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Community Engagement Coordinator/PIO

City of Bothell · Bothell, WA · 2 mo ago
OTHRFull-time

About the role

The City of Bothell is hiring a Community Engagement Coordinator / Public Information Officer to lead the creation and delivery of public communications, including news releases, social media, videos, PSAs, and campaigns. This role manages the department’s online presence, supports the City’s Communications Team, and builds media relationships.

Responsibilities

  • Provide crisis communication support as needed: This position requires being on-call outside of normal work hours and may involve extended shifts, weekends, and holidays during emergencies or critical incidents.
  • Develop and manage public communications: Plan, design, and implement communications and public information programs, including news releases, social media messaging, videos, PSAs, and outreach campaigns.
  • Create multimedia and marketing content: Produce content for various platforms (internet, TV, radio) to support crime prevention, public safety, and community engagement initiatives.
  • Led social media strategy: Recommend and manage the Police Department’s ongoing social media approach to ensure timely, accurate, and engaging public messaging.
  • Maintain Police Department website content: Serve as the primary content manager for the Police Department’s webpages; ensure content remains current and informative.
  • Collaborate with the City Communications Team: Coordinate closely with the City’s Communications Team to align messaging and maintain consistent public information across departments.
  • Build relationships with media outlets: Establish and maintain professional connections with local traditional and non-traditional media to enhance public outreach and media coverage.

Requirements

  • Do you possess a Bachelor’s Degree in public administration, journalism, communications, criminal justice, or a closely related field? If you do, please specify your degree and field of study.
  • Please select all that apply: fields in which you have 3 or more years of experience. Digital engagement, Communications, Media Relations, Marketing.

Qualifications

  • Describe a successful social media campaign you’ve planned and executed. What platforms did you use, what was your goal, and how did you measure success?
  • Name a few social media accounts that you feel are top-notch, and what strategies they employ that you’d bring to the City of Bothell in this role.
  • I understand that if chosen to be the top candidate for this position, I will be required to go through a enhanced Police Department background check. Details of the enhanced Police Department background check are listed in the job announcement.

Skills

  • YesNo

Benefits

Details of the benefits package are available in the job announcement.

Pay

Salary information: 2026 salary information has been updated. The AFSCME Union contract is currently under negotiations and therefore the COLA for 2026 is not currently reflected in this job posting. We anticipate to have that released soon.

Schedule

Option to be on a 5/8 or 4/10 schedule; on-call required.

Application

To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter in lieu of the application form. Application may not be accepted if it is incomplete.

Contact

If you need a reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please send an email to hrhelpdesk@bothellwa.gov.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The City of Bothell is committed to being a safe, equitable, and inclusive workplace and community. The City of Bothell is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing equal opportunity for all employees and applicants.

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