Public Engagement Specialist
Join a vibrant and growing public relations and strategic communications firm. We're looking for a dynamic, energetic, positive, public engagement professional. Responsibilities and skills include planning and facilitation of successful public outreach events and activities, achieve inclusive community participation, organization and efficiency, quick learner, effective with tasks and comfortable with change, excellent written and spoken communications, drive to deliver for clients and company teams.

Primary Functions

• Engage and communicate with diverse community members in varied methods and channels
• Identify, plan and staff in-person engagement activities and events
• Interact openly with the public on multiple projects in formal and less formal settings
• Seek and achieve awareness and participation of essential communities
• Report engagement and participation results and summaries
• Strong ability to collaborate with partner consultant firms and clients
• Implement communication approaches collaboratively to advance clients’ projects and campaigns
• Build and sustain relationships with clients and partner consultants
• Meet multiple deadlines and commitments
• Discipline with internal planning and reporting
• Identify opportunities to offer additional services with existing clients
• Translation management, occasional language interpretation

Additional Duties:

Client Delivery

• Support multiple client teams to deliver high-quality work, focused on client needs.
• Create client-ready deliverables in a timely and efficient manner.
• Assist with strong project management.

Business Development and Company Growth

• Assist with new project proposals
• Assist with consultant and client relationships

Leadership

• Seek continuous improvement practices for client services and company performance.
• Participate and be willing to play a role in company initiatives.

Competencies / Skills

• Integrity and trust
• Customer focus: external and internal
• Action oriented
• Composure
• Learning on the fly
• Embraces diversity, acts equitably
• Excellent interpersonal abilities
• Strong verbal and written communication
• Public interaction experience (i.e. door knocking, tabling, canvassing)
• Expert in delivering outcomes, achieving goals, and solving problems
• Ability to work effectively both individually and as a member of a team.
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously, meet deadlines
• Excellent with time and task management skills
• Bilingual proficiency – Spanish, Somali or Hmong preferred
• Experience with communication tools, including websites, social media, blogging platforms and video

Preferred Qualifications: 2 or 4-year degree (or equivalent work experience) in Public Engagement, Communications, Public Relations, Public/Government Affairs, or a related field.

Success Factors: Detail-oriented Highly organized Works well under pressure. Portrays a customer service-driven attitude Team player Responsive Conscientious Professional, positive, energetic Goal driven and self-motivated Passionate about skills development

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $55,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Associate (Preferred)

Experience:

• Community engagement: 1 year (Preferred)

Language:

• Spanish (Preferred)
• Somali (Preferred)
• Hmong (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Minneapolis, MN 55408 (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Minneapolis, MN 55408