Communications Manager

Reports to: Director of Communications & Public Affairs

The Communications Manager will support NVTA’s communications by managing operational aspects of daily and ongoing initiatives, ensuring quality control and identifying opportunities to enhance NVTA’s visibility. A significant portion of this role will be focused on managing large-scale consultant contracts and ensuring consistent messaging. This position is instrumental in expanding NVTA’s in-house communications capacity and enhancing regional outreach efforts.

The ideal candidate is a communications professional with strong writing skills, project coordination and public engagement. This role requires an individual who can balance proactive outreach with responsive communication, leveraging both to support NVTA’s priorities of enhancing regional transportation.

Consultant and Stakeholder Liaison:

• Serve as the primary contact for external consultants on communication deliverables, ensuring alignment with NVTA’s messaging, style and branding.
• Provide guidance and review consultant-developed materials, including reports, public outreach content, and press materials, to ensure consistency with NVTA’s standards.
• Collaborate with jurisdiction and agency partners to identify cross-promotional opportunities and align messaging on regional transportation initiatives.

Public Engagement and Outreach:

• Assist in planning, coordinating, and promoting public engagement events, including groundbreakings, ribbon cuttings and public information sessions.
• Work with the Director of Communications & Public Affairs to develop outreach strategies that increase public understanding of NVTA’s projects and priorities.
• Collaborate on public comment periods and outreach initiatives to facilitate stakeholder feedback and engagement.

Strategic Content Development:

• Develop messaging, talking points, and briefing documents for NVTA events and external presentations, ensuring a consistent narrative.

Event Coordination:

• Assist with the planning and execution of NVTA-hosted events, including logistics, messaging preparation and on-site coordination.
• Develop event run-of-show materials and manage vendor coordination.

Performs other duties as assigned.

• Professional demeanor that builds trust, credibility and reliability.
• Ability to respond flexibly with significant demands on time.
• Astute to, or recognizing the need for; political decorum and tradition.
• Ability to express oneself orally in a coherent, clear and understandable manner.
• Ability to work independently with minimal oversight and without requiring step by step explanation or instructions.
• Ability to recognize and advantage key message opportunities through a knowledge of Authority plans, policy and regional trends and preferences.

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Political Science, or related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in public affairs, media relations, communications, or a related role, preferably within the public sector or a similar regional organization.

• Proficiency in public relations and relationship-building techniques.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience crafting compelling public messages and talking points.
• Familiarity with content management systems and social media platforms.
• Ability to use Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, or similar software for creating simple graphics.
• Experience with project coordination and understanding of regional transportation issues is a plus.
• Strong work ethic including timely adherence to all appointments and deadlines.
• Must be detail-oriented, organized and have the ability to work…