Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing the Communication Division and team of 6 employees.
• Conceptualizes, crafts, and implements brand-appropriate public information, educational, public relations, advertising and marketing messaging for the City.
• Coordinates website goals and objectives and manages the team to ensure timely and accurate updates are posted.
• Develops and maintains the City’s social media strategy and uses social media tools and management/scheduling tools to achieve City’s communication objectives.
• Plans, designs, writes, reviews and coordinates the production of City publications, including brochures, pamphlets, posters, flyers, newsletters and reports.
• Assists in the administration of the City’s Communications Plan to keep the public informed of departmental programs, events, accomplishments and activities.
• Provides oversight for the development of video and audio content for the City’s government access cable channel, social media channels, and websites.
• Researches, writes and disseminates news releases, photo ops and other informational materials and builds relationships with media outlets to pitch story ideas and content.
• Serves as main PIO, MC and/or event host as assigned.
• Serve as the main point person for Groundbreaking, Ribbon Cutting or other events.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in public relations, journalism, communications or a closely related field plus a minimum of three (3) years of experience in public information, public relations/marketing for a government agency or for a private agency servicing local government clients and experience in managing a team of 2 or more employees
• Additional education and experience or an equivalent combination of training and at least five (5) years of experience may be substituted for the above requirements
• Valid Driver’s License: With proof of automobile insurance
• Background Check: Must have an acceptable background record
• Driving Abstract: Must have an acceptable driving record
• Knowledge, Skills, Abilities listed including CivicPlus tools, Smartsheet, Hootsuite, AI tools, advanced writing, ability to manage budget, etc.

Preferred

• Multilingual
• team management
• strong writing skills
• experience in content development and social media marketing

Benefits

• Top Notch Insurance? We offer low cost health insurance giving you the best value – Medical, Dental, Vision and Flexible Spending Plans.
• 4-Day Work Week
• Award Winning Wellness Program
• Generous Paid Time Off Program inclusive of 13 Paid Holidays, Vacation Leave, Personal Leave, and Sick Leave.
• Repaying Student Loans? Employees at the City with 10 years of public service and on-time payments qualify for the Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program.