As the Community Relations Manager, you will manage and strengthen relationships between alliant and the communities we serve. This role builds meaningful partnerships, oversees community engagement activities, leads outreach efforts, and represents alliant at events within the community. The ideal candidate is highly relational, highly organized, and passionate about connecting people with resources, programs, and opportunities while also building alliant’s brand within the communities we serve. while also building alliant’s brand within the communities we serve.
As a premier consulting and technology firm, alliant is focused on providing solutions to help businesses transform and thrive, while serving as their ongoing growth partner.
Responsibilities:
- Represent the organization at community events, industry panels, chambers of commerce, school and university programs, nonprofit functions, and public forums stakeholders.
· Design and lead public and media relations strategies that elevate brand visibility.
· Serve as a liaison to local media, coordinate interviews, draft talking points and press statements, and secure coverage through strong media relationships.
· Build and maintain relationships with local government, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, chambers of commerce, neighborhood groups, and civic leaders.
· Lead outreach initiatives and coordinates programs.
· Maintain a database of community partnerships and engagement activities.
· Negotiate partnership agreements and follow-up communications.
- Lead planning and executing community events, workshops, volunteer opportunities, outreach campaigns and internal corporate events.
- Manage logistics including vendors, volunteers, promotional materials, and event registration.
- Ensure that events and partnerships reflect the organization’s mission, values, and brand.
- Draft newsletters, event announcements, social medial content, and community updates.
- Responds to community inquiries in a timely and professional manner.
- Share stories and impact highlights that demonstrate organizational outcomes.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, Public Relations, Branding, Marketing, or related field required.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in community engagement, public relations, media relations, employer branding, internal communications, or people experience preferred.
- Prior experience managing and leading a team.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
- High sense of urgency with the ability to meet deadlines and changing priorities.
- Receptiveness to performance feedback within a team environment is essential.
- Experience leading a team of high-performance professionals plus
- Candidate must reside or relocate to Houston, TX
alliant offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package including 100% employer paid medical /dental premiums for single coverage for certain options, 401(k) matching, PTO, company provided life insurance and disability, onsite gym and group exercise classes, paid covered parking, and more!
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, branding, marketing, or a related field
- At least five years of experience in community engagement, public relations, media relations, employer branding, internal communications, or people experience
- Experience managing and leading a team
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to meet deadlines and manage changing priorities with a high sense of urgency
- Receptiveness to performance feedback within a team environment
- Experience leading a team of high-performance professionals
- Must reside in or relocate to Houston, Texas
What We Do
alliantgroup, LP is the leading international tax specialty services provider, working with CPA firms and their clients to ensure companies receive the full benefit of federal and state tax incentives to create jobs and spurring innovation. No other firm has alliantgroup's combination of talent, resources, and experience to substantiate business claims. We hear time and again from our clients how much they value our industry knowledge, attention to detail, and consideration for their time. Our people and culture set us apart as a firm, and our staff includes professionals from a diverse array of fields, including architecture, engineering, software development, chemistry, and accounting. alliantgroup also maintains an active Strategic Advisory Board of former law and policymakers, bringing a deep bench of expertise from Washington insiders on the forefront of tax legislation. In addition, our firm works closely with industry and CPA organizations to educate and spread the word of the many credits and deductions available to small to medium-sized businesses.
