# Communications & Public Involvement Coordinator

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Washington, DC, DC
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $80,500 - $110,500
**Category**: Communications
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

We are seeking a Communications & Public Involvement Coordinator to support communications and public engagement efforts for transportation infrastructure projects in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Your Impact:

- Develop effective public outreach materials to maximise public awareness and understanding of infrastructure projects

- Take initiative on and ownership of public involvement tasks to develop effective strategies that solicit public input

- Organize and participate in stakeholder and public engagements and implement public involvement tools and strategies

- Serve as liaison between projects, stakeholders, and the community to help inform project development.

Duties and Responsibilities:

- Develop and implement messaging and engagement strategies that educate the community on the purpose, need, benefits, and perceived impacts of projects and programs

- Develop news releases, brochures, fact sheets, surveys, media alerts, and other collateral for the public and media

- Research and write content for a variety of communication channels, including website, social media, presentations, marketing materials, and media notifications, and talking points

- Coordinate and participate in virtual and in-person public meetings and community events with various neighborhood groups and/or other stakeholders as assigned

- Attend external project, agency, and community meetings to provide public involvement updates and identify public involvement issues

- Analyse public feedback and comments and draft responses to public inquiries, escalated stakeholder issues, and media inquiries

- Implement strategic social media outreach plans including the research, writing, and vetting of various posts

- Review and analyse stakeholder feedback, including digital impressions and interactions

- Develop survey questions to collect input from stakeholders on a range of topics, and analyse and summarise results

- Direct the work of support services such as graphic design, website development, video, and photography as needed

- Monitor, archive, and escalate media coverage of project issues

- Work closely with project teams and clients on communications alignment with client priorities and program messaging

- Identify opportunities for community and professional involvement for the project team

- Build strong relationships with internal and external clients and assist with business development activities

- Interact in a clear and concise manner with a variety of diverse audiences

- Perform other duties as assigned or required by WSP USA Inc. and our clients.

Requirements:

- Bachelor's Degree in Communications/Public Relations, Marketing, Journalism, Urban Planning, or a related field

- 3-5 years of communications or planning experience

- Outstanding oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills

- Superior organisational, time management, and creative skills

- Proven experience writing content for website, social media, and media notifications

- Ability to understand and translate complex, technical information into easy-to-understand content for public consumption

- High attention to detail; proofreading skills

- Deadline driven with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment

- Proven experience using social media for outreach campaigns

- Strong computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

- Ability to work effectively with teams and demonstrate initiative to lead tasks

- Ability to work well with the public and interact effectively with all organisational levels, including senior management

- Ability to work meetings and events on some nights and weekends

- Ability to travel to facilitate meetings and events

- Candidate must be able to immediately work in the United States on a full-time permanent basis.

Benefits:

- Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage

- Retirement savings

- Paid sick leave

- Paid vacation

- Paid parental leave

- Paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation:

- Expected Salary: $80,500 - $110,500

## Skills

### Required
- communications
- public relations
- marketing
- journalism
- urban planning
- social media
- Microsoft Office

### Nice to have
- graphic design
- Adobe suite products
- Spanish
- planning public meetings

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