City of Phoenix Hiring for Public Information Officer – Street Transportation Department at Phoenix, AZ Full Time

About This Position

Phoenix is the 5th largest city in the country, serving as Arizona’s center of government, commerce, and culture. It is emerging in the new economy with strength in high technology, manufacturing, bioscience research and advanced business services. Phoenix is a young, progressive city, brimming with sports and cultural attractions, distinctive restaurants, fascinating museums, diverse residential options, and endless outdoor opportunities.

The City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department is seeking a Public Information Officer. The Public Information Officer provides crucial support to the department, acting as a media liaison, and interacting with residents and a wide range of community stakeholders. This position plans, prepares and disseminates a variety of information and content. Responsibilities include coordination of research, writing, editing, media relations, public relations, community engagement, social media and webpage content development, video production, graphic design, and coordination of public meetings and special events.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Strong attention to detail and the ability to analyze and interpret data to derive insights.
• Knowledge of marketing and media relations concepts, principles, and best practices to drive decisions.
• Strong writing skills and the ability to write in a variety of styles, composing reports, articles, presentations, talking points, speeches, press releases, media responses, social media posts, etc.

SALARY

Pay Range: $74,797 – $110,510 annually.

Hiring Range: $74,797 – $100,235 annually.

Pay Range Explanation

• Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
• 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, and or training.

Benefits

A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

• Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions, click here for more details: Pension Information
• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Employer paid long-term disability
• Free Bus/light rail pass
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi

For more details, visit: Unit 007 Benefits

Minimum Qualifications

• Four years of responsible experience in journalism, mass media communications, or public relations.
• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, mass media communications, public relations, advertising, marketing or a related field.
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
• The City job description can be found here .
• All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
• Some positions require the use of personal or City vehicles on City business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid driver’s license and have an acceptable driving record. Use of a personal vehicle for City business will be prohibited if the employee is not authorized to drive a City vehicle or if the employee does not have personal insurance coverage.
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Preferred Qualifications

The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:

• Bilingual in English and Spanish.

Experience

• Leading public engagement and community outreach campaigns related to government infrastructure or transportation projects.
• With creating media, social media, and public content.
• And knowledge of AP Style standards.
• In developing engaging and impactful presentations for management and executive leadership using various presentation programs.
• Facilitating customer outreach and education.
• Utilizing photo and video to promote marketing campaigns.
• Using marketing tools, channels, and applications in a professional environment.
• Managing project deadlines, coordinating with various stakeholders, and managing multiple deliverables.
• With principles and practices of public administration, media relations, and familiarity with English grammar and style rules.
• With coordinating public meetings and special events.
• Capturing, interpreting, sharing, and making decisions using web or social analytics.
• Working with traditional (television, radio, and print) media.
• With creating digital media content for web, social media, etc.

RECRUITMENT DATES

Recruitment closes September 5, 2023. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list.This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.

How To Apply

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

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REFERENCE

Public Information Officer, JC:06370, ID# 51259, 8/22/2023, USM, SA, Benefits: 007

Building the Phoenix of tomorrow.

City of Phoenix is an equal opportunity employer. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service alumni who meet the required qualifications are encouraged to apply.