Responsibilities

• Full-time role at 40 flexible hours per week, with some evenings and weekends required.
• Local travel required; must provide reliable transportation.
• Serve as one of the agency’s designated Media Representatives.
• Develop prevention messaging based on the SAMHSA Focus on Prevention toolkit and promote it through radio or television PSAs, media interviews, billboards, bus boards, editorials, and social media.
• Maintain the organization’s Facebook and Instagram accounts, posting original agency content, statewide media campaign messaging, and relevant content from partner organizations.
• Support and promote consistent statewide messaging through participation in the Statewide Media Campaign, including registering for and maintaining access to the campaign SharePoint site.
• Coordinate and host regional trainings focused on prevention and behavioral health promotion, including identifying training needs, securing locations, managing logistics, and distributing training materials.
• Work directly with the state-funded training entity to identify training needs and regularly promote trainings to regional stakeholders and prevention providers.
• Distribute monthly updates to regional prevention providers about available prevention and behavioral health promotion trainings.
• Participate in quarterly calls to assess the impact of media awareness activities.

Requirements

• High School Diploma required, with a minimum of 2 years of communications, public relations, or media experience.
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and social media platforms.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Professionalism, reliability, and integrity are essential.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs and work occasional evenings, weekends, and outdoor events.
• Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, and auto insurance required. (Mileage reimbursed at the rate allowed by State programs.)
• Must pass background check and drug test.

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in public relations, communications, or a media-related field.
• Experience working in prevention and/or knowledge of substance abuse prevention domains.
• Strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong understanding of social media engagement and analytics.
• Reliability and self-motivation to plan, coordinate, and host trainings.
• Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, and meet reporting deadlines.
• Strong working knowledge of community resources and contacts.
• Neat, professional appearance.

Benefits

• 15 paid holidays.
• Mileage reimbursement for community travel.
• Health, dental, and vision benefits after 60 days (for eligible FT employees).
• Paid time off and accrued sick leave (for eligible FT employees).
• Flexible scheduling.
• Life insurance coverage.
• The opportunity to make a measurable community impact across West Texas through prevention, partnership, and collaboration.
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance