Senior Public Information & Communications Strategist

City-of-Austin; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 48,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Austin’s AFM seeks a Public Information Specialist Senior to lead internal and external communications around strategic priorities. You will write newsletters, manage web content, and serve as a liaison to City departments and the public during facility changes.

Ideal candidates are clear writers with strong listening skills, able to plan all-hands meetings, employee appreciation events, and tours, while handling information requests with professionalism and speed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus four years of progressive experience in public information programs.
• Experience writing, editing, and producing newsletters, articles, and web or intranet content.
• Experience serving as liaison between an organization and internal/external customers, including communicating about service changes.
• Experience planning and coordinating events, presentations, and tours.

Responsibilities

• Develops long-range strategic plans.
• Writes plans, organizes, directs, coordinates and edits articles for publication in a variety of forms, including electronic publication.
• Coordinates all aspects of production of marketing materials.
• Performs media relations duties including media buying, news releases, and fielding questions from the media.
• Coordinates public relations duties including public and school education, presentations, tours of public facilities, and requests for information from the general public.
• Designs, researches, writes and edits newsletters and releases for internal or external use.
• Produces public service announcements and videos for promotional use.

Skills

Public information

Public relations

Media relations

Written communication

Attention to detail

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Public Relations, Journalism, Advertising or related field

Job description

The City of Austin’s AFM seeks a Public Information Specialist Senior to lead internal and external communications around strategic priorities. You will write newsletters, manage web content, and serve as a liaison to City departments and the public during facility changes.

Ideal candidates are clear writers with strong listening skills, able to plan all-hands meetings, employee appreciation events, and tours, while handling information requests with professionalism and speed.