Public Relations Specialist
About The Position
This vacancy is in the Solid Waste Management department. The Public Relations Specialist is responsible for creating print and online content to publicize and promote department programs, facilities, events, or objectives. This includes researching and verifying information, producing and publishing newsletters, calendars, brochures, and flyers, and monitoring and creating content for social media and the department website. The role also involves planning, organizing, and staffing community outreach programs and events, representing the department as a spokesperson, and providing data reporting related to department programs and activities. Additionally, the specialist will process various documentation, communicate with internal and external stakeholders, and maintain records.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism, Liberal Arts, Public Relations, Communications, or related field required.
- Two years of experience in public relations, communications, events management, or a related field.
- Any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
- Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia driver’s license.
Responsibilities
- Creates print and online content to publicize and promote department programs, facilities, events, or objectives.
- Researches and verifies information; produces and publishes newsletters, calendars, brochures, and flyers.
- Monitors and creates content for social media and department website; takes photographs for use in content.
- Writes or edits official department announcements, emails blasts, press releases, letters, or posts.
- Plans, organizes, and staffs community outreach programs and events.
- Arranges and conducts special events, contests, ribbon cuttings, facility tours, educational programs, and activities specific to assigned department.
- Secures locations, dates, and sponsorship needed; prepares activities and materials; recruits and supervises event volunteers.
- Coordinates set-up, staffing, and implementation of program/event plans.
- Represents department as a spokesperson; maintains relationships with community partners.
- Attends community events, expos, or meetings on behalf of the department.
- Responds to inquiries from the media or the public; serves on committees to facilitate community outreach.
- Provides data reporting related to department programs and activities.
- Compiles data related to program participation, costs, and community feedback; conducts surveys to collect community input.
- Tracks inquiries; prepares reports.
- Processes a variety of documentation associated with department/division operations, within designated timeframes and per established procedures.
- Receives and reviews various documentation, reports, meeting minutes, and rough drafts of media content.
- Reviews, completes, processes, forwards or retains as appropriate.
- Prepares or completes various forms, reports, correspondence, and other documentation, including written and visual content, press releases, brochures, posters, flyers, newsletters, and calendars.
- Compiles data for further processing or for use in preparation of department reports.
- Maintains computerized and/or hardcopy records.
- Communicates with department staff, city officials, supervisor, other employees, schools, community groups, news media, the public, and other individuals as needed to coordinate work activities, review status of work, exchange information, or resolve problems.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
