Public Relations Officer - Office of the Mayor

Indianapolis, IN (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the mayoral messaging engine with a focus on speeches, talking points, and event scripts for the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and cabinet, while coordinating with the Communications Director to keep announcements and interviews aligned.

  • Public Relations & Messaging: Own speechwriting and talking points for the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, cabinet members, and administration staff for programs, policies, and events.
  • Cross-Department Alignment: Coordinate messaging with the Communications Director, city staff, and external partners to ensure consistent announcements and event scripts.
  • Platform & Presence: Maintain unified messaging platforms, Mayor’s Office web content, and on-site event support including staff, photos, and graphics.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own speechwriting and talking points for the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, cabinet members, and administration staff for programs, policies, and events.
  • Coordinate messaging with Communications Director, city staff, and external partners to ensure consistent announcements, interviews, and event scripts.
  • Maintain unified messaging platforms, Mayor’s Office web content, and on-site event support including staff, photos, and graphics.
  • 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
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Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
2.1K employees (36 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
791.4K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$4
Traffic Source Mix
Search
48.6%
Direct
46.1%
Referral
4.3%
Social
0.6%
Paid
0.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~2.1K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
25 (1% of company)
Median Career Experience
33 years
Median Tenure
34.3 years

Funding

Total Funding
$4M
Last Raise
$975K
Grant, 3 years ago

Funding History

  • May 2023
    Grant • $975K
  • Sep 2022
    Grant • $3M

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