PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER

Responsibilities

• Engages community groups to communicate organizational messaging and to elevate issues or initiatives of importance for the community to the county.
• Helps to develop the communications and engagement strategy to ensure County messages and resources resonate with the community.
• Provides complex and sensitive issues management and programmatic support to the County Manager, Board of Commissioners and/or a major department.
• Assists in developing goals, objectives, policies, procedures and work standards for the department or program to which assigned.
• Writes news releases, media advisories, speaking points, speeches, web copy, newsletter articles, blog posts, social media posts, advertisements, public service announcements, scripts and supportive collateral.
• Plans and executes successful news media events.
• Coordinates with video, graphic and digital media staff on appropriate visual support of messaging and ensure content is grammatically and otherwise correct.
• Plans effective news conferences and media events along with supportive messaging, visuals and collateral.
• Coaches news conference and media event participants on how to effectively communicate their messaging and prepares them for worst-case scenario media questions and developments.
• Aligns with department priorities to strategically develop campaigns or outreach opportunities for the community.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Public Relations, Marketing, Journalism, Communications, or a field related to the work, AND four (4) years of full-time professional level experience in public relations, marketing, journalism, communications, or a closely related field preferably in a public agency setting.
• Professional level experience that has provided the skills and knowledge necessary to perform all job functions at this level may be substituted for the education on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of two (2) years.
• All qualifying education and each experience must be clearly documented in the “Education” and “Work Experience” sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see attached resume" on your application. All details must be written in your own words and cannot be copied from job descriptions or other external sources.
• Licensing and Certification: Specified positions may be required to possess a valid Nevada Class C driver's license at time of appointment.
• Background Investigation: Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation. Periodically after employment background investigations may be conducted.
• Citizenship: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Please note, Clark County does not provide H1B visa sponsorships or transfers for any employment positions.
• Pre-Employment Drug Testing: Employment is contingent upon the results of a pre-employment drug examination.

Preferred

• The ideal candidate will have experience editing or created bilingual content in Spanish.