field required
- 7+ years of experience in marketing and/or strategic communications consulting
- Expert-level knowledge in strategic communications, stakeholder engagement, and
public relations best practices and core principles
- Demonstrated experience planning, developing, and managing complex communications plans for clients
- Experience leveraging various communications channels to deliver client messaging to different audiences
- Demonstrated ability to anticipate problems and proactively address communications breakdowns
- Experience developing talking points, writing speeches, and crafting blogs/social media posts for senior executive level clients
- Excellent proficiency in copyediting, proofreading, and common publishing platforms as well as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, etc.
- Ability to work independently and in large delivery teams, prioritize workload to meet demands, be well organized and proactive, and define courses of action to enable decision making
- Proven capabilities in making deadlines, generating key deliverables, and program/project management
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, team environment with quick turnaround times while maintaining excellent quality control
- Ability to align solutions with business needs, create innovative approaches to address
client requirements, and build collaborative internal and external relationships
- Ability to get up to speed quickly on complex issues, multi-task while maintaining high attention to detail, and be willing and able to roll up sleeves and get work of all types done
- Comfortable responding to and managing inquiries/topics that are sometimes sensitive in nature with the highest professionalism
- Outstanding written and verbal communications skills
- Experience in major decision making and problem solving
- Desire to work in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment
- Strong proficiency with MS Word and Excel
- Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite
- Excellent deck-building/PowerPoint skills
- Experience cultivating and developing relationships with media contacts and ability to use those contacts to execute strategic priorities
- Graphic design experience
- Experience conducting digital and traditional ad buys
- Experience leading proposal work and responding to RFPs
- Experience mentoring, developing, and managing professional staff
Responsibilities
- The Communications Manager works closely with and supports clients in the planning and implementation of major initiatives
- Apply expertise in strategic communications to activities around shaping, capturing, and delivering increasingly complex programs
- Assess the firm's strategies and capabilities and apply industry best practices and innovative solutions to further optimize growth into this segment of the market
- Provide leadership in building a team of communications professionals to support this growing capability
- Provide thought leadership to create intellectual capital, support business development initiatives, and participate in marketing activities, including whitepapers, proposals, and capability briefings
- Lead, manage, and motivate client delivery teams
- Lead client tasks and projects including branding, marketing, communications, events, social media, awards, public relations, media relations, product development (e.g., annual report, project profiles, fact sheets), website, video, internal communications, and campaigns
- Develop internal and external integrated marketing and communications plans, manage their tactical implementation, and measure and report on the results of communications activities
- Ensure quality service, deliverables, and results
- Manage key stakeholders and develop engagement plans
- Measure the success of communications strategies and tactics using analytics
- Support the development of innovative approaches and ideas to deliver communications solutions to clients
- Lead proposals and respond to RFIs and RFPs
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $80,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Medical/Dental/Vision insurance
- Professional development assistance
Schedule:
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Additional Notes:
This position is not remote. The Civil Staff Engineer will be required to work in the office at least three (3) days a week.
To Apply: Please submit your resume to eholdingshr@eholdingsinc.com
About E. Holdings, Inc.
E. Holdings provides project advisory, project management, and technical services to public and private sector clients for building and infrastructure construction and redevelopment projects. Our expertise is in our ability to implement effective public outreach, public relations and community relations programs, as well as urban planning and strategic planning with a focus on non-profit and governmental sectors. Our staff's expertise and the strength of our professional relationships allow us to implement specific, purposeful and productive public participation programs. We operate on the premise that public participation is a necessary element needed to spawn economic growth and create sustainable and successful developments. We understand and appreciate how people connect with their surroundings—their built environment—or their “place.” Clear and fluid communication are critical factors when developing programs that impact—and ultimately improve—people’s quality of life. Our
understanding of how people connect with their environment—Connecting People and Place—is essential to the success of our clients’ endeavors.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $80,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Schedule:
Experience:
- Writing skills: 1 year (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Pittsburgh, PA 15219: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Pittsburgh, PA 15219