About Houston-Galveston Area Council

The Houston-Galveston Area Council is one of the largest regional planning commissions in the country with a diverse service area of 13 counties and more than 7 million people. We are the pulse of our region addressing issues that cross city limits and county lines every single day.

We make decisions that affect our transportation system, ensure the safety and well-being of our seniors, connect people to jobs, help families recover from natural disasters, preserve water quality for our children, and so much more. We work to make the region a great place to live, work, and thrive.

What Will I Be Doing?

The senior project coordinator coordinates agency-wide communications and outreach projects for different departments, programs, and initiatives. This includes developing communication plans outlining program strategies and tactics, project timelines, and measurable outcomes for multiple program areas. The senior project coordinator has a passion for communications, public relations, marketing, and public outreach plus an exceptional ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines.

This position requires the senior project coordinator to work closely with all of the communications team members, but this is not a supervisory role. This role is responsible for supervising projects, but this position is not responsible for supervising the team members in a direct management role. The senior project coordinator supports their peers through collaboration, project management leadership, and teamwork.

• Oversees all of the communications department’s projects from start to finish using an online project management tool, Asana
• Collaborates with team members to develop communications and outreach plans that includes project timelines and measurable outcomes
• Facilitates project kickoff meetings with agency departments to determine the communications department’s role and assists team members with developing communications plans and project timelines to complete the work
• Facilities project kickoff meetings with communications team members
• Streamlines the communications department’s processes and protocols to improve productivity, collaboration, and efficiency
• Meets regularly with each team member to help them execute their workload and identify conflicts that may hinder project success
• Leads complex conversations about communications and outreach projects that address varying types of perspectives with different levels of staff including colleagues, fellow communicators, program managers, directors, and executive leadership
• Always maintains and enforces the agency’s branding and identity using brand standards and guidelines
• Develops reports and metrics on communications and outreach projects and activities
• Assists with developing, writing, and editing content in AP Style as needed
• Supports communications leadership with departmental operations and budget, especially as it relates to managing project charge codes
• Attends agency public meetings, events, and relevant professional networking events to represent the communications team or agency
• Actively participates in the Houston Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and other professional development opportunities as it relates to communications and project management

Key Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge and understanding of communications/marketing strategies and tactics
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute communications and outreach plans
• Superb project management skills with the ability to manage multiple competing deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the confidence and diplomacy to delegate work to colleagues in the communications department
• Outstanding problem-solver that thrives in the details and is incredibly organized
• Leads by taking initiative and identities inefficiencies within the department’s work processes and provides solutions to management
• Knowledge of the Associated Press Stylebook of writing

Do you have…

• Bachelor’s degree in an applicable academic discipline or related field of study
• 5 years of relevant experience working with local government, nonprofit programs, school or in job related duties