Who we are...
Verra Mobility is a global leader in smart mobility. We develop technology-enabled solutions that help the world move safely and easily. We are fostering the development of safe cities, working with police departments and municipalities to install over 4,000 red-light, speed, and school bus stop arm safety cameras across North America. We are also creating smart roadways, serving the world's largest commercial fleets and rental car companies to manage tolling transactions and violations for over 8.5 million vehicles. And we are a leading provider of connected systems, processing nearly 165 million transactions each year across 50+ individual tolling authorities.
Culture
Verra Mobility Corporation is a rapidly-growing, entrepreneurial company that operates with a people-first philosophy and approach. The company lives by its core values—Do What’s Right, Lead with Grace, Win Together, and Own It—in everything it does for its customers and team members. The company seeks to grow aggressively, both organically and through acquisition, to continue to be the undisputed market leader with these five core competencies: bias for action, customer focus, teamwork, drive for results, and commitment to excellence.
Position Overview:
Verra Mobility seeks an ambitious and skilled communicator to help drive effective communications campaigns that advance the Government Solutions business strategy. Reporting into the Government Solutions Marketing team, you will craft compelling narratives and execute numerous initiatives that articulate our value proposition and advocate for, educate about, and drive the adoption of our solutions within government agencies and transportation organizations. This person will support a range of strategic communications initiatives from client programs, public awareness campaigns, thought leadership articles, community and advocacy engagement programs, and proof of performance. The ideal candidate will be a dynamic communicator with a talent for research, curiosity and creating impactful content and a knack for staying organized.
Responsibilities
- Writes, edits, and proofreads various written and electronic materials for the company using AP Style, and on behalf of its clients, including researching market material statistics and fact-checking company and government collateral to ensure quality and correctness.
- Participates and manages a variety of special projects and communications initiatives including public awareness campaigns that drive messaging and support business objectives using partner organizations.
- Supports company public and media relations functions within the business unit to include, but not limited to, copyrighting, content development, and other strategic communications efforts.
- Aids government clients in creating public affairs campaign materials for community education efforts and initiatives to include press releases, web content and social media posts
- Draws from policy, technical, or legislative material and is able to condense the main points into written content that is appropriate for general distribution.
- Maintains relationships with key clients to generate and manage ongoing communications opportunities. This role will be responsible for establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with clients to include city officials and staff.
- Serves as a primary, day-to-day client contact for various North American programs and provides strong client counsel on communications matters and materials linked to strategic plans.
- Manages multiple projects simultaneously, on time, and with the ability to prioritize project deliverables according to deadlines and department objectives.
- Compiles and maintains customer testimonials and collateral repository.
- Identifies, writes, and delivers case study references and customer story content.
- Partners with the marketing team to shape opportunities for speaking sessions and awards submission at global industry events.
Qualifications
- A degree in communications, English, journalism, or a similar area of study is preferred.
- five years of experience in a comparable position. Proven oral and written communication skills.
- Proven ability to develop and deliver strategic account plans aligned with customer and organizational objectives.
- Experience managing client communications or public information communication strategies is a plus.
- Project management and keen organizational skills are necessary to process multiple clients and deliverables simultaneously.
- Experience using Adobe Creative Suite to create communication collateral – InDesign, Photoshop & Premier Pro – is a bonus!
Verra Mobility Values
An ideal candidate for this role naturally works in alignment with the Verra Mobility Core Values:
- Own It. We focus on high performance and drive toward breakthrough outcomes. Our employees ensure accountability, optimize and align work, focus on the customer, and cultivate innovation.
- Do What’s Right. We champion integrity and good character. Our team members model ethical behavior, demonstrate good judgment and are courageous.
- Lead with Grace. We express humility and compassion, and we are authentic and candid. Our employees demonstrate self-awareness, care for others, instill trust, and communicate effectively.
- Win Together. We believe in growing and inspiring people together. We seek people who collaborate, value differences, think and act globally, foster an engaging work environment, and recognize and develop others.
With your explicit consent which you provided as part of the application process, we will retain candidate personal data solely for the business purpose for which it was collected. In no event will we retain such data more than two (2) years following the closure of the recruitment process relating to the role for which you applied or in the event other related job opportunities arise within the company. Verra Mobility Applicant Privacy Notice
Verra Mobility is an Equal Opportunity Employer, qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.
