Lead internal and external corporate communications, craft executive messaging and thought leadership, manage internal engagement and change communications, develop content and editorial calendars, collaborate with HR, digital marketing, and PR partners, and support crisis and strategic communications.
About Us
Ardmore Roderick is a full-service infrastructure solutions firm that specializes in Utilities, Transportation, Aviation, Rail and Transit, Building and Facilities Projects. We are headquartered in Chicago, IL with offices in Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.
Our Vision
Reimagining infrastructure to improve lives and communities.
Our Mission
Transforming communities by empowering the best minds to deliver innovative infrastructure solutions.
Our Values
We Care: especially about excellence, impact, innovation, inclusion and safety
Job Overview
We are seeking a strategic and highly skilled Corporate Communications Manager to lead the firm's internal and external communications efforts. As a Corporate Communications Manager, you will join a team of infrastructure solutions experts working to solve our client’s ever evolving project needs. This opportunity will be located in our Chicago office and could have potential to be hybrid depending on the specific client, project and team needs.
This role is responsible for developing compelling communications that strengthen our brand, engage employees, support executive leadership, and reinforce our vision of Reimagining Infrastructure to Improve Lives and Communities.
Reporting to the Vice President of Marketing & Communications, the Corporate Communications Manager serves as a trusted communications partner to executive leadership, working closely with the President and Executive Leadership Team to develop messaging that informs, inspires, and advances the firm's strategic priorities.
This position leads the firm's communications function and partners with the Digital Marketing Coordinator, who manages the social media, digital communications, and email marketing initiatives. Together, they ensure consistent messaging across internal and external communication channels.
Key Responsibilities
Executive Communications
Ardmore Roderick is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal law. Ardmore Roderick participates in E-Verify.
We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. Please reach out to us if you require reasonable accommodation in responding to a job announcement, interviewing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process.
Salary Range: $114,920-139,984, Ardmore Roderick is providing the compensation range that the company believes it might pay and/or offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location.
Ardmore Roderick is a full-service infrastructure solutions firm that specializes in Utilities, Transportation, Aviation, Rail and Transit, Building and Facilities Projects. We are headquartered in Chicago, IL with offices in Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.
Our Vision
Reimagining infrastructure to improve lives and communities.
Our Mission
Transforming communities by empowering the best minds to deliver innovative infrastructure solutions.
Our Values
We Care: especially about excellence, impact, innovation, inclusion and safety
Job Overview
We are seeking a strategic and highly skilled Corporate Communications Manager to lead the firm's internal and external communications efforts. As a Corporate Communications Manager, you will join a team of infrastructure solutions experts working to solve our client’s ever evolving project needs. This opportunity will be located in our Chicago office and could have potential to be hybrid depending on the specific client, project and team needs.
This role is responsible for developing compelling communications that strengthen our brand, engage employees, support executive leadership, and reinforce our vision of Reimagining Infrastructure to Improve Lives and Communities.
Reporting to the Vice President of Marketing & Communications, the Corporate Communications Manager serves as a trusted communications partner to executive leadership, working closely with the President and Executive Leadership Team to develop messaging that informs, inspires, and advances the firm's strategic priorities.
This position leads the firm's communications function and partners with the Digital Marketing Coordinator, who manages the social media, digital communications, and email marketing initiatives. Together, they ensure consistent messaging across internal and external communication channels.
Key Responsibilities
Executive Communications
- Partner with the President and Executive Leadership Team to develop speeches, presentations, talking points, executive messages, and leadership communications
- Provide strategic communications counsel to executive leadership
- Ensure consistency of executive messaging across all communication channels
- Support executive visibility through thought leadership, articles, social media, and speaking engagements
- Develop and execute firmwide internal communication strategies that foster employee engagement and alignment
- Lead communications for strategic initiatives, town halls, employee meetings, and organizational announcements
- Create content for the intranet, newsletters, emails, videos, and internal campaigns
- Partner with Human Resources and business leaders on employee communications
- Develop corporate communications that strengthen Ardmore Roderick's brand and reputation
- Write and edit project stories, website content, newsletters, and award submissions
- Collaborate with external public relations partners
- Identify opportunities to elevate the firm's thought leadership and market presence
- Develop an annual communications calendar aligned with strategic business priorities
- Ensure messaging reflects the firm's vision, values, and brand standards
- Manage editorial planning across internal and external communication channels
- Support change management communications for firmwide initiatives
- Partner with Human Resources, Operations, and executive leadership to support strategic initiatives
- Support crisis communications and time sensitive executive messaging as needed
- Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, or related field
- 5 to 8+ years of corporate communications, public relations, or executive communications experience
- Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling abilities
- Experience supporting executive leadership communications
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and project management skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- The ideal candidate is a strategic communicator who can anticipate communication needs, build trusted relationships with executive leadership, and translate complex initiatives into clear, compelling messages. They thrive in a collaborative environment and help strengthen culture, engagement, and Ardmore Roderick's corporate reputation
- We offer Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans
- 401K, Paid Maternity Leave, Competitive PTO
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and more
Ardmore Roderick is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal law. Ardmore Roderick participates in E-Verify.
We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. Please reach out to us if you require reasonable accommodation in responding to a job announcement, interviewing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process.
Salary Range: $114,920-139,984, Ardmore Roderick is providing the compensation range that the company believes it might pay and/or offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location.
Ardmore Roderick Chicago, Illinois, USA Office
1500 W Carroll Ave, Suite 300, Chicago, IL, United States, 60607
Similar Jobs
Fintech • Payments • Financial Services
Lead full-cycle technical recruiting for North American Tech and Product teams in Chicago: intake, sourcing, interviewing, debriefs, offer negotiation, stakeholder collaboration, data-driven hiring decisions, inclusive sourcing strategies, candidate experience ownership, and mentoring global Talent Acquisition recruiters.
Big Data • Fintech • Information Technology • Insurance • Software
Own and implement platform initiatives to improve scalability, reliability, and developer experience. Automate infrastructure with IaC, operate Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines, build developer tools, monitor platform resilience, participate in incident response, and influence architecture and processes as you grow.
Top Skills:
AWSAzureBashCi/CdClaude CodeDockerGCPGitGoKubernetesPulumiPythonTerraformTypescript
Fintech • Information Technology • Financial Services • App development
Lead architecture and delivery of major platform initiatives, mentor engineers, drive cross-team alignment, reduce technical debt, anticipate and mitigate product-level risks, and influence technical strategy and roadmaps while managing medium- to large-scale projects with cross-functional impact.
Top Skills:
Ai Tooling And InfrastructureGoMongoDBNoSQLRedisSQL
What you need to know about the Chicago Tech Scene
With vibrant neighborhoods, great food and more affordable housing than either coast, Chicago might be the most liveable major tech hub. It is the birthplace of modern commodities and futures trading, a national hub for logistics and commerce, and home to the American Medical Association and the American Bar Association. This diverse blend of industry influences has helped Chicago emerge as a major player in verticals like fintech, biotechnology, legal tech, e-commerce and logistics technology. It’s also a major hiring center for tech companies on both coasts.
Key Facts About Chicago Tech
- Number of Tech Workers: 245,800; 5.2% of overall workforce (2024 CompTIA survey)
- Major Tech Employers: McDonald’s, John Deere, Boeing, Morningstar
- Key Industries: Artificial intelligence, biotechnology, fintech, software, logistics technology
- Funding Landscape: $2.5 billion in venture capital funding in 2024 (Pitchbook)
- Notable Investors: Pritzker Group Venture Capital, Arch Venture Partners, MATH Venture Partners, Jump Capital, Hyde Park Venture Partners
- Research Centers and Universities: Northwestern University, University of Chicago, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Institute of Technology, Argonne National Laboratory, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
