SWCA seeks an innovative and results-oriented Vice President of Marketing and Communications. This role will lead SWCA’s Marketing Department, encompassing Marketing & Pursuit Resources, Marketing Communications & Creative Services, and Marketing Systems & Data Management. The Vice President will be responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive and integrated strategy that incorporates branding, marketing, and the pursuit process to build brand awareness and capture more market share with existing and prospective clients. This role oversees a broad range of communications and marketing strategies across multiple channels to drive SWCA’s growth and brand positioning. Additionally, this position is responsible for leading internal communications and cultivating a strong, unified company culture.
This is a full-time, salaried position with comprehensive benefits. The role can be based anywhere in the United States, either as a distributed or hybrid (in office) position. Applicants should be prepared for 10-15% travel and preferably reside near a major airport or within a reasonable distance from an SWCA office to facilitate travel requirements.
Please submit a cover letter and resume to be considered for this position.
Application deadline: Our team will begin reviewing applications immediately, and interviews will be scheduled with qualified candidates on a rolling basis. The application process will remain open until we have received a robust pool of qualified candidates. Once we have identified suitable individuals, we may close the application process without prior notice. We appreciate the time and effort invested by all applicants and will carefully consider each submission.
Reporting to SWCA’s Chief Delivery Officer (CDO), this position will:
- Deliver visionary marketing leadership and strategic guidance, aligned with SWCA’s goals and objectives.
- Hire, manage, direct, and mentor staff across the Marketing Department.
- Stay current on marketing trends, and competitor intelligence to keep SWCA at the forefront of the industry.
- Develop and manage department budgets effectively.
- Drive continuous improvement of the marketing team to increase efficiencies, develop new capabilities, and provide excellent service to internal clients.
- Establish both short and long-term strategic marketing strategies, and associated tactics, to better tell SWCA’s story to both internal and external stakeholders.
- Define and implement the overall brand strategy, including the management of social media, website, and digital presence.
- Provide overall leadership for pursuits and the proposal process, ensuring the development of compelling, client-focused proposals that align with SWCA’s strategic objectives and market positioning.
- Oversee internal and external communications, including public relations, to ensure consistent messaging and alignment with SWCA’s values and goals.
- Oversee creative services, including graphic design, videos, collateral and SWCA’s image library.
- Enhance SWCA’s brand position in the market and serve as brand ambassador to ensure adherence to brand standards.
- Partner in leading integrative marketing approaches for mergers and acquisitions.
- Act as a marketing thought leader to the Senior Leadership Team, ensuring their engagement in the strategic marketing agenda, and collaborate with operations to develop annual goals and objectives for annual marketing plans.
- Gain the confidence and trust of others through SWCA’s core values: Always Learning, OneSWCA, Never Settle, and Gives Back.
- BA/BS in marketing, business, communications, public relations, or a related field.
- Fifteen (15) years of experience within marketing and/or marketing communications with increasing levels of responsibility, including a minimum of five (5) years in senior leadership.
- Experience creating and successfully delivering on strategic marketing plans.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire all levels of an organization, achieving objectives through a collaborative approach that influences senior executives, departments, and staff.
- Excellent communications skills, including interpersonal, presentation, written, and verbal.
- Demonstrated track record of creating and leading high-performance teams.
- Self-starter with the ability to work effectively across the organization and communicate with a diverse range of individuals.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master’s degree in related field strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated success in a similar or relevant industry.
- Exceptional understanding of the environmental consulting market, including clients, services, and competitive dynamics.
- Experience successfully leading a fully distributed/remote team.
- Broad marketing experience across all marketing and communications disciplines.
- Able to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
Why Work at SWCA:
SWCA Environmental Consultants is a growing employee-owned firm, providing a full-spectrum of environmental services. Our Vision (the North Star) is to make SWCA the best workplace and industry leader in sustainability, bringing sound science and creative solutions to global environmental challenges while maintaining a dedication to employee-ownership. We live our core values: we collaborate as #OneSWCA; we are #AlwaysLearning, we #NeverSettle, and we #GiveBack.
We are 100% employee-owned, and we build our success together. With offices across the United States, SWCA is one of the largest environmental compliance firms and ranks among Engineering News-Record’s Top 200 Environmental Firms. We offer a supportive, team-oriented work environment and competitive wages and benefits, including an 100% employee stock ownership plan (retirement).
At SWCA, we support our team members in developing their careers to make them leaders in their industry. Our Career Landscape initiative is a process and guide designed to help develop chart rewarding career paths for employees at SWCA. We encourage professional conference attendance, internal and external professional development and training programs, education reimbursement, a Science and Leadership Program, and bonuses for publications meeting certain criteria. All regular status employees are eligible to participate in SWCA medical, dental, vision, employee assistance, wellness, life and disability plans, and are eligible to participate in the SWCA 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust.
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EOE - women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply. At SWCA Environmental Consultants, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment. We strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including those with diverse experiences and veterans, to apply. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce enhances creativity, innovation, and overall organizational success.
SWCA is committed to salary equity and salary transparency for all its employees. In alignment with this commitment, SWCA posts good faith pay ranges in all its advertised job postings to promote pay equity and transparency.
For individuals based in the USA, this USA-based position can expect an annual salary of $160,000.00 - $210,000.00. Actual pay within this range may depend on experience, qualifications, geographic location, client requirements where applicable, and other factors permitted by law. Regular-status employees are also eligible for performance bonuses. Candidates are also encouraged to consider SWCA’s Total Rewards package, which includes a competitive Benefits package, forward-thinking workplace flexibility, outstanding corporate culture, award-winning career development, and more.
SWCA continues to invest deeply in career development programs, delivering our award-winning Career Landscape support resources to accelerate the growth of our staff. We recognize the valuable skills and experiences our internal team members bring to SWCA’s continued success. Qualified internal candidates are encouraged to apply and will be seriously considered for this position. We believe in promoting from within, where possible, providing our existing employees with compelling opportunities to advance their careers.
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