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Corporate Communications Manager-2607100KD01

Ardmore Roderick · Chicago, IL · 6 days ago
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).

    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.

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