Public Involvement Practitioner (Account Executive) for Environmental Communication and Public Participation Programs

About the role

K&A is a nationally-recognized communication consulting firm specializing in strategic communications, stakeholder outreach and public involvement programs for public and private sector clients. We serve clients nationwide with a strong focus in California.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement communication, stakeholder outreach, and public involvement programs for environmental regulatory review and land use, community, and transportation planning processes.
• Manage projects from start to finish, working with multiple clients, projects, and tasks at one time.
• Produce high-quality client deliverables in a deadline-driven environment.
• Show strong time management skills and effectively prioritize and delegate tasks.
• Remain flexible when projects and priorities change.
• Display strong presentation skills for new business presentations and conferences.
• Have strong writing skills, including a command of AP style and English grammar, to communicate complex technical information in easy to understand ways.
• Develop and distribute informational materials in various formats.
• Plan and implement community engagement events and public meetings (in-person and virtual).
• Cook up and participate in client meetings (in-person and virtual).
• Review scopes of work and budgets.
• Aid in business development, including participating in networking events and professional organizations, and supporting new business proposals.
• Familiarity with online engagement is a plus.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel and Publisher) is a must.
• Stakeholder meeting facilitation training and/or experience is a plus, but not required.

Requirements

• Experience managing projects from start to finish.
• Strong writing skills, including a command of AP style and English grammar.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel and Publisher).
• Familiarity with online engagement.

Qualifications

• Not required but preferred: Stakeholder meeting facilitation training and/or experience.

Skills

• Project management
• Communication strategy development
• Stakeholder outreach and public involvement
• Informational material creation
• Community engagement event planning
• Client meeting coordination
• Business development
• Online engagement
• Microsoft Office Suite proficiency

Benefits

Competitive compensation and benefits including health, dental, vision and life insurance.

Pay

TBD

Schedule

Remote Position with Travel