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