External Communications Manager

At Little we believe in the power of design to create a better future. As a nationally recognized design firm our promise is to provide Results Beyond Architecture results that elevate the performance of our clients positively impact the environment and enable individuals and communities to thrive.

Join our Marketing Team as External Communications Manager and you will directly support and promote our brand mission and reputation through powerful storytelling holistic communications strategies and a collaborative inclusive culture.

Location: Open to any Little office location - Charlotte NC Charleston SC DC (Tysons Corner) Durham NC Newport Beach CA or Orlando FL

Your Opportunity

Collaborating closely with marketing team colleagues and firmwide leadership youll spearhead and implement a variety of external communication strategies that drive awareness for Little across all our markets. Youll serve as a trusted communications advisor while exercising your excellent writing and storytelling skills that engage our audiences. And perhaps best of all youll join a best-in-class marketing team that always does our best to spark a spirit of excitement and discovery in everyone around us.

Your Responsibilities

• Drive external communication planning and strategy including media outreach community partnerships and earned media assets focusing on critical priority areas for Practices and Offices.
• Lead stories that resonate with target audience(s) while developing and implementing a proactive media strategy (across all markets) to generate positive awareness of Little.
• Collaborate with others on the development review editing and deployment of external communications/marketing materials. Inform content and messaging. Identify gaps in communication.
• Participate in business development discussions to translate Practice and Studio value propositions into effective communications and storytelling. Enhance written thought leadership with our Practice Leaders Studio Principals Design Partners/Principals and Office Presidents.
• Partner with Littles Digital Marketing Manager to create/share resources for earned and owned content ensuring a consistent and clear strategy and vision across all marketing platforms
• Monitor track and analyze the impact of and responses to communication. Sets metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate effectiveness at outset.
• Leverage and build valuable relationships with local and national business/industry publications including having an active presence and ability to engage with writers/reporters on LinkedIn
• Track deadlines and execute survey submissions for industry listings across local and national publications
• Coach inspire and mentor junior level team members

Your Qualifications

• Education: Bachelors degree in communications marketing journalism or demonstrated equivalent
• Minimum 8 years related experience. Experience in the A/E/C industry is preferred.
• Expert storyteller writer and editor
• Excellent skills in a wide range of marketing and communication strategies with deep focus on media/public relations
• Experience in measuring tracking and reporting the effectiveness and results of initiatives
• Capability to manage multiple assignments and priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to manage and direct public relations agency support when necessary
• Highly detailed creative collaborative and resourceful
• Deep relationships and contacts across the media landscape; experience developing and executing media plans
• Advanced knowledge of Adobe Suite Wordpress and media tracking platforms is preferred
• Strong business sense leadership and verbal/written communication skills

Why Little:

Littleis a place where youll be surrounded by colleagues with diverse expertise backgrounds generations talents experiences and passions. If you ask our employees what keeps them excited about coming to work each day theyll tell youits the people. Its also our culture and the opportunity to help shape a better future through our work. We embrace a culture of teaching and learning through cross-mentoring that spans generations disciplines and interests. We strive to give everyone exposure to the broadest possible range of experiences. We care deeply about our clients and each other and we work to spark creativity and excitement in everyone around us. Curious what its like to work at LittleCheck out our video! Life at Little: Our Core Values on Vimeo

To be considered for this opportunity please submit your resume for review.

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Required Experience:

Manager