Communication Coordinator

City of Fort Worth; Library (PA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Holidays

Job summary

The City of Fort Worth Public Library is seeking a Communication Coordinator to lead a four-person communications team across twenty locations, including three new sites in development, and to oversee public relations, marketing, advertising, internal communications and media buying for branding and program promotion.

The role requires strategic planning, staff development, and acting as the Library's Public Information Officer, coordinating with City communications units to support library

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field.
• Four (4) years of increasingly responsible experience in public relations, journalism, marketing, communications, or a closely related field
• Two (2) years of administrative management or supervisory responsibility
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid Texas driver's license

Responsibilities

• Developing comprehensive communications plans aligned with business operations and department strategic plan while managing the plan through execution
• Overseeing team development and day-to-day operations of the communications unit
• Serving as an advisor to library administration and leadership teams
• Serve as the Public Information Officer for the Library department within the City of Fort Worth, coordinating with City communications units
• Coordinate interdepartmental City communication projects and serve as liaison as needed to elected officials

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, Communications, Public Administration or a related field

Job description

Pay Range: $37.66 - $48.95/hr. I $78,326-$101,824 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Thursday,October 8, 2026

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

A Communication Coordinator position is available with the City of Fort Worth Public Library.

This position leads a team of four communications professionals that serve the Fort Worth Public Library system, which is currently comprised of 20 locations with three in development. The coordinator and team oversees public relations, marketing, advertising, internal communications, and media buying to support and promoting effective and efficient communication, system branding and to market more than 10,000 programs annually.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Business Administration, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, Communications, Public Administration or a related field
• Four (4) years of increasingly responsible experience in public relations, journalism, marketing, communications, or a closely related field
• Two (2) years of administrative management or supervisory responsibility
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid Texas driver's license

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in strategic campaign development
• Project management experience in multiple areas of communications simultaneously
• Major market media relations experience

The Communication Coordinator job responsibilities include:

• Developing comprehensive communications plans aligned with business operations and department strategic plan while managing the plan through execution
• Overseeing team development and day-to-day operations of the communications unit
• Serving as an advisor to library administration and leadership teams
• Serve as the Public Information Officer for the Library department within the City of Fort Worth, coordinating with City communications units
• Coordinate interdepartmental City communication projects and serve as liaison as needed to elected officials

Working Conditions Physical Demand

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions.

Sedentary Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non‑merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case‑by‑case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.

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