Community Relations Specialist - District Attorney's office

Weld County Government•Greeley, CO

8d•$33 - $43

About The Position

The Community Relations Specialist for the Weld County District Attorney's Office is responsible for facilitating and maintaining all community contacts for the District Attorney's Office and serving as a liaison with the public and the media. This position is a management position within the District Attorney's Office.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in journalism (preferably broadcast), public relations, communications, criminal justice, political science or related field required.
Employment experience in similar field preferred.
Advanced communication skills, including the ability to write concisely and persuasively and speak in public.
The candidate must be able to organize thoughts well, react creatively in pressure situations and manage many duties simultaneously.
Organizational and time management skills are vital.
This position is non-exempt from the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act and is therefore eligible for overtime pay.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects, etc.) and Microsoft programs (Word, Excel, Publisher, PowerPoint) is preferred.
Video production, including script writing and editing, is preferred, but not required.
General understanding of the criminal justice process and the role of the District Attorney's Office is preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

Maintaining prevention programs within the D.A.'s Office, including researching and designing Fraud Alerts.
Researching, developing and providing trainings on prevention topics, such as identity theft, sexting, social media safety and cyberbullying.
Working to further the image of the District Attorney's Office by pursuing opportunities for employees to be involved in the local community through community service projects (i.e. school supply drives, food drives, reading to students, Mock Trial team coaching and judging, etc.).
Responsible for all communication, proactive and reactive, with media outlets throughout Colorado and beyond, including weekly case tracking summaries, press releases, opinion and editorial pieces, and media requests/inquiries.
Working with the District Attorney and Assistant District Attorney on responses to CORA (Colorado Open Records Act) and CCJRA (Colorado Criminal Justice Records Act) requests.
Updating and maintaining social media accounts, including Facebook, Twitter and other appropriate platforms.
Maintaining, and revising when needed, a protocol for high-profile incidents.
Developing and writing talking points for radio, TV and print interviews.
Participating in local and statewide PIO (Public Information Officer) groups.
Administering the website for the Weld County District Attorney's Office to include posting press releases to the "news section", creating content (feature stories on the office or employees, feature videos, sentences on cases that are not high-profile, etc.), posting weekly case tracking summaries, ensuring adherence to legally required accessibility standards and requirements, and maintaining and refreshing department pages.
Developing informational brochures for the community, including sexting, social media safety, identity theft, etc.
Being a member of the Weld County Web Advisory Group.
Communicating important events, policies and programs to office employees.
Assisting in managing emails and calls that are directed to the general email address and phone extension.
Keeping track of presentations, board memberships, volunteer activities and 10-plus year sentences of Deputy District Attorneys for office statistics.
Arranging trainings by attorneys for law enforcement, including Legislative and Case Law Updates.