DEPUTY COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR - 67039644

State-of-Florida; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities seeks a Deputy Communications Director to oversee media relations, prepare press materials, and coordinate external communications. The role reports to the Communications Director and serves as an alternate spokesperson for the Agency.

This SES-exempt position requires strong writing, editing, and public speaking skills, and involves collaboration with senior leadership and multiple program areas to advance the Agency's mission.

Qualifications

• Must have experience managing social media accounts for an organization.
• Must have experience as a spokesperson.
• Must have experience with writing, editing and oral communication.
• Must have 2 or more years’ experience in Communications and/or Public Relations.
• Bachelor’s Degree in related field OR 4 years of experience in a related field can substitute for degree.

Responsibilities

• Assists the Communications Director in generating earned media through the writing and development of press releases, proclamations, social media campaigns, articles, newsletters, and other external deliverables.
• Monitors daily media coverage and other published content related to the Agency, its programs, and its personnel.
• Drafts, edits, and approves press releases, press advisories, agency statements, opinion pieces, and articles for internal and external publication as well as speeches, messages, talking points, and responses for the Director and the Agency's other members of the executive leadership team.
• Assists in managing messaging and strategy for the Agency's social media sites.
• Assists with fulfilling public records requests from members of the media, including coordinating with appropriate program areas and offices.
• Creates multimedia scripts for internal and external communications initiatives.
• Assists with the planning, production, editing, and dissemination of videos, photographs, reports, and other publications on behalf of the Agency, the Director, or executive leadership.
• Assists the Communications Director the external affairs process by creating and preparing external events and briefs for the Agency including but not limited to strategizing and coordinating between event hosts, stakeholders, partners, sister agencies and others, managing timelines and drafting corresponding materials.
• Supports planning, coordinating, and staffing special events for the Director or executive leadership. Manages Agency’s internal and external web pages.
• Aligns communications goals and plans with the Office of the Governor and the Director.

Skills

Social media management

Spokesperson experience

Writing & editing

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in related field

4 years of related experience in lieu of degree

Job description

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DEPUTY COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR - 67039644

Date: Aug 31, 2026

The State Personnel System is an E-Verify employer. For more information click on ourE-Verify Website .

Requisition No:882742

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: DEPUTY COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR - 67039644

Pay Plan: SES

Position Number:67039644

Salary: $60,000.00 to $65,000.00 Annually

POSITION: PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER - Selected Exempt Service (SES)

WORKING TITLE: DEPUTY COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR

POSITION NUMBER: 67039644

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

*This is an ANTICIPATED VACANCY*

09/08/26

This position is not a Telework position and is required to report to the APD office in the area it serves.

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for eligible employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits, including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits.
• Nine paid holidaysand onePersonal Holiday each year.
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com ).

The Agency seeks team members who demonstrate the qualities of being humble, hungry, and smart and lead others to embody the same. This entails lacking excessive ego, sharing credit, being self-motivated, and exercising good judgment and intuition regarding the subtleties of group dynamics.

This position with APD will serve staff and management across the Agency. Your work will impact the workplace culture, our community, and the population we serve as we continuously strive to achieve the Agency’s mission.

SALARY RANGE

$60,000.00 - $65,000.00 Annually $2,307.69 - $2,500.00 Bi-weekly

Position Summary

The position reports to the communications director, who is over the entire communications office. This is a highly responsible position that serves as the Agency for Persons with Disabilities alternate spokesperson and point of contact in response to media inquiries.

The Work You Will Do

Assists the Communications Director in generating earned media through the writing and development of press releases, proclamations, social media campaigns, articles, newsletters, and other external deliverables.

Monitors daily media coverage and other published content related to the Agency, its programs, and its personnel. Facilitates appropriate internal communication to advise on matters of interest featured in these publications.

Drafts, edits, and approves press releases, press advisories, agency statements, opinion pieces, and articles for internal and external publication as well as speeches, messages, talking points, and responses for the Director and the Agency's other members of the executive leadership team.

Assists in managing messaging and strategy for the Agency's social media sites.

Assists with fulfilling public records requests from members of the media, including coordinating with appropriate program areas and offices.

Creates multimedia scripts for internal and external communications initiatives.

Assists with the planning, production, editing, and dissemination of videos, photographs, reports, and other publications on behalf of the Agency, the Director, or executive leadership.

Assists the Communications Director the external affairs process by creating and preparing external events and briefs for the Agency including but not limited to strategizing and coordinating between event hosts, stakeholders, partners, sister agencies andothers, managing timelines and drafting corresponding materials.

Supports planning, coordinating, and staffing special events for the Director or executive leadership. Manages Agency’s internal and external web pages.

Aligns communications goals and plans with the Office of the Governor and the Director.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must have experience managing social media accounts for an organization.
• Must have experience as a spokesperson.
• Must have experience with writing, editing and oral communication.
• Must have 2 or more years’ experience in Communications and/or Public Relations.
• Bachelor’s Degree in related field OR 4 years of experience in a related field can substitute for degree.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Managing social media accounts for an organization.

Ability to:

• Respond to inquiries from the public on behalf of an organization.
• Develop, maintain and manage ongoing relationships with media representatives.
• Coordinate to multiple under tight timeframes.
• Interact and communicate with high-level officials.
• Develop, maintain and strengthen Agency stakeholder and partner relationships.

Demonstrate Skills in:

• Communications and/or Public Relations.
• Writing, editing and oral communication including but not limited to AP style formatting.

Additional Information

Profile Completion

To qualify for this position, applicants must complete all fields in the Candidate Profile, including their work history with the month and year.

Resumes and other documentation can be attached to provide additional information but will not replace the required completed Candidate Profile.

Retiree Notice

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be suspended or voided, and you will be required to repay all benefits received depending on your retirement date.

Direct Deposit Program

As a condition of employment, a person appointed to a position in the State Personnel System is required to participate in the Direct Deposit Program. Rather than receiving a paper paycheck, your funds will be deposited directly into your account at your financial institution. This will be accomplished by Electronic Funds Transfer. Banks, savings and loan associations, and credit unions are eligible to accept such deposits. Retirement funds are also required to be in the Direct Deposit Program.

It is the policy of the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities that applicants for employment undergo Level 2 employment screening in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes, as a condition of employment or being permitted to serve as a volunteer.

No applicant for a designated position will be employed or permitted to volunteer until the Level 2 screening results are received, reviewed, and approved by the Agency.
Level 2 background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for Statewide criminal and juvenile records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Federal criminal records checks through the Federal Bureau of Investigation and may include local criminal records checks through local law enforcement agencies.

Pursuant to S. 110.1127(1), Florida Statutes, this position requires a background investigation, including fingerprinting.

APD only hires U.S. citizens and those lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. APD participates in the U.S. government’s employment eligibility verification program (E-Verify), which electronically confirms an employee’s eligibility to work in the U.S. after completing the employment eligibility verification form (I-9).

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

For assistance, call the People First Service Center at [phone] Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Eastern time. Pursuant to Florida Law, 110.211 F. S., the State of Florida is an EEO employer.