Part-Time Internal Communications Specialist

City of Farmington Hills; Farmington Hills (MI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

City of Farmington Hills is seeking an energetic communications professional to support internal and external initiatives. The role focuses on staff engagement, organizational alignment, and transparent messaging across departments.

You will manage the FH Insider newsletter, edit materials for branding consistency, and draft content for intranet, website, and social media. The position is part-time, up to 30 hours weekly, with flexible scheduling in coordination with the department director.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, journalism, English, public administration or related field.
• Minimum four (4) years of experience in communications, journalism, marketing, or agency work.
• Strong understanding of social media strategy; proficiency in MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, and Canva or other graphic design software.
• Excellent verbal and writing, editing and messaging skills.
• Knowledge of graphic design principles preferred.
• Strong communication, customer service, and multi-tasking abilities.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Campaign Support — Assist in implementing strategic communications campaigns to promote City services, programs, projects, and events.
• Content Development — Draft and distribute content across the City’s intranet, website, social media channels, newsletters, and printed materials.
• Internal Communications — Manage and develop content for the FH Insider employee newsletter; edit press releases, flyers, pamphlets, and other materials to ensure consistency with brand standards and messaging.
• Research & Writing — Research materials, interview individuals, and gather information to compose articles, press releases, promotional pieces, reports, and newsletters.
• Digital Engagement — Draft social media posts for review and monitor community feedback across digital platforms to engage external audiences.
• Cross Department Collaboration — Collaborate with internal departments and external agencies as needed to support communication initiatives.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Social media strategy

Editing

Content writing

Verbal communication

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in communications

Tools

MS Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Canva

Job description

City of Farmington Hills is seeking an energetic communications professional to support internal and external initiatives. The role focuses on staff engagement, organizational alignment, and transparent messaging across departments.

You will manage the FH Insider newsletter, edit materials for branding consistency, and draft content for intranet, website, and social media. The position is part-time, up to 30 hours weekly, with flexible scheduling in coordination with the department director.