Departmental Communications Specialist I

About the Role

The purpose of this classification is to support community relations and engagement regarding information, programs, and activities of a department and coordinate efforts with the County Communications team.

Key Responsibilities

• Drafts and coordinates the publication and distribution of materials including articles and advertisements, press releases, brochures, flyers, etc.; creates artwork, design, and layout of materials.
• Assists with creating content and posts for the department’s social media pages.
• Receives and responds to social media inquiries and questions regarding assigned department; consults with department staff and management to provide appropriate response to social media inquiries.
• Assists in managing essential and time-critical communications.
• Collaborates with County communications as needed.
• Keeps supervisor apprised of all media interactions.
• Plans, creates, and facilitates programs to promote awareness of an organization’s mission and activities: develops materials, presents to groups, hosts events, etc.
• Assists with coordinating special events and activities for assigned department: implements communications plan for events; designs, produces and publishes materials and articles; and assists with event activities such as setup and break-down as needed.
• Maintains graphic art and photo databases: serves as liaison for charts, documents, logos, graphics, maps, and seals; ensures uses are in compliance with County standards for internal or external use; takes and edits photographs, updates databases, as needed.
• Conducts research relevant to the department’s needs and utilizes that data to develop materials, programs, services, etc. to help the organization.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Completion of a Microsoft Word skills test and a proofreading skills test are required to move forward in the hiring process.
• Skills testing must be completed by Wednesday, October 21, at 11:59 pm.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Journalism, Public Relations, or related field required; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Driver's License.

Physical Abilities

• Tasks require the ability to exert moderate, though not constant physical effort, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and prolonged standing.
• May involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (12-20 pounds).

Sensory Requirements

• Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate sounds, and visual cues or signals.
• Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.

Environmental Factors

• Essential functions are regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental conditions.