Job Highlights

• • Position Title: Public Information Officer
  • Location: This position is located in Carson City and will be working part time in the office part time telecommuting for the foreseeable future. Candidates located in other parts of Nevada can be considered for fully remote work.
  • Position End Date: 3/14/2024
  • Salary: $61,617 plus benefits

• • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in journalism, English, public or community relations, communications or closely related field;
  • Two years of professional experience in public relations or public information including writing media releases and newsletters, preparing speeches and multimedia presentations;
  • OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• • Manage the public relations and public information program for an agency on a statewide basis; write media releases, newsletters, and informational brochures; produce multi-media presentations and take photographs; design, organize and maintain web platforms.
  • Write news releases, create informational brochures, coordinate, and script public service announcements, and research and author articles for publication and/or to inform the public of activities or items of interest; organize, draft and edit material for printing or publication and distribution; evaluate advertising and promotional materials for compatibility with public relations efforts.
  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with State and local government officials and media representatives; respond to queries and direct questions to appropriate staff; arrange press conferences and notify media representatives of newsworthy events.
  • Develop internal and community relations publicity campaigns designed to build agency morale, community support, and a positive agency image and identity; prepare agency newsletters or brochures; draft and edit articles; layout and design materials for printing; draft speeches for special audiences and attend meetings.
  • Collect articles, recordings of radio and television newscasts, and other informational releases pertaining to the agency; maintain informational files of background information; file information in order to monitor and maintain records of press coverage.
  • Determine the need for photos or receive photo requests; arrange for appointments or photo shoots; select site and equipment; determine aesthetics and lighting; select poses or angles; print quality photos and/or prepare for publication; write scripts; determine sequence for slide presentations; and create multimedia presentations. Plan, organize, coordinate and publicize special events to provide information regarding agency services and activities.
  • Develop and maintain the public communications portion of the departmental crisis disaster response plan, and serve as the lead communicator during crisis or emergency situations.

Special Notes

• • This role is involved in a dynamic public health program. As such, roles and responsibilities are subject to change as situations evolve. Roles and responsibilities listed above may be expanded upon or updated to match priorities and needs, once written approval is received by both the CDC Foundation and Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, in order to best support the State of Nevada in their public health programming

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  Fully vaccinated is defined as follows: At least two weeks have passed since receipt of the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine, or the second dose of the either the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech two-dose vaccines.