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Public Relations Officer - Office of the Mayor
City of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN (On-site)Full time
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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
City of Indianapolis
The City of Indianapolis and Marion County offers an amazing array of career opportunities with more than 400 job titles and 37 divisions to choose from. The nearly 7,500 employees of the City-County enjoy competitive pay and benefits packages, generous leave programs, and the satisfaction of doing work that helps make Indianapolis a great place to live, work, and play. Explore the exciting and fulfilling public sector careers available with the City of Indianapolis and Marion County at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/indianapolis
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 2023Grant • $975K
- Sep 2022Grant • $3M