Responsibilities

• Assists in creation and tracking of strategy for communications, branding and messaging
• Drafts weekly social media calendar/plan, ensures review by decision-makers completed in a timely fashion
• Takes effective photos, videos; edits, clips, and archives visual assets
• Drafts all social media content and posts 4-5xs per week; manages engagement responses
• Drafts writing-heavy newsletter approximately monthly
• Constantly adds new resident contacts to list, from business cards and from emails received, with correct tags so list is easily sortable (e.g. by industry, interest area); Develops and maintains other contact lists e.g. of reporters/journalists; Produces contact list by relevant segment for comms purposes
• Drafts press releases and manage distribution to press outlets; cultivate reporter/press outlet relationships (including TV and Podcast)
• Attends events with Councilmember + key staff in order to accomplish above
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Some evening and Saturdays required.

Preferred

• A candidate would be advantaged by experience in Media Relations, PR and/or Social Media. Abilities to write clearly, create basic graphics for flyers, and communicate easily will make you a better candidate.

Benefits

• See https://www.houstontx.gov/hr/benefits.html.
• Flexible schedule