SENIOR PUBLIC INFORMATION SPECIALIST
County of Los Angeles · Los Angeles County, CA · 1 mo ago
MarketingFull-time
We need to produce HTML fragment with sections: About the role (maybe "About The Position" content), Responsibilities (Essential Job Functions), Requirements (Education & Training, Experience, License, etc.), Benefits (maybe from "Check Out Our Outstanding Benefits!" but that's generic; we need to include only if specific content. It says "Check Out Our Outstanding Benefits! We offer one of the strongest public-sector benefits packages in the country. Join us and discover a rich selection of health care options, robust retirement plans and the flexibility to work, relax and rejuvenate as you reach your fullest personal and professional potential. Click here to see comprehensive information regarding County employee benefits." That's fairly generic but still mentions benefits: health care options, retirement plans, flexibility. It's not placeholder like "commensurate with experience". It's specific enough? It mentions health care options, retirement plans, flexibility. I'd include Benefits section.
Pay and Schedule: Not mentioned. No pay info. No schedule specifics except maybe "Special Information Available Shift Appointees may be required to work any shift, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays." That's schedule info. So we can include Schedule section with that statement.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc.
We need to remove boilerplate: navigation, legal, EEO, scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove "Position/Program Information EXAM NUMBER Y1609B TYPE OF RECRUITMENT ..." etc. Also remove "When to Apply" maybe? That's application instruction; we should remove application instructions. The instruction says remove application instructions. So we should drop "WHEN TO APPLY" etc. Also drop "Application And Filing Information", "Email Verification Information", etc. Also drop "Special Information Available Shift Appointees may be required to work any shift..." that's schedule info, keep.
We need to preserve substantive information: About Los Angeles County Department Of Health Services description, Mission, Benefits statement, About The Position description, Essential Job Functions list, Requirements (Education & Training, Experience, License, Physical Class II, Desirable Qualification(s)), Benefits, Schedule.
We must not include sections with placeholder/filler text. Ensure we don't include empty sections.
We need to use for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. But we should only include sections that have real content. The posting has About the role (About The Position). Responsibilities (Essential Job Functions). Requirements (Education & Training, Experience, License, Physical Class II). Qualifications? Could combine with Requirements? The instruction says use those headings if content exists. We have Requirements (education/experience/license). Could also have Qualifications (desirable qualifications). Skills? Not explicitly listed; maybe we can omit Skills. Benefits we have. Pay none -> omit. Schedule we have shift info.
Thus output sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications (desirable qualifications), Benefits, Schedule.
We need to use
for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. But we should only include sections that have real content. The posting has About the role (About The Position). Responsibilities (Essential Job Functions). Requirements (Education & Training, Experience, License, Physical Class II). Qualifications? Could combine with Requirements? The instruction says use those headings if content exists. We have Requirements (education/experience/license). Could also have Qualifications (desirable qualifications). Skills? Not explicitly listed; maybe we can omit Skills. Benefits we have. Pay none -> omit. Schedule we have shift info.
Thus output sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications (desirable qualifications), Benefits, Schedule.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. For prose use
.
We need to preserve all substantive information; not invent or summarize away detail.
Let's extract content.
About Los Angeles County Department Of Health Services: paragraph(s). We'll combine into
.
Mission: "To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care." Could be part of About the role or separate? Probably part of About the role.
Benefits statement: "Check Out Our Outstanding Benefits! We offer one of the strongest public-sector benefits packages in the country. Join us and discover a rich selection of health care options, robust retirement plans and the flexibility to work, relax and rejuvenate as you reach your fullest personal and professional potential. Click here to see comprehensive information regarding County employee benefits." We should keep the substance but maybe drop the "Click here..." as it's a link instruction (application instruction?). It's not exactly application instruction but it's a link to benefits; could be considered boilerplate? Might be okay to keep but it's a directive. Safer to omit the "Click here..." sentence. Keep the rest.
About The Position: paragraph describing role.
Essential Job Functions: list of duties. We'll convert each sentence starting with a verb into
- . Need to preserve all details.
Let's list them:
- Serves as the principal communications advisor to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center executive leadership, advising on media relations, crucial communications, procedures, and processes.
- Develops and implements comprehensive communication strategies supporting organizational priorities, operational initiatives, regulatory requirements, and enterprise-wide change management.
- Researches, drafts, edits, and coordinates executive speeches, presentations, talking points, briefing materials, correspondence and leadership messaging for internal and external audiences.
- Leads the development and implementation of external communications, including integrated branding, marketing, and reputation management strategy to strengthen public awareness, patient engagement, workforce recruitment, and organizational retention.
- Coordinates messaging among executive leadership, clinical departments, employees, community collaborators, academic partners, and County leadership to support organizational readiness, operational continuity, and successful implementation of critical initiatives.
- Collaborates with Central Office of Communications to develop creative storytelling and marketing materials - including videos, social media and website content and oversea brand governance, messaging standards, creative direction, and marketing initiatives supporting hospital service lines, community outreach, recruitment campaigns, and major institutional initiatives while ensuring alignment with enterprise branding and communication standards.
- Provides technical guidance or supervises a team of lower-level public information staff by organizing and assigning work, setting priorities, and following-up to ensure coordination and completion of assigned work.
- Develops procedures, standards, and guidelines for collection, review, and presentation of information intended for communication across various media channels and platforms.
- Serves as Harbor-UCLA Medical Center's executive communication liaison with the Central Communications Office and collaborates with County leadership, UCLA, community organizations, elected officials, healthcare partners and executive collaborators on crucial communication initiatives.
- Provides strategic crisis and emergency preparedness communications during LA County emergencies, hospital incidents, operational disruptions, patient safety events, regulatory issues, and other sensitive matters requiring executive level communications planning and coordination with hospital incident command, and executive leadership.
We'll keep as list.
Requirements: Education & Training, Experience, License, Physical Class II - Light, maybe also "Withhold Information No withhold will be allowed" but that's instruction; remove. Also "Out-of-Class Information" maybe remove as it's instruction. Also "Desireable Qualification(s)" we will treat as Qualifications section.
Education & Training: paragraph.
Experience: paragraph.
License: paragraph.
Physical Class II - Light: paragraph.
We'll put these under Requirements as a list? The instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we can list each requirement as
- . But we also have paragraphs inside each. Could do
...
.
Schedule: statement about shift work.
Now we need to ensure we don't include any boilerplate like "EXAM NUMBER Y1609B TYPE OF RECRUITMENT", "WHEN TO APPLY", "Application And Filing Information", "Email Verification Information", "Social Security Federal law..." etc.
Also remove "Check Out Our Outstanding Benefits!" heading? We'll keep benefits content but not heading.
Now produce HTML fragment.
Let's craft.
not needed; just headings and content.
We'll output:
About the role
...
Then Responsibilities
...
Requirements
...
Qualifications
...
Benefits
...
Schedule
...
Make sure no extra whitespace issues.
Now extract precise text.
About Los Angeles County Department Of Health Services paragraph:
"LA Health Services is LA County’s integrated healthcare system and the second-largest public health system in the nation. Our system includes four public hospitals, more than 20 community health centers, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Correctional Health Services, and community-based programs that connect people to care where they are. We serve as the safety net for more than 10 million residents, providing care regardless of ability to pay, insurance coverage, or immigration status. As one connected system, we deliver extraordinary care—from prevention and primary care to emergency, specialty, trauma, and recovery services across Los Angeles County. With more than 2.9 million visits annually and a workforce of over 23,000 dedicated staff, LA Health Services is proud to deliver high-quality, compassionate, and accessible care to everyone, no matter how they come through our doors."
Mission: "To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care."
We can combine both into one paragraph or separate. Probably one paragraph containing both.
About The Position paragraph:
"The Senior Public Information Specialist initiates, plans, develops, maintains, evaluates, implements, and coordinates a more complex and sensitive public information and engagement program; serves in a lead capacity or may serve as a supervisor to public information staff engaged in the planning and dissemination of information through various media channels."
We could keep that.
Now Responsibilities list as above.
Requirements list:
Education & Training: "A bachelor's degree * from an accredited college or university with a major in Communications, Journalism, Public Administration, Public Relations, or English. * To receive credit for your education, include a legible copy of all relevant official documents, including your diploma, transcript, or letter/certificate from an accredited institution or email it to ahsu3@dhs.lacounty.gov within seven (7) days of filing your application. The document should show the date the degree was conferred and be in English. If not in English, then translation is required. International degrees must be evaluated for equivalency to U.S. standards if not listed in the International Handbook of Universities or World Higher Education Database. Documents marked as unofficial will not be accepted. For more information on our standards for educational documents, please visit: Accredited College Education Guidelines . NO TE: W e do not accept password-protected documents. Ensure documents are unlocked before attaching to your application or sending to the exam analyst."
We need to preserve all substantive info; but some parts like "NO TE: W e do not accept password-protected documents." seems like a typo but we keep.
Experience: "A total of four (4) years of experience in either: Initiating, planning, developing, maintaining, evaluating, implementing, and coordinating a public information program at the level of Los Angeles County's class of Public Information Specialist. ** AND/OR - Professional experience *** as a journalist within a media organization. What does "At the Level of" mean? You may still qualify even if your job title isn’t exactly the same as the ones listed. What matters is that your experience is at a similar level — meaning your job involves similar responsibilities, requires comparable skills and knowledge, and takes place within a similar organizational structure. Please provide a clear explanation of your experience to demonstrate that it is at the appropriate level. Professional experience as a journalist is defined as: collecting, recording, writing, editing, reporting, or publishing news on behalf of a news organization."
License: "A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions."
Physical Class II - Light: "Physical Class II - Light: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved."
We could also include "Withhold Information No withhold will be allowed for this examination." but that's instruction; remove.
Now Qualifications (desirable): list:
- Experience performing public information work initiating, planning, developing, maintaining, evaluating, implementing, and coordinating a public information program for a government or healthcare agency, beyond the requirement.
- Experience using various social media platforms, digital marketing programs, and computer software to
. We need to preserve all substantive information; not invent or summarize away detail. Let's extract content. About Los Angeles County Department Of Health Services: paragraph(s). We'll combine into
. Mission: "To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care." Could be part of About the role or separate? Probably part of About the role. Benefits statement: "Check Out Our Outstanding Benefits! We offer one of the strongest public-sector benefits packages in the country. Join us and discover a rich selection of health care options, robust retirement plans and the flexibility to work, relax and rejuvenate as you reach your fullest personal and professional potential. Click here to see comprehensive information regarding County employee benefits." We should keep the substance but maybe drop the "Click here..." as it's a link instruction (application instruction?). It's not exactly application instruction but it's a link to benefits; could be considered boilerplate? Might be okay to keep but it's a directive. Safer to omit the "Click here..." sentence. Keep the rest. About The Position: paragraph describing role. Essential Job Functions: list of duties. We'll convert each sentence starting with a verb into
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we can list each requirement as
- . But we also have paragraphs inside each. Could do
...
. That's acceptable.
Qualifications (desirable): list of items.
Benefits: we have prose about health care options, retirement plans, flexibility. Could be
. Schedule: statement about shift work. Now we need to ensure we don't include any boilerplate like "EXAM NUMBER Y1609B TYPE OF RECRUITMENT", "WHEN TO APPLY", "Application And Filing Information", "Email Verification Information", "Social Security Federal law..." etc. Also remove "Check Out Our Outstanding Benefits!" heading? We'll keep benefits content but not heading. Now produce HTML fragment. Let's craft. not needed; just headings and content. We'll output:
About the role
...
ThenResponsibilities
- ...
Requirements
- ...
Qualifications
- ...
Benefits
...
Schedule
...
Make sure no extra whitespace issues. Now extract precise text. About Los Angeles County Department Of Health Services paragraph: "LA Health Services is LA County’s integrated healthcare system and the second-largest public health system in the nation. Our system includes four public hospitals, more than 20 community health centers, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Correctional Health Services, and community-based programs that connect people to care where they are. We serve as the safety net for more than 10 million residents, providing care regardless of ability to pay, insurance coverage, or immigration status. As one connected system, we deliver extraordinary care—from prevention and primary care to emergency, specialty, trauma, and recovery services across Los Angeles County. With more than 2.9 million visits annually and a workforce of over 23,000 dedicated staff, LA Health Services is proud to deliver high-quality, compassionate, and accessible care to everyone, no matter how they come through our doors." Mission: "To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care." We can combine both into one paragraph or separate. Probably one paragraph containing both. About The Position paragraph: "The Senior Public Information Specialist initiates, plans, develops, maintains, evaluates, implements, and coordinates a more complex and sensitive public information and engagement program; serves in a lead capacity or may serve as a supervisor to public information staff engaged in the planning and dissemination of information through various media channels." We could keep that. Now Responsibilities list as above. Requirements list: Education & Training: "A bachelor's degree * from an accredited college or university with a major in Communications, Journalism, Public Administration, Public Relations, or English. * To receive credit for your education, include a legible copy of all relevant official documents, including your diploma, transcript, or letter/certificate from an accredited institution or email it to ahsu3@dhs.lacounty.gov within seven (7) days of filing your application. The document should show the date the degree was conferred and be in English. If not in English, then translation is required. International degrees must be evaluated for equivalency to U.S. standards if not listed in the International Handbook of Universities or World Higher Education Database. Documents marked as unofficial will not be accepted. For more information on our standards for educational documents, please visit: Accredited College Education Guidelines . NO TE: W e do not accept password-protected documents. Ensure documents are unlocked before attaching to your application or sending to the exam analyst." We need to preserve all substantive info; but some parts like "NO TE: W e do not accept password-protected documents." seems like a typo but we keep. Experience: "A total of four (4) years of experience in either: Initiating, planning, developing, maintaining, evaluating, implementing, and coordinating a public information program at the level of Los Angeles County's class of Public Information Specialist. ** AND/OR - Professional experience *** as a journalist within a media organization. What does "At the Level of" mean? You may still qualify even if your job title isn’t exactly the same as the ones listed. What matters is that your experience is at a similar level — meaning your job involves similar responsibilities, requires comparable skills and knowledge, and takes place within a similar organizational structure. Please provide a clear explanation of your experience to demonstrate that it is at the appropriate level. Professional experience as a journalist is defined as: collecting, recording, writing, editing, reporting, or publishing news on behalf of a news organization." License: "A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions." Physical Class II - Light: "Physical Class II - Light: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved." We could also include "Withhold Information No withhold will be allowed for this examination." but that's instruction; remove. Now Qualifications (desirable): list: - Experience performing public information work initiating, planning, developing, maintaining, evaluating, implementing, and coordinating a public information program for a government or healthcare agency, beyond the requirement. - Experience using various social media platforms, digital marketing programs, and computer software to