PT Communications Coordinator

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

BASIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

Supports timely, consistent communication with City staff and contributes to internal and external communication initiatives for the Executive Team and elected officials. With a primary emphasis on internal communications, this person role strengths staff engagement, supports organizational alignment, and advances transparent communication across departments. Responsibilities include managing the employee newsletter (FH Insider) and other staff communications. written and editing, content monitoring media, the City website, and the intranet; providing general office support and other duties as required.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Strategic Campaign Support — Assist in implementing strategic communications campaigns to promote City services, programs, projects, and events.
2. Content Development — Work closely with the Communications Manager to draft and distribute content across the City’s intranet, website, social media channels, newsletters, and printed materials.
3. 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.
4. Research & Writing — Research materials, interview individuals, and gather information to compose articles, press releases, promotional pieces, reports, and newsletters.
5. Digital Engagement — Support management of the City’s online presence by drafting social media posts for review and monitoring community feedback across digital platforms to help engage external audiences.
6. Cross Department Collaboration — Collaborate with internal departments and external agencies as needed to support communication initiatives.
7. Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, journalism, English, public administration or a 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.

SKILLS & ABILITIES:

Computer skills including word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software. Graphic skills and related software knowledge are desirable. Must have excellent telephone and customer service skills and great organizational skills. Must be able to multi-task and attend to details.

START DATE & WORK SCHEDULE:

ASAP

Part-time, up to 30 hours per week on a schedule agreed upon by applicant and department director.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of the job, the employee is required to stand, sit, walk, talk, use hands and fingers; to handle or operate objects, tools, or controls; and to reach with hands and arms. The employee may lift and/or move objects up to 40 pounds.

Other Physical Requirements

Good vision and hearing.