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