Communications Specialist (Variable Part-Time)

ESA seeks a highly motivated Communications Specialist with 3+ years of experience in assisting specifically with the development and execution of social media content plans to join our Corporate Communications Team. This role requires excellent writing capabilities. Experience in Adobe InDesign is strongly preferred.  Preference given to candidates with additional experience in Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, and Bridge, but not required. This role is variable part- time (VPT) role working no more than 30 hours per week averaged over the quarter. 

This is primarily a remote role, but candidates must be within a commutable distance and able to work as-needed from one of our ESA offices including Petaluma, Oakland, San Francisco, Sacramento, or Seattle to for in-person training and collaboration.  

Interested candidates must submit a cover letter with their application.  Additionally, a writing sample and/or a writing exercise will be requested as a step in the interview process. 

Who You Are

• You have three (3) years of professional experience in marketing or communications, or related position.  
• You have a bachelor’s degree in marketing, Communications, Business Administration, or related field, or combination of equivalent education and experience.  
• Experience and competency in Adobe InDesign is strongly preferred. 
• Experience with Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, and Bridge are a plus, but not required.  
• Experience with Agorapulse (or other social media management dashboard), Google Analytics, video editing software, and understanding of website content management systems a plus, but not required.  
• You practice a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail in your work. 
• You have excellent communication and public relations skills, including exceptional writing skills, oral presentation skills, attentive listening skills, and are able to present complex information understandably to a broad external audience of clients, partners, and industry colleagues on behalf of the firm. 
• You are an effective team member with the desire to support multifaceted staff and senior leadership. 
• Expanding your knowledge and experience in a fast-paced, varied environment is a high priority for you. You have an interest in working in a multi-disciplinary environmental consulting company. 

What You Will Do for ESA

• Plan, create, and implement a variety of content for ESA’s digital channels to highlight the firm’s project work, practice areas, regional presence, and strategic initiatives. Collaborate with regional marketing teams to develop digital strategies that reinforce communications plans, goals, and initiatives. 
• Manage all of ESA’s social media channels. Working closely with the Communications Team and collaborating with technical and marketing staff across the firm.  
• Responsible for overseeing the social media portion of ESA’s editorial content calendar; writing copy and developing accompanying creative assets; posting and sharing content across all channels; and engaging with ESA followers and commenters. 
• Be a social listener to identify opportunities to grow ESA’s presence across social media platforms and provide insight to the Communications Team on industry trends and developments in the media landscape, in addition to brainstorming new and creative ways to amplify content and increase engagement. Measure, analyze, and report on engagement and channel growth in relation to content goals; support the creation of reporting deliverables and presentations. 
• Provide guidance and training to technical staff on best practices for leveraging social media to raise their professional profiles and ESA’s brand in the marketplace. Work with them to draw out story lines and position them—and the firm—as thought leaders in our industry. 
• Write, edit, and curate content—text, image, and videos—for other communications platforms as needed including company website, email campaigns, employee intranet, internal newsletters, and more ensuring that all assets adhere to ESA’s brand guidelines. 
• Thrive in a fast-paced, challenging environment and be able to manage multiple responsibilities and deadlines while working on a team or independently. 
• Ad-hoc tasks and projects as assigned 
• The position typically requires indoor work with potentially occasional outdoor work. Indoor work can include, but may not be limited to, regularly sitting or standing at a desk or in meetings for long periods of time and using computers and other office equipment. Outdoor physical work includes but is not limited to running basic errands. 
• Some travel may be required for site visits to gain project photos/videos 
• Some travel may be required to and from our listed offices (Petaluma, Oakland, Seattle, San Francisco, or Sacramento) for in-person meetings, trainings, and team collaboration.  

What’s Special About ESA

Joining ESA means becoming part of a close-knit team of environmental professionals who contribute to outstanding projects, improve environmental stewardship, and advance a more sustainable and resilient future for our communities and wild places. 

You are eligible to participate in ESA’s sick leave program. You may be eligible to participate in our employee stock ownership program and tax deferred 401(k) plan if you meet the eligibility requirements for these plans. 

Who We Are 

We are a 100% employee-owned environmental consulting firm who values diversity and inclusion and celebrate the differences that make each of us unique. Our culture is built on mutual respect, recognizing that our variety of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives leads to better solutions, which fosters our continued success for our employee-owners and clients. 

In accordance with ESA’s duty and responsibility to provide and maintain a safe workplace that is free of known hazards and to minimize the exposure to potential hazards, any employee who works from an ESA office or conducts any other in-person ESA work-related activity is required to submit their proof of vaccination status or have received an approved exemption and accommodation in states which this applies. 

ESA is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. (EOE M/V/F/D)