Responsibilities

• Promotes the Department via a comprehensive print, broadcast, and digital media relations program.
• Develops effective relationships with the media, community organizations and City agencies, to broaden the Department’s outreach, transparency and accountability efforts.
• Acts as primary liaison and spokesperson with the media and public/community interest groups; represents the Department at various meetings and/or events as assigned.
• Coordinates publicity concerning Department programs, initiatives, and activities by arranging press conferences, hosting media and community partners for demonstrations, and preparing, reviewing, and evaluating news releases; Identifies newsworthy Department activities and events.
• Provides primary oversight, management, content development and responsibility for department publications, website, social media accounts and mobile applications.
• Develops, edits and maintains visual assets including video, photographs, podcasts, graphics, images and adaptations of printed designs for digital use.
• Manages use of original artwork or adaptation of printed designs to produce digital interactive media.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of existing communications products and platforms and develops or revises strategies accordingly.
• Fosters a spirit and practice around innovation that identifies and incubates ideas at all levels of the organization, promoting the transfer of knowledge and the expansion of successful initiatives.
• Participates in the fiscal year goal setting and strategic planning initiatives.

Requirements

• Five (5) or more years of progressive experience in writing, editing, creating and publishing both print and digital media. Additional experience is highly desirable.
• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Strong knowledge of and experience with utilizing major social media platforms. Strong experience with web content development and management.
• Excellent organizational, planning, customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in simplifying complex and technical messages to effectively communicate to diverse sets of stakeholders.

Preferred

• Prior public information or media experience in Public Safety and/or local government communications
• Familiarity with the Cambridge community.
• Experience in crisis communications preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Vacation and Sick leave eligible
• Sick Incentive Pay Eligible
• 3 Personal days
• 14 Paid Holidays
• Management Allowance, $2,700/year