Responsibilities

• Tell Our Story: Craft engaging content, press releases, and digital media that highlight our team's successes and community impact.
• Foster Connection: Manage internal communications to keep our statewide staff informed and inspired, while driving external communications that amplify our mission and engage the public.
• Drive the Mission: Collaborate with leadership to promote employee wellness initiatives and a healthy, collaborative organizational culture.

Requirements

• 1) Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in journalism, public relations, graphic design, or communications and experience equal to two years of full-time work planning and developing content for dissemination through traditional media (newspapers, publications, radio, and television), websites, social media, and/or public speaking.
• 2) All of the following (a and b):
• a. Two years of full-time work experience in planning and developing content for dissemination through traditional media (newspapers, publications, radio, and television), websites, social media, and/or public speaking; and
• b. A total of four years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in journalism, public relations, graphic design, or communications equals one year of fulltime experience.
• 3) Number two above, where twenty-four semester hours of postgraduate coursework in journalism, public relations, graphic design, or communications from an accredited college or university may substitute for one year of the required full-time work experience.
• 4) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes experience equal to 18 months of full-time work as an Information Specialist 1.

Benefits

• A Culture That Cares: We actively prioritize employee wellness, work-life balance, and a supportive team environment.
• Meaningful Impact: Your daily work directly supports the professionals who keep Iowa communities safe.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy Iowa’s excellent state benefits package, including robust health coverage, a great retirement plan, and paid time off.