Communications Director

Salary : $138,507.20 - $172,744.00 Annually

Location : City Hall Burnsville, MN

Job Type : Full-Time

Job Number : 2025-00362

Department : Communications

Opening Date : 10 / 03 / 2025

Closing Date : 11 / 2 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Central

Position Details

As Communications Director, you'll lead the City's communications and engagement strategy to enhance transparency, brand awareness, and community connections. Oversee the development, implementation, and evaluation of communication efforts, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and priorities. You will benefit from Burnsville's leading-edge Total Rewards package and be part of a collaborative environment in a strengths-based culture of support and development.

This role is exempt and has a salary up to $172,744. Starting salary will be determined based on candidate's qualifications. Learn more about the

How you'll use your strengths every day

The Communications Director values people and perspectives by :

• Developing and executing the City's overarching communications strategy, ensuring alignment with City goals and community priorities.
• Providing leadership and direction to the communications department, fostering a high-performing, collaborative and innovative team
• Overseeing the development of engagement strategies that strengthen connections with the community.

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What you'll bring to help you be successful

Bachelor's degree or higher in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing or closely related field with eight or more years of progressively responsible communications leadership experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Local government leadership experience preferred.

People manager of the following positions :

BENEFITS-ELIGIBLE

In Burnsville, we create great experiences for our employees so they do the same for our community. We offer total rewards, development opportunities, and flexibility that reflect our commitment to you.

Total Rewards

Providing the highest level of care for our community starts with caring well for you. We provide a wide range of benefits to full-time employees and part-time employees who are scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week. Focused on your wellbeing, our total rewards include :

Employee Development

We believe that we all can benefit from ongoing learning and growth. We offer focused development opportunities through our organizational university, Burnsville University, to help people and teams be their best. Our comprehensive onboarding path engages new employees right from the start, with a year-long experience focused on connecting you to our organization and community.

Work Your Way

We are committed to flexibility in meeting the needs of our employees while continuing to provide excellent service to our organization and community. That's why we encourage remote and flexible work, when we are able. Whether you want to work in a coffee shop, adjust your start time, or wear jeans on a Monday, we encourage employees to work in a way that allows you to be your best.

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Do you have a Bachelor's degree or higher in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing or closely related field with eight or more years of progressively responsible communications leadership experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

02

Describe your experience developing and leading an organization-wide communications strategy, including the type of organization, size of audience, and alignment with organizational goals.

03

Share your experience serving as the chief communications lead or Public Information Officer during emergencies or high-profile events. Include your responsibilities, key decisions, and outcomes.

04

Outline your experience as a lead spokesperson. Include your work with media, elected officials, and community stakeholders, and the strategies you used to build trust and engagement.

05

Describe your experience providing strategic leadership to a communications team. Include how you set direction, built high-performing teams, and aligned efforts with organizational priorities.

06

Summarize your experience leading community engagement at an organizational level, including how you equipped other departments to connect effectively with the public. Provide examples of strategies or tools you developed and their impact.

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