Deputy Chief Communications and Community Engagement Officer
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SalaryNo pay range posted
LocationBlake Street
SeniorityDirector
Company size14+ people
PostedOct 29, 2026 · 6d ago
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This position serves as a key strategic partner to senior communications leadership, providing high level counsel on agency priorities, reputation management, emerging issues, and stakeholder relations.
This role combines strategic advisory responsibilities with operational oversight, ensuring alignment between organizational goals and RTD’s communications and community engagement initiatives.
This role leads the planning, coordination, and execution of districtwide public engagement, outreach, and communication programs, ensuring they are effectively resourced, integrated, and impactful.
This role oversees brand intelligence project management functions, including the development, tracking, and application of insights related to public sentiment, brand performance, and stakeholder perceptions.
This includes guiding cross functional teams in using brand intelligence data to inform messaging, strengthen organizational strategy, and enhance the consistency and effectiveness of RTD’s brand presence.
Acting as a connector across departments and stakeholder groups, this role strengthens organizational strategy, enhances public understanding, and supports informed decision making across the agency.
Serve as a strategic advisor and thought partner to Chief Communications and Engagement Officer and Senior communications leadership, providing analysis, insight, and recommendations on agency priorities, communications strategy, reputation, and emerging issues.
Develop strategic narratives, approaches, and scenarios, identifying risks, opportunities, and organizational implications ahead of key decisions.
Translate complex organizational information into clear, actionable insights and recommendations for executive leaders.
Monitor trends, emerging issues, and external developments that may impact agency reputation or priorities and advise leadership on appropriate responses.
Convene diverse perspectives across the agency to strengthen strategic development, build alignment, and support effective decision‑making.
Please include a resume attachment with submittal of your application.
Resume should document months and years with your dates of employment.
Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application.
Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received before the closing date and time listed.
Hiring process
Please complete the application in its entirety. Include all previous employment so that it may be taken into consideration. Please include a resume attachment with submittal of your application. Resume should document months and years with your dates of employment. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received before the closing date and time listed.
At Regional Transportation District (RTD), We make lives better through connections!
When you join RTD, you will be among dedicated employees exhibiting RTD’s values of passion, respect, diversity, trustworthiness, collaboration, and ownership. RTD is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of our diversity value statement, we encourage our employees to honor diversity in thought, people, and experience. Come join RTD on this great journey to be the trusted leader in mobility, delivering excellence and value to our customers and community.
RTD Employee Benefits: https://www.rtd-denver.com/careers/benefits
(RTD Represented Employee Benefits: Please refer to the Labor Agreement included in the above link for details.)
About the role
This position serves as a key strategic partner to senior communications leadership, providing high level counsel on agency priorities, reputation management, emerging issues, and stakeholder relations. This role combines strategic advisory responsibilities with operational oversight, ensuring alignment between organizational goals and RTD’s communications and community engagement initiatives. This role leads the planning, coordination, and execution of districtwide public engagement, outreach, and communication programs, ensuring they are effectively resourced, integrated, and impactful.
This role oversees brand intelligence project management functions, including the development, tracking, and application of insights related to public sentiment, brand performance, and stakeholder perceptions. This includes guiding cross functional teams in using brand intelligence data to inform messaging, strengthen organizational strategy, and enhance the consistency and effectiveness of RTD’s brand presence. Acting as a connector across departments and stakeholder groups, this role strengthens organizational strategy, enhances public understanding, and supports informed decision making across the agency.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Strategic Advising & Executive Counsel
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Serve as a strategic advisor and thought partner to Chief Communications and Engagement Officer and Senior communications leadership, providing analysis, insight, and recommendations on agency priorities, communications strategy, reputation, and emerging issues.
•
Develop strategic narratives, approaches, and scenarios, identifying risks, opportunities, and organizational implications ahead of key decisions.
•
Translate complex organizational information into clear, actionable insights and recommendations for executive leaders.
•
Monitor trends, emerging issues, and external developments that may impact agency reputation or priorities and advise leadership on appropriate responses.
•
Convene diverse perspectives across the agency to strengthen strategic development, build alignment, and support effective decision‑making.
Agency Strategy & Communications Alignment