Public Affairs Coordinator

Requirements

• MOS Codes: 35P1 (Air Force), 46A (Army)
• Education and Experience: A Bachelor's degree or higher in Business or Public Administration Journalism, Public Relations; Mass Communication, or related field, plus one (1) year of mass communications, public relations, advertising, journalism, marketing or publicity experience.
• Licenses and Certificates: Valid Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent issued by another state.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop and coordinate marketing and outreach programs that align with City of El Paso Strategic goals.
• Research, coordinate, prepare and respond to media requests.
• Set up press briefings and share information on behalf of departments.
• Work with Communication & Public Affairs to coordinate necessary press conferences during City emergency; coordinate with Emergency Management Coordinator and departments to share information.
• Ensure website is updated; use social media to share information.
• Aid in the creation of informative presentations for speaking engagements.
• Cook with the City Manager and CM Leadership Team on public affairs issues.
• Write, compose, and communicate original material for internal and public distribution including, but not limited to, radio and television, news releases or advisories.
• Serve as liaison which entails establishing rapport and maintaining effective working relationships with the public, stakeholders, and City officials or representatives.
• Provide support to the City Communications and Public Affairs Office as required by participating in special public relations projects which includes performing related research.
• Coordinate PowerPoint presentations and take photos for City Council meetings.
• Develop, manage and participate in social media. Involves: Participate in a wide variety of social media activities such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, blogging. Support City T.V. programming/event coverage, Public Service Announcement (PSA), special video projects, and update equipment.
• Strategize and educate departments and others on incorporating relevant social media techniques into the organization's culture and into all organization's services.
• Measure the impact of social media and marketing efforts.
• Supervise assigned staff. Involves: Schedule, assign, instruct, guide and check work. Appraise employee performance. Provide for training and development. Enforce personnel rules and regulations and work behavior standards firmly and impartially. Counsel, motivate and maintain harmony. Interview applicants. Recommend hiring, discipline, merit pay or other employee status changes.

Qualifications

Note: This is an unclassified contract position. Please note: Applicants with a foreign diplomas, transcripts and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information. Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received. A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete. To qualify for this position, the required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position. Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.