Public Relations Specialist Trainee at City of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA

Public Relations Specialist Trainee

Philadelphia, PA (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableIntern/New GradFull time

Posted 6 months ago

Job Summary

Prepare promotional materials and assist in planning promotional programs for city communications; entry-level role focused on materials creation and program planning.

Learn to prepare promotional and informational materials in a variety of formats and participate in planning promotional programs.
Must-have: Education requirement: bachelor's in communications, journalism, marketing, or related field.
Standout: City government context with large-scale communications.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Learn to prepare promotional and informational materials in a variety of formats and participate in planning promotional programs.

Requirements

Education: Completion of a bachelor's degree program at an accredited college or university with major course work in communications, journalism, marketing, media studies, public relations or a related area.

Benefits

comprehensive health care and benefits
Medical
Dental
Prescription
Vision
Life Insurance
Flexible Spending Account
Hybrid Defined Benefit/Defined Contribution Plan
Voluntary Deferred Compensation Plan
Employee Assistant Program

City of Philadelphia

3.4 Glassdoor

With a workforce of 30,000 people, and opportunities in 1,000 different job categories, the City of Philadelphia is one of the largest employers in Southeastern Pennsylvania. As an employer, we operate through the guiding principles of service, integrity, respect, accountability, collaboration, diversity and inclusion. We strive to effectively deliver services, to resolve the challenges facing our city, and to make Philadelphia a place where all of our residents have the opportunity to reach their potential.To learn more about job opportunities, visit www.phila.gov or follow #PHLCityJobs.

Founded in 1937

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

12K employees (228 in marketing)

www.phila.gov

64% recommend to a friend

51% CEO approval

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size

124 (1% of company)

Median Career Experience

27 years

Median Tenure

25.9 years

People

Marketing Leadership

Timothy P. Gill, Sr.

Marketing & Promotions Director

At the company for 26 years 7 months

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors

Traffic Source Mix

47.4%

Direct

46.6%

Referral

4.9%

Social

0.7%

Paid

0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~11.5K

Recent News

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Links

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