Overview:

Acts as a strategic thinker and skilled storyteller who plays a critical role in how HKS identifies, develops and shares its expertise with the market. Combining the instincts of a journalist with the perspective of a communications strategist, this role uncovers compelling ideas, insights and narratives across the firm that strengthen HKS's brand and thought leadership.

Serving as an internal "beat reporter," this role builds relationships across practices and geographies to uncover expertise, research and project insights that often remain embedded within organizational silos. Monitors developments across the industries HKS serves, connecting emerging trends to the firm's work and perspective. Self-starter, able to influence and drive change, to deal with ambiguity and to demonstrate results to the business. Teaches and mentors staff and effectively embodies and expresses the firm's values and mission.

Responsibilities:

Acts as an internal "beat reporter," building strong relationships with practice leaders, designers, researchers and subject-matter experts across the firm to uncover compelling insights, stories and emerging ideas

Owns the identification of storytelling opportunities across the firm by extracting insights embedded within practices and project teams, and supports the development of strategic narratives in partnership with the broader marketing team.

Surfaces project narratives, research insights, design innovations and practitioner perspectives that may otherwise remain embedded within organizational silos

Shapes these insights into clear storytelling opportunities that support communications campaigns, thought leadership and PR efforts

Maintains a continuous pipeline of narrative opportunities by actively engaging with teams across sectors, geographies and disciplines

Works with Communications leadership to prioritize story opportunities that align with firmwide messaging priorities and campaign strategies

Collaborates with Communications and PR leaders to identify timely thought leadership opportunities aligned with industry conversations and firm priorities

Helps develop angles for Op-Eds, bylines, perspective pieces, speaking opportunities and executive commentary

Ensures HKS perspectives are grounded in real insight and practitioner expertise rather than trend-chasing

Supports media strategy by helping articulate why a story matters now and how HKS... For full info follow application link.

HKS is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and committed to a policy of non-discrimination in all employment practices including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, advancement, compensation, and termination. HKS' policies, including its Affirmative Action Programs, are designed to not only ensure legal compliance with state and federal anti-discrimination and retaliation laws, but to carry out the principles of equal employment opportunities in all job categories. Deliberate and conscious effort is made to make employment decisions that are consistent with these equal employment opportunity principles. HKS will recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job titles, and ensure that all other personnel actions are administered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, protected veteran status or disability; and ensure that all employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements. Employees and applicants will not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion, or discrimination for filing a complaint, assisting or participating in an investigation, compliance evaluation or hearing, opposing and/or exercising any other right made unlawful by Executive Order 11246, Sections 503 and 38 USC 4212, as amended, or their implementing regulations, or any other Federal, State or loca l laws requiring equal opportunity.

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