Description: The Staff Public Involvement Specialist will perform a wide variety of communication and public outreach services for large-scale permitting, planning and construction projects. Perform public involvement and public relations activities for clients' capital projects.
Develop public involvement strategy, materials and coordinate event logistics.
Develop and implement strategic outreach plans and processes. Elements of these plans may include public meetings, information sessions, surveys, fact sheets, video production, special events, social media, training, material development and distribution (brochures, handouts, newsletters, mailers, website content, and other materials to project audiences).
Participate in outreach efforts; support established public outreach goals; participate in government briefings and project presentations to external groups; assist in the development of project publications, brochures, web information and materials; meet with clients to develop key messages and themes; develop and implement individual and local outreach plans.
Performs other duties as assigned
Complies with all policies and standards.
Requirements:
Bachelor Degree in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing or a related field from an accredited program. and 4 years strategic communication experience Required or
Master Degree in a related field and 3 years strategic communication experience Required
Experience related to communication on behalf of engineering or construction projects a plus.
Media-relations skills and previous experience working with media outlets to develop and deliver key messages and manage content (news, events, crises, etc.)
Proposal writing experience strongly preferred.
Experience in developing content for social media and news releases, as well as web design and coding (for both traditional and social media platforms) is a plus.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to understand and assist with the management of large-scale permitting and construction projects, and the necessary communications processes associated with such an effort.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
Expert analytical and problem solving skills.
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
High level of attention to detail with ability to perform quality reviews.
EEO/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans.
About Us: Established in 2004, SPECTRAFORCE® is one of the largest and fastest-growing diversity-owned staffing firms in the US. The growth of our company is a direct result of our global client service delivery model that is powered by our state-of-the-art A.I. proprietary talent acquisition platform, robust ISO 9001:2015/ISO 27001 certified processes, and strong and passionate client engaged teams. We have built our business by providing talent and project-based solutions, including Contingent, Permanent, and Statement of Work (SOW) services to over 140 clients in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and India. Key industries that we service include Technology, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Telecom, Retail, Utilities and Transportation. SPECTRAFORCE is built on a concept of “human connection,” defined by our branding attitude of NEWJOBPHORIA®, which is the excitement of bringing joy and freedom to the work lifestyle so our people and clients can reach their highest potential. Learn more at: http://www.spectraforce.com
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.
Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation. At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $33.00/hr.
