Responsibilities

• Plan and place paid advertising across radio, television, print, outdoor, digital, and social media platforms.
• Obtain and evaluate media proposals, rates, placement options, and added value.
• Coordinate media contracts, scopes of work, budgets, and deliverables.
• Assist with negotiating rates and modifying contract terms and conditions.
• Lead media relations efforts to boost the county's public profile and community engagement.
• Maintain an organized calendar for press releases, newsletters, and other communications.
• Develop and manage vibrant social media campaigns.
• Create, edit, and design eye-catching brochures, flyers, posters, advertisements, and other marketing materials.
• Manage marketing projects and campaigns from concept through execution, ensuring deadlines and budgets are met.

Requirements

• Thirty (30) semester (45 quarter) units of completed college level coursework in Journalism, Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, Business/Public Administration or closely related field.
• Note: A list of coursework or transcripts must be submitted with the application, if the applicant does not possess at least an Associate degree in one of the fields listed above; unofficial legible copies of transcripts are acceptable.

Preferred

• The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, Business/Public Administration or closely related field.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including use of proper grammar and ability to edit others' written materials and experience working in a government/public sector setting are desirable.

Benefits

• EXCELLENT BENEFITS
• Benefits by Occupational Unit: Administrative Services
• Employee Benefits
• County MOU: General Unit