Public Relations and Communications Specialist

Nashville Public Radio; New London (CT); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) employer match

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Paid vacation and sick leave

Employer-paid life/AD&D insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible work environment

Job summary

LAUKOA seeks a Public Relations and Communications Specialist in New London, Connecticut (on-site) to develop draft communications plans, media materials, digital content, graphics, and outreach products for Government review and approval.

The role supports the National Coast Guard Museum public-engagement mission and collaborates with Public Affairs, drafting press materials and coordinating with review teams while ensuring appropriate approvals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing, or a closely related discipline.
• 3–5 years of full-time professional public relations or media-relations experience.
• AP Style mastery and experience creating polished written and visual communications products.
• Ability to work within formal approval, review, and release controls.

Responsibilities

• Implement government-approved communication and outreach plans for rotating exhibits, lectures, and community events.
• Maintain media contacts, draft press releases, media kits, interview-preparation materials, and draft responses for Government Public Affairs review.
• Draft content for approved websites, blogs, social channels, and digital campaigns; schedule or publish only when specifically authorized.
• Coordinate draft materials with USCG Public Affairs personnel, incorporate review comments, and preserve approval records before release.
• Track media mentions, web traffic, public engagement, and campaign results; prepare regular outreach-analytics reports for museum leadership.
• Receive or route media inquiries and maintain appropriate logs without serving as an official USCG spokesperson unless specifically authorized in writing.

Skills

AP Style

Written communications

Public relations

Media relations

Education

Bachelor degree in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing, or related discipline

Job description

Public Relations and Communications Specialist

Openings: 1 full-time position | Location: New London, Connecticut (on-site)

Position Summary

The Public Relations and Communications Specialist develops draft communications plans, media materials, digital content, graphics, and outreach products for Government review and approval. The role supports the National Coast Guard Museum public-engagement mission but does not independently release information, publish official content, or speak on behalf of the U.S. Coast Guard.

Essential Responsibilities

• Implement Government-approved communication and outreach plans for rotating exhibits, lectures, and community events.
• Maintain media-contact information and draft press releases, media kits, interview-preparation materials, and draft responses for Government Public Affairs review.
• Draft and design proposed content for approved websites, blogs, social channels, and digital campaigns; schedule or publish only when specifically authorized.
• Coordinate draft materials with USCG Public Affairs personnel, incorporate review comments, and preserve approval records before release.
• Track media mentions, web traffic, public engagement, and campaign results; prepare regular outreach-analytics reports for museum leadership.
• Receive or route media inquiries and maintain appropriate logs without serving as an official USCG spokesperson unless specifically authorized in writing.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing, or a closely related discipline.
• Three to five years of full-time professional public relations or media-relations experience.
• Mastery of AP Style and experience creating polished written and visual communications products.
• Demonstrated ability to work within formal approval, review, and release controls.

Preferred Qualifications

• Communications support for cultural nonprofits, museums, military-history institutions, DoD, DHS, or comparable public-sector organizations.
• Familiarity with Coast Guard terminology, history, and operational missions.
• Digital-design, web-content, social-content, analytics, and earned-media reporting experience.

LAUKOA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/VEVRAA federal contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• a 401(k) program with employer match
• paid vacation and sick leave
• employer-paid basic life and AD&D insurance
• an Employee Assistance Program
• and a flexible work environment.
• Additionally, employees can choose from several voluntary benefits including critical illness coverage
• accident insurance
• identity theft coverage
• pet insurance, and more.

LAUKOA gives preference to internal candidates. If no internal candidate meets our qualifications, external candidates will be given consideration.