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About the Communication Division
The Communications Division implements environmental-specific media, outreach, and marketing activities to support the health of our community and environment. The communication services division includes strategic communications planning, multi-cultural community engagement, media relations, social media, collateral development, and website management.The Environmental Service Department is recruiting for a Senior Public Information Representative within the department's Communications Division. This position plays a key role in the department's recycling and sustainability programs. This staff supports the Public Information Manager and supervises three staff members.
Aligning with ESD's mission, the Senior Public Information Representative helps develop and implement a range of communications strategies for projects and initiatives focused on enhancing the quality of life and environment for San José residents and businesses.
The ideal candidates have excellent verbal and written communication skills; experience in project implementation and management, planning; supervision; marketing, community outreach and engagement; and a can-do attitude and strong interpersonal skills.
Typical duties include:
- Learning and maintaining in-depth knowledge of recycling, sustainability, and environmental programs
- Developing and implementing strategic communications plans and budgets.
- Writing and editing ads, brochures, newsletters, website content, press releases, Council memos, and correspondence.
- Responsible for maintaining, and managing SanJoseRecycles.org, a database-driven website.
- Researching best practices to improve the effectiveness of communication strategies.
- Overseeing surveys and other evaluation mechanisms
- Developing and implementing behavior change messages.
- Initiating, developing, and maintaining productive working relationships with a variety of public and private agencies, organizations, and vendors
- Supervising up to four staff members
- Serving as a spokesperson and responding to media inquiries
- And other duties as assigned.
The salary range for this classification is $120,010.80 - $146,196.96.
This salary range(s) includes an approximate five percent (5%) ongoing non-pensionable compensation. Actual salary shall be determined by the final candidates' qualifications and experience.Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in the fields of journalism, communications, advertising, marketing, public relations, public administration, or closely related fields