Job Title and Overview
The Pima County Library has an opening for a bilingual Communications Specialist to be the primary content creator for all locations. This position performs some media relations duties, creates social media content, and staff community outreach events in both English and Spanish.
Department : County Free Library
Job Type : Classified
Job Classification : 5513 - Communications Specialist
Salary / Pay Information :
- Hiring Range : $54,142 - $64,958 annually
- Full Range : $54,142 - $75,774 annually
Range Explanation : Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity. Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.
Essential Functions / Responsibilities
Writes content for all office communications and marketing materials, including but not limited to : press releases, newsletter articles and feature stories, advertising content and slogans, webpages, social media posts, fliers, posters, and other collateral materials.Serves as a secondary contact between the Communications Office and assigned client departments or within an Elected Official's office; develops relationships with departmental staff and understands the department’s communications and marketing needs and goals.Maintains awareness of the status of current or planned projects for the assigned departments and acts as a secondary monitor of work quality and progress completion.Analyzes issues and generates story ideas for the approval of the client department; acts as an advocate for the client department’s interests with the Communications Office and with the Elected Official consulted.Researches and gathers information from County government sources to compose articles in non-technical, readable prose for posting to the County website or other media outlets.Edits text produced by client staff; works with Communications Coordinator to cultivate and maintain working relationships with external media representatives; advises media on complex issues and connects reporters to proper sources within County government.Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, with a major in journalism, communications, public relations, media communications, English, or other closely-related field as determined by the department head at the time of recruitment, AND one (1) year of experience in journalism, public relations, technical writing, or media relations.Relevant experience and / or education from an accredited college or university may be substituted.Or five (5) years of experience in journalism, public relations, technical writing or media relations.Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the “Education” and “Work Experience” sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write “see resume” on your application.Preferred Qualifications
Be specific in describing your experience in your application. Ensure the descriptions illustrate your competencies, specifically addressing the required and preferred qualifications.Bilingual (English / Spanish) – speak, read, write.Experience with / knowledge of linguistic conventions of English and Spanish (grammar, syntax, punctuation, spelling).Senioriy and Employment Details
Seniority level : Mid-Senior levelEmployment type : Full-timeJob function : Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing / EditingIndustries : Wellness and Fitness Services#J-18808-Ljbffr
