Assistant Public Information Officer (N9)

City of Annapolis • Annapolis, MD

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

The City of Annapolis is seeking a creative, articulate, and media-savvy professional to serve as Assistant Public Information Officer (PIO) within the Mayor's Office. Working under general supervision from the Public Information Officer, this position actively drives public outreach, digital media delivery, municipal branding, and executive communications across all City departments and community platforms. The ideal candidate possesses exceptional writing and editing skills anchored in Associated Press (AP) style, strong editorial judgment, and hands-on digital media production capabilities. Responsibilities include developing digital content, managing the official twice-monthly Mayor’s newsletter, authoring ceremonial proclamations and citations, capturing event photography/videography, and supporting press releases and public relations campaigns.

Requirements

• Thorough command of Associated Press (AP) writing style, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and structural syntax across diverse media formats.
• Proficiency in modern social media management platforms, web Content Management Systems (CMS), Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Gmail), and the ability to learn Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop and InDesign).
• Knowledge of basic photography and videography principles to capture high-quality digital content during live events.
• Strong understanding of, and sensitivity toward, the unique needs and challenges of diverse cultural, racial, and socio-economic groups across the Annapolis community.
• Ability to organize documents, manage multiple concurrent assignments, and produce accurate content under tight, deadline-driven pressures.
• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations, Marketing, Journalism, Communications, Communication Design, Web Design, or a closely related field.
• Some professional experience in public relations, public affairs, marketing, journalism, digital media, or a closely related field.
• An acceptable combination of education, training, and experience that demonstrates the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered.

Nice To Haves

• Fluency or proficiency in Spanish language skills (desired, but not required).

Responsibilities

• Creates dynamic content for and maintains the City's official social media platforms (e.g., Facebook, X/Twitter, YouTube, blogs, and website Content Management Systems).
• Authors and manages the production of the twice-monthly Mayor’s newsletter and drafts ceremonial proclamations, citations, press releases, speeches, letters, and blog posts.
• Attends City events, press conferences, and public functions to provide live digital communications coverage utilizing basic photography and videography principles.
• Reviews and edits written content created by other City staff (including departmental letters, grant proposals, and public notices) to ensure consistent municipal branding and message clarity.
• Builds and maintains cooperative working relationships with communications counterparts across local, county, regional, and state government entities.
• Supports emergency and routine public information activities under strict confidentiality protocols.
• Provides occasional support during City Council meetings and represents the Mayor’s Office at public functions as directed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level