Chief Communications Officer

Job Description

Job Description

Utah Transit Authority

Position Title : Chief Communications Officer

Description

As UTA's Chief Communications Officer you will create and implement a comprehensive communications strategy that promotes UTAs strategic priorities and brings them to life for all UTA stakeholders. Through your leadership, UTA will be broadly recognized as a vital partner and expert resource to address Utahs priorities around air quality, traffic congestion, mobility, travel choices, economic development, and access to education, employment, entertainment, and housing. Your professional connections, personal integrity, and influence across key audiences will underscore UTAs institutional integrity and reputation. The strategy you implement will unite UTAs messaging under a common theme to ensure and strengthen consistent brand identity across all platforms (print, broadcast, and digital channels) and positioning UTA as an employer of choice in the region.

You will achieve these goals not as a Lone Ranger, but with the support and through the empowerment, initiative, and creativity of your dynamic Communications and Marketing Team. As a leader and developer of people, you will strengthen the Communications and Marketing and Team to envision, own, and achieve its highest potential. You will guide, mentor, and provide career opportunities for your talented group of communications and marketing professionals, including experts in strategy, public relations, marketing, digital and social media, media relations, and graphic arts.

As the Chief Communications Officer (CCO) , you will :

• Provide direction to senior leadership team by bringing together strategic communications and institutional marketing representatives to address Agency-wide initiatives.
• In collaboration with the Executive Director and Board of Trustees the CCO, develop, implement, and communicate all communication and marketing strategies, relationship building, and identifying opportunities to expand public reach.
• Develop internal communication plans that communicate UTAs vision, corporate culture and strategic plans and initiatives to employees.\
• Develop and implements the Agencys corporate brand identity and image, and directs the Agencys public relations, marketing, media relations, and social media.
• Oversee and drives external communications designed to increase public awareness, understanding and support of the Agencys strategic objectives and priorities.
• Set and focus strategic direction for communications and customer facing functions including technology, brand identity, and image.
• Direct all outward facing media, and communication initiatives.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EXPERIENCE / EDUCATION / TRAINING :

KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS

ABILITIES

UTA Competencies

An equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

[UTA reserves the right to determine the equivalencies of education and experience.]

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UTAs benefits package for executive level administrative employees includes :

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Payrate starting at $176.200.00 or commensurate with experience

This position is open until filled. Priority will be given to candidates who apply by Monday, December 01, 2025.

Compensation details : 176200-176200 Yearly Salary

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