Public Safety Communications Specialist at AFSCME | Washington, PA

AFSCME

Public Safety Communications Specialist

Washington, PA (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead corrections and public safety communications across multi-channel campaigns under tight deadlines.

Own day-to-day campaign materials for print, digital, and social media.
Must-have: Five+ years in labor, political, or community organizing campaigns with media relations.
Standout: Extensive travel and weekend hours may be required.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Produces day-to-day campaign materials under tight timelines, including flyers, emails, social media posts, press materials, and member stories.
Works directly with campaign leads to respond to evolving priorities and deliver communications assets in real time.
Applies established corrections and public safety branding across all communications, including print and online publications, social media platforms, online tools, and other materials.
Plans, develops and implements communications strategies.
Leads day-to-day operations of corrections and public safety social media platforms, including content planning and posting and develops digital marketing strategies to reach members and potential members.
Produces and develops content for corrections-related print publications, utilizing relationships with stakeholders, including members, affiliate leaders and staff.
Uses and adapts existing tools and templates to assist with member communications.
Leads the design of leaflets, brochures and direct mail pieces, video and other materials for internal and external organizing campaigns.
Leads and executes earned and paid media efforts, including organizing and coordinating news events.
Leads and executes electronic media campaigns, including the strategic use of e-mail, websites and other digital media.

Requirements

Education and Experience:
Skills
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with course work in video production, labor relations, communications, political science, or liberal arts and a minimum of five (5) years of experience in labor, political or community organizing campaigns and advocacy communications, or a combination of education and experience that would provide the following knowledge, skills and abilities:
- Experience developing and implementing creative and multi-dimensional communications strategies, including identifying and creating opportunities to drive messages.
- Knowledge of and experience with earned media and media relations.
- Experience running multi-channel digital campaigns and knowledge of digital media platforms including web content management systems, email tools, social media, etc.
- Experience with design and video editing tools, such Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere).
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills; and ability to write and create leaflets, brochures, direct mail pieces, video scripts and other materials.
- Ability to develop a campaign message and enforce message discipline in fast-paced campaigns.
- Ability to analyze research data and make logical conclusions.
- Ability to set priorities, work under pressure, handle multiple projects simultaneously, meet established deadlines, and use initiative to execute projects that may be vaguely defined.
- Must thrive in an environment with tight deadlines, changing priorities, high-pressure and irregular hours.
- Requires a high level of judgment and ability to take initiative and work independently.
- Ability to communicate in Spanish is desirable.
Preferred Skills/Experience
- Basic HTML and CSS (can read these languages and do basic troubleshooting).
- Familiarity with Facebook Ads Manager.
- Ability to communicate in Spanish is desirable.
Travel And Work Hours
- Extensive travel, extended work hours, including weekends may be required.
- Valid driver’s license required.

Preferred

Basic HTML and CSS (can read these languages and do basic troubleshooting).
Familiarity with Facebook Ads Manager.
Ability to communicate in Spanish is desirable.

AFSCME

AFSCME is the nation’s largest and fastest growing public services employees union. AFSCME’s members provide the vital services that make America happen. We are nurses, corrections officers, child care providers, EMTs, sanitation workers and more. With working members in hundreds of different occupations and retirees across the country, AFSCME advocates for fairness in the workplace, excellence in public services and prosperity and opportunity for all working families.AFSCME is a union comprised of a diverse group of people who share a common commitment to public service. For us, serving the public is not just a job, it’s a calling. An important part of our mission is to advocate for the vital services that keep our families safe and make our communities strong. We also advocate for prosperity and opportunity for all of America’s working families. We not only stand for fairness at the bargaining table — we fight for fairness in our communities and in the halls of government.

Founded in 1936

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

1.2K employees (43 in marketing)

www.afscme.org