Brand Manager

What We're Looking For

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.
Join our team and become an integral part of a growing company that values your skills and contributions. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact through meaningful, strategic work. We’re committed to your professional growth and development, offering a supportive environment where your career can thrive.
As a brand manager, you will be responsible for planning, directing and conveying the HNTB brand and our unique value proposition to key audiences. In this role, you will work with senior leadership, as well as marketing, sales and government relations functions to strengthen HNTB's brand. In this leadership role, you will collaborate across various disciplines to develop and implement effective communications to achieve business outcomes.

What You’ll Do:

• Strategic Planning: Partners with senior leadership to develop and implement communications plans to advance the firm’s brand and support business goals.
• Communications Adviser: Serve as a communications adviser to senior leaders regarding appropriate communications strategy needed to achieve business goals.
• Content Creation: Develop engaging and informative content that is consistent with brand messaging for a variety of communications channels including internal, social and web platforms.
• Leadership: Directs, plans and oversees implementation of all external communications efforts to support HNTB’s brand.
• Event Management: Develops events and forums that strengthen industry relationships.
• Media Relations: Serves as a liaison to media outlets.
• Partnerships: Identifies and establishes external partnerships.
• Agency Management: Manages public relations agencies and programs.
• Team Leadership: Direct a team of communications professionals that implement and coordinate various communication programs.
• Mentoring: Develops direct reports through guidance, mentoring, providing feedback and supporting to contribute to their individual performance and career success at HNTB.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations or marketing or similar field and 8 years of relevant experience in an agency or corporate environment, or.
• In lieu of degree, 12 years of relevant experience

What You’ll Bring:

• Strategic and creative thinking
• Excellent  written and verbal communication skills
• Initiative and self-starter
• Brand Management/Public Relations/Media Relations
• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Results Driven
• Flexibility
• Good Decision Making
• Teamwork/Collaboration/relationship building
• Account management mindset
• Strong ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and in a timely manner
• Willingness to travel
• Ability to multi-task
• Be a self-starter who possesses creativity and can-do attitude

Additional Information

Click here for benefits information: HNTB Total Rewards

Click here to learn more about Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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Locations:

Kansas City, MO

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NOTICE TO THIRD-PARTY AGENCIES:

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