Communications Specialist

Communications Specialist – JE Dunn Construction

Best People + Right Culture. These are the driving forces behind JE Dunn’s success. By hiring inspired people, giving them interesting and challenging work, enabling them with innovative tools, and letting them share in the company’s rewards, we’ve found a sustainable way to grow in our industry for the last 100+ years. Our diverse teams around the country strive to enrich lives through inspired people and places every day, and we need inspired people like you to join us in our pursuit of building perfection.

Role Summary

The Communications Specialist for the West Region will complete internal and external communications and public relations activities. This position will be responsible for coordinating press, implementing internal communications programs, executing digital tactics and other external communication as needed, and will serve as an extension of both the regional marketing and national communications teams. All activities will be performed in support of the strategy, vision and values of JE Dunn.

Autonomy & Decision-Making :

Makes decisions on routine matters, provides recommendations to supervisor and refers all exceptions to supervisor.

Key Role Responsibilities – Core

Executes digital strategy, including company website upgrades and oversight, email campaigns, intranet, social media, etc.

Executes and manages digital distribution of JE Dunn content management plan.

Measures and reports performance of all digital marketing campaigns and assesses against goals (ROI and KPIs).

Identifies trends and insights and optimizes spend and performance based on the insights.

Manages and guides SEO / SEM strategies for core marketing and strategic vertical businesses.

Collaborates with internal teams to create landing pages and optimize user experience.

Evaluates end‑to‑end customer experience across multiple channels and customer touch points.

Collaborates with agencies and other vendor partners.

Evaluates emerging technologies; provides thought leadership and perspective for adoption where appropriate.

Designs, builds, and maintains social media presence; writes social media posts to align with brand voice, implements social media campaigns and programs highlighting thought leadership to target audiences.

Manages real‑time monitoring of all social media traffic, including governance processes for escalation and crisis management.

Contributes to marketing and communications effectiveness by identifying short‑term and long‑range issues that must be addressed within the digital space.

Brainstorms new and creative growth strategies through digital marketing.

Assembles information and distributes scheduled digital internal communication such as emails and newsletters.

Produces video content to support thought leadership initiatives, marketing pursuits, events, executive communications, and other content creation and video initiatives.

Creates and edits video and audio projects, capturing / importing media, organizing media assets, editing footage and sound files, creating and inserting static and motion graphics, adding music / voice‑over / SFX, media management and archiving project media.

Key Role Responsibilities – Additional Core

Support regional communications planning in partnership with West Region marketing, client solutions and leadership.

Work with internal leadership to assess and support their internal and external communications needs.

Support the cultivation and maintenance of relationships with local and trade media across markets in the region.

Support regional media outreach and press pitching efforts in alignment with national messaging.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Ability to perform work accurately and completely, and in a timely manner.

Communication skills, verbal and written – Advanced.

Proficiency in MS Office – Intermediate.

Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, InDesign and Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro, both PC and iOS operating systems preferred, digital video conversion from one file format to another – Intermediate.

Proficiency in video operation and production in multiple environments; including motion graphics lighting, sound and post‑production editing.

Proficiency in core CMS competencies (Drupal, WordPress, Wix, Squarespace); Drupal preferred.

Proficiency in managing, monitoring and reporting on all social media platforms, including Facebook Business Manager experience.

Knowledge of Google Search Console, Google Ad Words, and Google Tag Manager.

Proficiency in lead management and CRM (Dynamics, Salesforce).

Superior organization skills and attention to detail for 100% accuracy.

Ability to adapt and address fast‑paced project changes and adjustments.

Proficiency in fundamentals of typography, layout and composition.

Ability to quickly and effectively solve complex problems – Intermediate.

Ability to work in a collaborative, fast‑paced, and deadline‑driven environment.

Ability to build relationships and collaborate within a team, internally and externally.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in digital marketing, communications, journalism, visual arts, computer science, video production, or related field (Preferred).

In lieu of the above requirements, equivalent relevant experience will be considered.

Experience

3+ years digital marketing communications experience, including social media / multi‑media, website management and / or account‑based marketing and communications.

Google Analytics experience (Required).

Omnichannel marketing experience (Preferred).

Working Environment

Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds.

May require periods of overnight travel.

Normal office environment.

Specific environmental and physical requirements may vary by project type / location.

Frequent activity : Standing, Walking, Climbing, Bending, Reaching above Shoulder, Pushing, Pulling, Sitting, Viewing Computer Screen.

Benefits Information

The benefits package aligned to this position is Professional Non‑Union. Please click the link below for more details. Click here for benefits details. Base compensation for the Communications Specialist role in Colorado is between $70,952 and $88,690, depending on experience, and may be more than this range for candidates with exceptional experience and a demonstrated history of successful performance. In addition to base salary, the role is eligible to receive a target bonus based on both individual and company performance. This role is expected to accept applications for at least three business days and may continue to be posted until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.

Equal Employment Opportunity

JE Dunn Construction is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer and it is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected category. JE Dunn Construction is a background screening, drug‑free workplace. JE Dunn provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for a job, please submit your request to accommodations@jedunn.com. JE Dunn Construction Company does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of JE Dunn Construction without a prior written search agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of JE Dunn Construction Company. Please, no phone calls or emails.

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