Governor's Office Communications Coordinator

State of Colorado; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PERA benefits

Health insurance

Disability coverage

Life insurance

FSAs

Paid leave & holidays

Discount program

Job summary

State of Colorado is seeking a Communications Coordinator to support the Governor’s Office in planning and executing communications, events, and public engagement. The role focuses on producing speeches, press materials, digital content, and memos, while ensuring messaging aligns with administration priorities.

The ideal candidate has strong writing and organizational skills, experience with media relations, and the ability to work across multiple programs and stakeholders, including elected

Qualifications

• Three+ years of experience in a communications role.
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent writing and oral communication skills.
• Experience with copywriting, proofreading and editing.
• Ability to interact with a broad range of partners and stakeholders.
• Experience supporting a senior elected official or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Advance events for the Governor, including press events.
• Prepare materials and logistics with the Executive Assistant.
• Track follow-up actions from external events.
• Create briefing materials for communications events.
• Coordinate with the communications team for externally facing events.
• Provide content for Governor’s Office social media channels.
• Prepare remarks, talking points, memos, articles, reports and posts.
• Support the Chief Communications Officer on communications strategy.
• Develop a strategic community engagement plan.
• Maintain external communications toolkit and stakeholder lists.
• Support special projects as needed.

Skills

Writing skills

Strategic thinking

Communication

Copywriting

Editing

Media relations

Event coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications

Tools

Google Workspace

Web CMS

Content production tools

Job description

State of Colorado is seeking a Communications Coordinator to support the Governor’s Office in planning and executing communications, events, and public engagement. The role focuses on producing speeches, press materials, digital content, and memos, while ensuring messaging aligns with administration priorities.

The ideal candidate has strong writing and organizational skills, experience with media relations, and the ability to work across multiple programs and stakeholders, including elected