Public Information Director II - 61150471

Job Responsibilities

Are you an experienced professional looking for new opportunities to further your career? The South Carolina Office of Resilience is seeking a hardworking and dependable candidate just like you to apply! This position will offer great benefits with the state, including 15 days of annual and sick leave per year or more depending on applicable state service.

Responsibilities of the Public Information Director II:

In close coordination with the Chief Resilience Officer and agency leadership, the Office of Resilience Communications Director leads and develops communications and public relations strategy for the office. This includes creation and dissemination of messaging and materials as well as coordination of public relations activities to accomplish agency goals and objectives. The job duties of this position include but are not limited to the following:

• Supervises staff to include preparing performance planning and evaluation documents and related personnel paperwork. Coaches, counsels, and trains employees. Establishes and monitors work processes. Implements management policies and initiatives and promotes teamwork.

• Develops agency communications strategy and ensures all program communications activities align with agency strategy. Participates in regular executive-level decision-making with agency leadership, providing strategic communications counsel. Oversees and executes communications efforts for all agency activities and program areas including management of website and social media and campaigns, creation of informational materials and all deliverables, coordination and support for public engagement activities.

• Manages all digital media including creating content for and maintenance of agency website and social media pages; creation of content for the newsletter and maintaining newsletter distribution list; creation and management of all photos and videos.

• Coordinates media relations activities including disseminating press releases, fielding Inquiries, building and maintaining relationships with local and national media outlets.

• Coordinates executive communications including speeches, presentations, and remarks for agency leadership; writing of executive letters and other correspondence; agency briefing materials; agency accountability report; coordination and fielding of FOIA requests.

• Develops and maintains agency branding materials including logos, brand guidelines.

• Oversee and support all aspect of legislative relations including building and maintaining relationships with legislators. monitoring and reviewing relevant legislation and providing informational materials to legislative representation and staff as needed.

Minimum and Additional Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and at least five (5) years of experience related to the development and dissemination of informational material.

• All applicants are asked to submit a portfolio or relevant work samples.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Knowledge of journalistic principles, practices, and techniques of disseminating information to the public through news media.

• Knowledge of digital media practices including website, social media, and digital content creation and management.

• Knowledge of grammar, composition, and style.

• Knowledge of the methods and techniques used in planning, composing, and editing publications.

• Skill in the layout of informational materials for digital and print use.

• Ability to conduct interviews and research.

• Ability to gather, organize and present oral and written information in a clear, concise, and accurate manner.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the media and the general public.

• Organizes, directs, and coaches communications staff to execute the agency's communications strategy for internal and external audiences.

• Must have and maintain a valid driver's license. Work is performed primarily in an office environment. but travel and field work will be required in areas where these are some risks and hazards that are known, predictable and controllable.

Applicants indicating college credit or degree(s) on the application will be required to bring a copy of college transcript to the interview. A copy of the transcript may also be uploaded as an attachment to the application, if required by the hiring department or if desired by the applicant. Please note that some areas of the Agency may require an official, certified copy of the transcript prior to hiring or within a specific timeframe required by that area, after hiring. Failure to produce an official, certified transcript may result in not being hired or termination.

Additional Comments

The Office of Resilience is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions, including, but not limited, to lactation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment. Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education. A resume will not be accepted nor reviewed to determine if an applicant has met the qualifications for the position.