Communications Specialist

Apogee is seeking a Lead Communications Strategistto lead day-to-day execution prioritization and quality control for internal and external communications while directly supervising the Graphic Specialist & Event Coordinator. This role is responsible for solving unusually complex communications and branding challenges with highly innovative approaches and independently determining and pursuing the actions needed to achieve desired results.

Leadership / People Management

• Directly supervises aGraphic Specialist & Event Coordinator including workload planning task assignment coaching and performance feedback.
• Set weekly priorities and ensure the design/event pipeline aligns to corporate communications goals deadlines and capacity.
• Provide creative direction ensure brand compliance and remove blockers so the role can execute efficiently.

Communications Strategy Execution & Governance

• Collaborate with leadership to implement internal/external marketing communications and engagement activities.
• Serve as a authorityfor company communications and branding; provide guidance on complex messaging positioning and stakeholder needs.
• Establish and enforce standards for brand voice visual identity accessibility and quality across deliverables.

Content & Channel Ownership

• Oversee and contribute to content for social media press releases websites employee newsletter and print materials.
• Lead planning and production of the bi-monthly employee newsletter (content calendar drafts edits approvals final production).
• Support the maintenance and development of the Apogee website and any associated joint venture websites (WordPress) including updates and coordination with technical support as needed.
• Support selection and adoption of communication tools and methodologies (e.g. scheduling platforms asset management templates workflows).

Campaigns & Employee Engagement

• Research plan and execute internal/external communications campaigns.
• Lead internal employee engagement communications (charitable activities campaigns events) ensuring strong participation and alignment with Apogee culture.
• Create feedback loops with front-line leaders to understand communication needs and translate them into actionable plans.

Event & Creative Oversight

• Provide direction and approvals for visual communications created by the Graphic Specialist (digital web social print).
• Oversee event communications and branding for conferences employee events and internal meetings; ensure consistent experience and post-event evaluation/lessons learned.
• Ensure digital asset management practices are followed (organized libraries version control file naming conventions).

MinimumExperience:

Citizenship:Must be a US citizen
Education: Bachelors degree in graphic design marketing communications or related field
Years of Experience:

• • Bachelors degree (or equivalent)with1012 yearsof relevant experience;OR
  • Masters degreewith810 yearsof relevant experience.

• Functional experience (required):
  • Extensive experience in a corporate marketing/communications environment.
  • Strong content development experience (products/services) including writing/editing and stakeholder approvals.
  • Social media management experience in a business environment includingFacebook Facebook Workplace Instagram and LinkedIn.
  • Experience guiding or approving design/visual content for print and digital channels (sufficient to direct/QA the Graphic Specialists work).
• Tools (required):
  • Intermediate to Expert experience withAdobe Creative Suite (Photoshop & Illustrator) Canva WordPress and social media scheduling/management tools.

Preferred Qualifications:
Additional Experience:

• Video development experience (intermediate preferred).
• Experience managing calendars and workflows for a mixed discipline team (communications design events).
• Experience with brand governance programs (templates toolkits brand refreshes) and cross-functional stakeholder management.

Additional Information
Location: Colorado Springs CO
On-site/Hybrid/Remote: Hybrid (3 Days Onsite)
Travel: 0%-10%