Community Outreach Specialist Jobs for OPT Students

INTRODUCTION

STV is seeking a Community Outreach Specialist to join our Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise General Engineering Consultant team in the client’s Operations HQ, in Turkey Lake, FL.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

- This position is responsible for supporting the coordination and implementation of public engagement and involvement programs for the Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) projects. Assists with the development of communication strategies including materials, and digital and print content, researches and gathers data and creates and provides project messaging resources to educate the community.
- This role will involve assisting FTE with social media assignments and supporting various construction projects.
- The ideal candidate will have a passion for public engagement, excellent communication skills, and experience in managing social media platforms.
- Candidate must have FDOT construction phase experience. Previous experience with FTE is a bonus.

Responsibilities

- Assists in the development and implementation of communication and outreach strategies to educate the public and stakeholders on infrastructure projects. This could include research, outreach strategies, and best practices.
- Conducts routine investigations and collects data needed for effective communications strategies and/or to fulfill federal regulatory outreach requirements, including environmental impact evaluations if applicable.
- Prepares and coordinates dissemination of outreach materials, facts and information on project messaging to stakeholders according to the public outreach plan including external agencies, associations, and news organizations using print, periodicals, radio, social and/or visual communication media.
- Tracks and maintains routine records and reports related to public involvement meetings, public hearings and outreach events.
- Drafts speeches, create and design presentation materials, and/or compose correspondence for use in mailings, meetings, or other public consumption.
- Responsible for initial fact checking for reports, articles, and other publications.
- May help coordinate community meetings, public forums, working groups and other public meetings including scheduling, determining location, advertising, and ensuring proper setup/tear down and relevant collateral materials according to client expectation and project goals and budget.
- May interact with clients to coordinate implementation of communication and outreach programs.
- Performs other duties as assigned.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- H.S. graduate or equivalent, and 3+ years of public information experience.
- Assisting with social media (e.g., monitoring social media, assisting with strategy and content development) with direction from more-experienced staff.
- Modifying existing materials and documents using a basic understanding of Adobe (e.g., Photoshop, InDesign, InCopy) and Microsoft products (specifically proficiency with PowerPoint formatting, consistency, and editing templates).
- Developing, maintaining, and updating stakeholder database.
- Researching with direction from FTE staff.
- Assisting with public outreach and events information gathering/research venue coordination, logistics, generating materials, staffing) and interacting with clients, the public, internal partners, and others.
- Using basic graphic design skills and following existing style guides.

COMPENSATION RANGE

$52,503.00 - $59,663.00

STV offers the following benefits

- Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable)
- Disability insurance
- Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
- 401(k) Plan
- Retirement Counseling
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Time Off (starting at 16 days)
- Paid Holidays (9 days)
- Back-Up Dependent Care (up to 10 days per year)
- Parental Leave (up to 80 hours)
- Continuing Education Program
- Professional Licensure and Society Memberships

STV is committed to paying all of its employees in a fair, equitable, and transparent manner. The listed pay range is STV’s good-faith salary estimate for this position. Please note that the final salary offered for this position may be outside of this published range based on many factors, including but not limited to geography, education, experience, and/or certifications.

Not sure this role is the perfect match?

We encourage you to apply if STV’s work and values resonate with you. We know great candidates don’t always meet every qualification, and research shows women and people of color are less likely to apply unless they do. At STV, we believe strong talent comes from a wide range of backgrounds, and your skills and experience may align with this or another opportunity as we continue to grow.