Apogee is seeking a Lead Communications Strategist to lead day-to-day execution, prioritization, and quality control for internal and external communications while directly supervising the Graphic Specialist & Event Coordinator. This role is responsible for solving unusually complex communications and branding challenges with highly innovative approaches, and independently determining and pursuing the actions needed to achieve desired results.

Leadership / People Management

• Directly supervises a Graphic Specialist & Event Coordinator, including workload planning, task assignment, coaching, and performance feedback.
• Set weekly priorities and ensure the design/event pipeline aligns to corporate communications goals, deadlines, and capacity.
• Provide creative direction, ensure brand compliance, and remove blockers so the role can execute efficiently.

Communications Strategy, Execution & Governance

• Collaborate with leadership to implement internal/external marketing, communications, and engagement activities.
• Serve as a authority for company communications and branding; provide guidance on complex messaging, positioning, and stakeholder needs.
• Establish and enforce standards for brand voice, visual identity, accessibility, and quality across deliverables.

Content & Channel Ownership

• Oversee and contribute to content for social media, press releases, websites, employee newsletter, and print materials.
• Lead planning and production of the bi-monthly employee newsletter (content calendar, drafts, edits, approvals, final production).
• Support the maintenance and development of the Apogee website and any associated joint venture websites (WordPress), including updates and coordination with technical support as needed.
• Support selection and adoption of communication tools and methodologies (e.g., scheduling platforms, asset management, templates, workflows).

Campaigns & Employee Engagement

• Research, plan, and execute internal/external communications campaigns.
• Lead internal employee engagement communications (charitable activities, campaigns, events) ensuring strong participation and alignment with Apogee culture.
• Create feedback loops with front-line leaders to understand communication needs and translate them into actionable plans.

Event & Creative Oversight

• Provide direction and approvals for visual communications created by the Graphic Specialist (digital, web, social, print).
• Oversee event communications and branding for conferences, employee events, and internal meetings; ensure consistent experience and post-event evaluation/lessons learned.
• Ensure digital asset management practices are followed (organized libraries, version control, file naming conventions).

Minimum Experience:

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen  
Education: Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, marketing, communications, or related field
Years of Experience:

• • Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) with 10–12 years of relevant experience; OR
  • Master’s degree with 8–10 years of relevant experience.

• Functional experience (required):
  • Extensive experience in a corporate marketing/communications environment.
  • Strong content development experience (products/services), including writing/editing and stakeholder approvals.
  • Social media management experience in a business environment, including Facebook, Facebook Workplace, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
  • Experience guiding or approving design/visual content for print and digital channels (sufficient to direct/QA the Graphic Specialist’s work).
• Tools (required):
  • Intermediate to Expert experience with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop & Illustrator), Canva, WordPress, and social media scheduling/management tools.

Preferred Qualifications:
Additional Experience:

• Video development experience (intermediate preferred).
• Experience managing calendars and workflows for a mixed discipline team (communications + design + events).
• Experience with brand governance programs (templates, toolkits, brand refreshes) and cross-functional stakeholder management.

Additional Information
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
On-site/Hybrid/Remote: Hybrid (3 Days Onsite)
Travel: 0%-10%