JOB POSTING

Public Outreach Specialist

We are looking to hire a full time Public Outreach Specialist to join our team and help support communications and stakeholder engagement activities across a range of local and regional construction projects.

Essential Job Duties

Provide the highest quality of services to our clients in public and private construction:

  • Research and develop detailed public involvement plans, stakeholder engagement plans, and public outreach strategy documents while ensuring compliance with state and federal Environmental Justice policy
  • Develop marketing, design, and communication materials on behalf of clients
  • Organize and host virtual events with a large group of people with Zoom, Teams, or similar virtual platform
  • Facilitate public meetings (in-person and virtual)
  • Perform content development, editorial review, and final production of communication materials
  • Social media management, content development, and strategy
  • Assist with proposal writing and business development
  • Participate in project planning and scheduling
  • Attend client and team meetings, issue agendas and minutes
  • Develop and maintain detailed stakeholder contact databases
  • Provide support to clients and other team members and help meet deadlines for internal and external deliverables

Required Skills

  • Well-versed in content planning and creative communication strategies
  • Demonstrated oral and written communication skills
  • Strong Microsoft Office Suite skills, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  • Event scheduling experience, with excellent organizational and time management skills
  • Familiar with virtual meeting platforms (i.e. Microsoft Teams, Zoom)
  • Social media savvy and familiar with social media marketing tools
  • Ability to build strategic customer relationships and ensure client satisfaction
  • Ability to coordinate and work in concert with clients, team members, other contractors and consultants
  • Ability to problem-solve, prioritize deliverables, maintain schedules, and flexibility to adapt to last-minute changes and issues

Qualifications

  • A Degree in Communications, Public Relations, Political Science, or equivalent professional experience
  • 3+ years of experience in communications, public relations, legislative affairs, public or private construction project administration
  • Knowledge of local, State, and Federal public engagement policies and protocols, the MA State Open Meeting Law, Environmental Justice populations, accessibility requirements, and knowledge of municipal and state agencies are preferred
  • Languages, and prior experience in road, bridge, transportation, rail, or construction industries are a plus

Diversity and Inclusion

City Point Partners is committed to investing in a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where all employees feel welcome and empowered. We believe that a team diverse in people, experiences, and ideas enables us to