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Michael Baker International is seeking a communications specialist with more than 5 years of experience to join our team. This role will involve contributing to marketing, communications, and outreach initiatives, including communications planning, and executing marketing communications programs. Working closely with the communications manager and other Michael Baker staff the communications specialist will support the expansion of risk communications and outreach capacity within the Emergency Management and Response Office.
The successful candidate will be an integral member of the EMR Office based in Alexandria, Virginia, supporting various contracts issued by FEMA or other agencies. Attention to detail, self-starting abilities, quick, constant learning, and the capacity to manage short-term and long-term deadlines and goals are essential. Effective time management and focusing on project objectives are key aspects of this role. The communications specialist should approach tasks with a proactive, professional, and creative mindset, demonstrating effective listening skills and clear communication in both written and oral presentations.
The role will involve contributing to communications initiatives aimed at enhancing the ability to recover faster and reducing vulnerability to natural disasters such as flooding, earthquakes, and wildfires, as well as addressing the impacts of climate change. The communications specialist will contribute to the groundbreaking nationwide Community Engagement and Risk Communications (CERC) contract, aimed at building a more robust, customer-centered engagement program nationwide to enhance flood risk data development and promote resilience. Work on other contracts and in support of EMR is also expected.
At Michael Baker, we foster innovation, reward performance and creativity, and provide challenges on a routine basis with a well-skilled, knowledgeable, high-performance workforce.
Responsibilities include:
- Contribute to strategy development and drafting marketing plans and campaigns.
- Create communications content, talking points and speeches, presentations, fact sheets, advertisements, collateral materials, videos, and email marketing.
- Develop impactful writing and targeted strategy to support marketing and business goals.
- Review project requirements and confer with managers and technical staff to determine assistance required in project execution.
- Support the collection and development of best practices.
- Support the implementation of the Risk Map Program.
- Lead the management of communication projects, advancing client and company objectives.
- Assist in the support financial oversight FEMA contracts.
- Interact with clients to ensure satisfactory customer service.
- Create client communications, invoices, and cost estimates.
- Review materials developed by other team members.
- Other duties as assigned.
PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in marketing and communications. Previous experience with risk communications and prior work with FEMA is a plus.
- Four-year bachelor’s degree in marketing and communications or related discipline or equivalent professional experience.
- Due to contract requirements, being a U.S. Citizen and/or the ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance is required.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, proactive communicator, and problem-solver.
- Experience with FEMA’s Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning (Risk MAP) Program.
- Experience implementing FEMA and State requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program.
- Experience with community engagement activities.
- Strong attention to detail and demonstrated ownership and accountability for work.
- Capability to work in a dynamic environment, including a demonstrated willingness to be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities.
- Strong multi-tasking and organizational skills.
- Must be able to build rapport and establish positive relationships with existing and prospective Michael Baker International clients to ensure client-focused performance.
- Must be able to provide counsel to clients when appropriate on strategy and projects.
- Solid work ethic and the drive to be an effective member of the company and professional community.
- Ability to work collaboratively with a wide array of individuals from various backgrounds, including floodplain manager, engineers; planners; GIS professionals; federal, tribal, and state government officials; and the public.
PREFERRED
- Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM)
- Experience working with FEMA.
- Ability to travel periodically, as needed (less than 25%).
COMPENSATION
The approximate compensation range for this position is $83,038 to $119,901. This compensation range is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation is dependent upon factors such as education, qualifications, experience, skillset, and physical work location.
Based in Pittsburgh and with nearly 100 offices nationwide, we partner with clients on everything from roads, bridges, tunnels, mass transit, and airports, to water treatment plants, arctic oil pipelines, environmental restoration and specialized overseas construction. We serve as a trusted adviser to the communities we serve, making them safer, more accessible, more sustainable and more prosperous.
We provide visionary leadership in facilitating transformational change for our clients. Our work delivers differentiating innovations and dedicated experts who challenge the status quo and share a world of diverse experience and an impassioned entrepreneurial spirit. We deliver quality of life.
We Make a Difference.
Michael Baker International is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Michael Baker International provides equal employment opportunity for all persons, in all facets of employment. Michael Baker International maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply for any open position for which they feel they are qualified and all will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other legally protected status.
EEO is the Law. Applicants to and employees of Michael Baker International are protected under Federal law from discrimination.
