Director, Communications - Falls Church, United States - HITT Contracting Inc.

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Every day, our team members do amazing things in pursuit of our shared purpose to build trust with our clients, partners, subcontractors, and teammates.

No matter your background, education, or career path, if you share our vision to create extraordinary experiences, you belong _at HITT_.

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Director, Communications


Job Description:


The Director of Communication sets the firm's communication strategy, develops and leads omni-channel campaigns, and ensures collaboration across MarComm functions to achieve marketing goals.

They collaborate with in-house creative, agencies, and other functional leaders to orchestrate end-to-end marketing strategies for key initiatives and campaign launches.

The Director acts as a conduit between the brand, the creative team, digital marketing, external and internal communications to create an incredible team member and client experience.

They ensure flawless execution of corporate messaging, both internally and externally.


Responsibilities:


  • Marketing campaign management
  • Collaborate with brand team leaders to lead the ideation, visualization, development, and execution of annual marketing campaigns in support of the firm's marketing plan and strategic vision. Collaborate with marketing team members to guide content development, messaging, and strategy for the campaign, and ultimately be responsible for managing the execution. Collaborate with marketing/branding team leaders to develop corporate messaging and ensure implementation across all platforms. Ensure the content of the corporate website, social medial channels, and other collateral align and support the marketing strategy.
  • Advertising
  • Contribute to the advertising strategy to ensure alignment and consistency of messaging throughout the organization and external outlets.
  • Communications content planning and development
  • Envision content plans annually and in further detail. Develop strategic marketing content from technical experts and seek channels to communicate externally through publications, speaking engagements, roundtable discussions, webinars, etc.
  • Internal communications
  • Curate and develop content and messaging for multichannel internal communications. Develop process and guidelines for communicating change to employees; devise tools, timing, and recommended information shares to leadership to improve the flow of consistent and welldeveloped information for our employees. Measure effectiveness and devise systems to ensure accountability.
  • Crisis and high stakes communications
  • Manage the crisis communications process and execution, working closely with risk management, operations, and executive leadership. Partner with the safety team to develop and implement a strategy for creating effective and impactful safety and risk mitigation communications for both internal and external stakeholders.
  • Executive communications
  • Develop relationships with key internal partners such as operations executives, sector and regional leaders, and corporate resources senior leadership.
  • Corporate contributions
  • Develop and execute corporate initiatives, identifying innovative approaches and managing KPIs to increase effectiveness. Act as a brand ambassador for the firm, representing HITT in industry and professional organizations and events.
  • Team development
  • Recruit, retain, and manage a team of communication professionals, providing guidance, support, and mentorship to drive their professional growth.

Qualifications:


  • Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or English is required 10+ years of experience in increasing roles of responsibility in marketing, branding, communications, or PR (or a combination thereof) is required
  • Experience in B2B or professional services is required; experience in the AEC field or agency setting is a plus
  • Experience managing teams in a corporate environment is required
  • Proven experience in developing and implementing process, creating efficiencies, and identifying KPIs to prove ROI is required
  • Budget development / management experience is desirable
  • Proven experience developing and executing MarComm strategies and campaigns is required
  • Experience managing crisis communications and media relations is required
  • Excellent writing, communication, and public speaking skills are required
  • Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage complex projects across a variety of functions
  • HITT Contracting, Inc. is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer providing opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity and any other protected status in accordance with applicable law._
  • Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and LGBTQ+ individuals are encouraged to apply._
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