Bilingual Information & Communication Specialist Job at Buncombe County in Ashev

This job posting expires at 11 : 59PM on October 12, 2025. No applications can be submitted after 11 : 59PM on October 12, 2025.

Job Title : Bilingual Information & Communication Specialist

Department : Communications and Public Engagement

External Hiring Range : $58,450.38 - $72,977.76

Compensation Grade : 3004

Pay Range : $58,450.38 - $93,316.03

Posted Internally and Externally

The Bilingual Information & Communication Specialist builds culturally competent strategic communication & public engagement campaigns to help connect Buncombe County residents who don't speak English as a first language to county programs and resources.

The Bilingual Information & Communication Specialist will :

• Develop social media content and short videos to support elections, storm recovery, strategic planning, property assessment processes, and more
• Create crisis communication strategies to connect to multicultural communities
• Build community relationships to ensure representation in key county decisions
• Provide oversight of the language access plan
• Be part of an award-winning Communications & Public Engagement team responsible for all internal and external communications, public engagement, media relations, social media, digital storytelling, and website management.

Purpose of the position : The purpose of this position is to perform professional public relations and communications work within the community and across Buncombe County Government to ensure an integrated message that supports and reflects the mission and vision of the organization.

Minimum Education, Training and / or Experience (required at time of hire) : Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, Communications, or closely related field, along with a minimum of two (2) years of experience in communications, public relations, or publicity work; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Essential Functions of the position :

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities :

Organization Conformance Standards for all positions :

In order to uphold internal pay parity and equity, salaries are non-negotiable for new and current Buncombe County employees. All new employees are paid according to their years of relevant education and experience above minimum requirements for the position and employees have the opportunity to obtain pay increases via cost of living increases and promotions.

Buncombe County Government realizes the importance of a diverse professional workforce and the need to foster a responsive and innovative organizational culture, one that fully engages all of our employees, honoring and building on each employee's unique experiences, opinions, and perspective.

It is the policy of Buncombe County to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all persons regardless of race, natural hair or hairstyles, ethnicity, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, marital or familial status, pregnancy, veteran status, religious belief or non-belief, age, or disability or any other legally protected class under federal or NC State law. EEO practices and employment decisions regarding recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion and compensation shall not be based on any of these protected classes. In addition, the County expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment or discrimination.