Regional Communications Specialist

Requisition ID: 63245 

Job Category: Marketing 

Location: Pittsburgh, PA, United States 
 

With over six decades of business and technical experience in the mining, energy, and infrastructure sectors, we see challenges evolving in every industry. We respond quickly with solutions that are smarter, more efficient, and innovative. We draw upon our 9,000 staff, with experience in over 150 countries, to challenge the status quo and create positive change for our clients, our employees, and the communities we serve.

As part of our Shared Services group, comprised of Finance, Marketing, Communications, Human Resources, Commercial, Legal and Facilities, we support the business achieve their goals through a range of strong technical capabilities. We ensure delivery of services through the skills of our people, methodologies, and systems.
 

Hatch is currently seeking a highly motivated Regional Communications Specialist to join our Marketing & Communications team in Pittsburgh, PA. This team is part of our global Marketing and Communications team within Hatch.

Hatch recognizes that the development of people and their professional skills is the path to optimal performance and organizational success. The mandate of the Marketing and Communications team is to inspire our people through storytelling and shared experiences to help them convey their big ideas. We are passionately committed to the pursuit of a better world thorough positive change. Hatch employees are encouraged to acquire, share, and use knowledge to sustain market advantage and drive business success. Our knowledgeable and motivated people ensure that Hatch will continue to tackle the world’s toughest problems for its clients.

The Regional Communications Specialist is responsible for developing and implementing internal communications within the region and supporting global marketing campaigns. The role will work closely with key regional business leaders and our global team to understand their specific communications challenges, provide advice, develop communication plans, and to execute them. The role is a "manager/doer" role where the individual will be involved in converting agreed to plans into action with the assistance of our global support team.

As the successful candidate, you will:

• Report to the Global Director, Marketing & Communications, and collaborate closely with other senior members of the marketing & communications team
• Collaborate with a small team of resources in the region
• Work closely with key business leaders including our regional leadership team to identify, develop and execute communications strategies to support their specific goals
• Develop project charters for corporate communications programs to ensure the appropriate business sponsorship, compliance with other communications programs, required approvals, clarity in deliverables and timing, and the allocation of resources
• Develop regional marketing and communications materials
• Liase with the global team to develop external communications materials including press releases, speeches, briefings, media relations, and corporate social media
• Manage communication programs from planning through to implementation including providing hands-on support while managing resources, timelines and deliverables from other team members
• Measure, analyze and report on the performance of our communications initiatives and make improvement recommendations based on insights, best practices and experience
• Assist in the identification, prioritization and development of crisis communication plans
• Seek out opportunities to apply new and innovative approaches to reaching our employees and communicating our key messages to them

You bring to the role: 

• A degree in marketing, journalism, public relations or communications
• A minimum of 3 years' experience in a corporate role with global experience addressing different cultures and organizations
• Solid understanding of marketing, media relations, public relations and communications strategies and execution
• Planning, writing, editing and project management skills
• Proficiency in the development of various print and electronic marketing and communications with hands-on capability
• Role requires an individual with business acumen, confidence, excellent judgment and interpersonal skills that can consult, influence and collaborate with colleagues across different levels, geographies and business groups
• Superior people and relationship skills are critical to this role as well as the ability to work independently and possess strong judgment on when to escalate issues.

Location

• On-site in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Why join us?  

• Encourage a flat and connected organization
• Think globally, act locally
• Engage with people who make a difference 

What we offer you?  

• Flexible work environment
• Impactful work and entrepreneurial culture
• Dynamic and collaborative team
• Long term career development

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Why join us?

• Work with great people to make a difference
• Collaborate on exciting projects to develop innovative solutions
• Top employer

What we offer you?

• Flexible work environment
• Long term career development
• Think globally, work locally

We're committed to fostering a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate and serve. Hatch is an Equal Opportunity Employer that considers applicants without regard to age, race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected status. If you have any accommodation requirements, please let us know. We'll do our best to meet your needs in accordance with applicable local legislation.