Senior Communications Specialist

Overview

ABOUT THE POSITION

Senior Communications Specialist

Are you passionate about strategizing and developing engaging communications that strengthen a company's culture? Interested in joining a team focused on enhancing awareness, transparency, and elevating the employee experience? We'd love to hear from you! VHB is looking for an enthusiastic communication professional with excellent writing and editing skills to join our People + Culture Communications Team. You'll work as part of a collaborative group to keep our employees informed and inspired while promoting a connected culture to strengthen VHB's brand internally and externally.

This position can be located in any of our Mid-Atlantic, New England or Southeast offices.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate and support our multidisciplinary team to develop and deliver our strategic, integrated communications strategy to promote our People + Culture team's initiatives, like wellness and benefits, recruiting, and learning & development, as well as our corporate initiatives, such as DEIB, sustainability, ERGs, and more

• Write, edit, and review internal and external communications, including content for all channels such as the company intranet, companywide emails and newsletters, vhb.com, social media, and more

• Help manage the communications calendar and curate content for People + Culture Team content in alignment with our strategy, especially social media posts

• Partner with our creative graphic design team to develop content

• Project manage small projects to support ongoing and new initiatives

• Actively engage in the development and refinement of communication strategies, initiatives, and channels that foster a culture of openness and engagement

• Conduct research to support projects and stay on top of internal communications trends

• Promote brand, voice, and best practices across VHB

Skills and Attributes

• Strong writer, editor, and communicator with an energetic, positive attitude and a strong work ethic

• Exceptional attention to detail and demonstrated commitment to quality

• Organized with project management skills

• Creative thinking, curiosity, and an enthusiasm for continuous learning and growth

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships with various stakeholders

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of experience in communications with a successful track record delivering creative HR, corporate, external, or marketing communications

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, English, Journalism, or related field

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, SharePoint, ChatGPT and other AI tools, and Microsoft Teams

• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite preferred

• Well-versed in social media platforms and best practices

• AEC industry experience preferred

• Candidates will be required to provide writing samples if selected

We are VHB! We're an inspired and innovative team of engineers, scientists, planners, and designers who partner with clients in the transportation, real estate, institutional, and energy industries, as well as federal, state, and local governments. Our work helps improve mobility, enhance communities, and contribute to economic vitality. We do this while balancing development and infrastructure needs with stewardship of our environment.

Our people make us great! VHB provides a differentiating employee experience, which includes:

• Diverse and inclusive culture of collaboration and innovation

• Opportunity to work on complex, transformational projects

• Community and social responsibility as sustainable stewards

• Focus on learning, development, and career growth

• Best-in-class benefits, including flexible, hybrid workplace

We are consistently rated one of the top AEC firms to work for across our 30+ offices on the East Coast. We're growing, and we hope you'll join us!

VHB is a proud Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. Since our founding, we have intentionally fostered a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion-supported by deep-rooted core values, one of which is diversity. All individuals receive consideration for employment based on their qualifications without discrimination for race/ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, pregnancy, marital status, or any other basis protected by law.

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