Responsibilities - Craft remarks and speeches for the Mayor of Indianapolis. - Craft remarks and fact sheets for the Deputy Mayor’s and other cabinet members - Works with Communications Director to assist in the development of key messages for administration announcements, interviews, etc. - Work with city communications staff to draft scripts for video production - Collaborate with Mayor’s Office staff, and outside agencies on mayoral initiatives - Works with Assistant Director of Communications to coordinate the work of Mayor’s Office communications interns - Responsible for developing talking points for administration staff (including but not limited to: cabinet members, Mayor’s Neighborhood Advocates, etc.) related to programs, policies, and announcements - Responsible for coordinating talking points assigned to each speaker for an event to ensure messaging flow and prevent repetition - Works with Deputy Chief of Staff to ensure proper preparation for each event i.e., when it’s appropriate to write remarks vs fact sheets, name pronunciations, when headshots of key attendees may be necessary, etc. - Responsible for maintaining messaging platforms that unify communications across the Enterprise - Develop and maintain Web content, including graphics, for the Mayor’s Office Web site - Staff the Mayor at events, speeches, etc. - Take photos at events and appearances - This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities that management may deem necessary from time to time Requirements - Bachelor’s Degree in Communications or similar field - minimum of three (3) years’ prior work-related experience - Any combination of education and work experience meeting the minimum seven (7) years’ experience is acceptable - excellent oral and written communications skills - ability to balance multiple task and deadline assignments - demonstrate creative ability when presented with projects and events - maintain organized records and create reports, utilizing excel spreadsheets as needed - knowledge of social media tools including Twitter, Facebook and Flickr are required - knowledge of Microsoft Office, photo editing software (Photoshop), Exact Target and other software is required - strong leadership qualities - ability to work on multiple projects at once and establish priorities - must be able to type, update and/or create reports and spreadsheets as needed Nice-to-have Benefits