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Corporate Communications Manager-2607100KD01

Ardmore Roderick · Chicago, IL · Yesterday
On-siteMarketing$115k–$140k/yrFull-time

Key Responsibilities

  • Executive Communications
    • Partner with the President and Executive Leadership Team to develop speeches, presentations, talking points, executive messages, and leadership communications
    • Provide strategic communications counsel to executive leadership
    • Ensure consistency of executive messaging across all communication channels
    • Support executive visibility through thought leadership, articles, social media, and speaking engagements
  • Internal Communications
    • Develop and execute firmwide internal communication strategies that foster employee engagement and alignment
    • Lead communications for strategic initiatives, town halls, employee meetings, and organizational announcements
    • Create content for the intranet, newsletters, emails, videos, and internal campaigns
    • Partner with Human Resources and business leaders on employee communications
  • External Communications
    • Develop corporate communications that strengthen Ardmore Roderick's brand and reputation
    • Write and edit project stories, website content, newsletters, and award submissions
    • Collaborate with external public relations partners
    • Identify opportunities to elevate the firm's thought leadership and market presence
  • Content Strategy
    • Develop an annual communications calendar aligned with strategic business priorities
    • Ensure messaging reflects the firm's vision, values, and brand standards
    • Manage editorial planning across internal and external communication channels
    • Support change management communications for firmwide initiatives
  • Cross Functional Collaboration
    • Partner with Human Resources, Operations, and executive leadership to support strategic initiatives
    • Support crisis communications and time sensitive executive messaging as needed

    Required Qualifications

    • Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, or related field
    • 5 to 8+ years of corporate communications, public relations, or executive communications experience
    • Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling abilities
    • Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and project management skills
    • Proficiency in Microsoft Office

    Preferred Qualifications

    • Strategic communicator who can anticipate communication needs, build trusted relationships with executive leadership, and translate complex initiatives into clear, compelling messages
    • Thrives in a collaborative environment and helps strengthen culture, engagement, and Ardmore Roderick's corporate reputation

    Benefits

    • Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans
    • 401K
    • Paid Maternity Leave
    • Competitive PTO
    • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
    • More

    Company Information

    • About Us: Ardmore Roderick is a full-service infrastructure solutions firm specializing in Utilities, Transportation, Aviation, Rail and Transit, Building and Facilities Projects.
    • Headquartered in Chicago, IL with offices in Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.
    • Vision: Reimagining infrastructure to improve lives and communities.
    • Mission: Transforming communities by empowering the best minds to deliver innovative infrastructure solutions.
    • Values: We Care: especially about excellence, impact, innovation, inclusion and safety.

    Equal Opportunity Employer

    • Ardmore Roderick is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal law.

    Salary Range

    • $114,920-139,984

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