Public Information Officer

Job Posting Title

Public Information Officer

Agency

090 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND ENTERPRISE SERV

Supervisory Organization

Outreach

Job Posting End Date (Continuous if Blank)

October 17, 2024

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

Salary up to: $80,000, commensurate with experience.

Job Description

As a Public Information Officer with OMES you will enjoy:

• Generous leave including 15 days of vacation, 15 days of sick leave and 11 paid holidays annually.
• A comprehensive Benefit Package with a generous benefit allowance to offset the cost of insurance premiums for employees and their eligible dependents.

Job Details

• Full-time 40-hour work weeks.
• Support the Outreach team
• Salary up to: $80,000, commensurate with experience.
• This position is responsible for managing and maintaining media relations for the agency and leads in the research, writing and editing of any releases or documentation on behalf of the agency to media outlets.

Responsibilities

• Establishes, develops and maintains contact with media outlets to field questions, draft responses, and disseminate agency information. *
• Prepares, edits, coordinates and distributes news releases. *
• Prepares speeches, talking points, scripts as needed for agency staff. *
• Coordinates and attends all media interviews with agency staff.
• Tracks and distributes all media mentions for agency and corrects any misinformation found in media mentions. *
• Track media outlets on social media platforms. *
• Attends OMES public events when media outlets are present.
• Able to create documentation and utilize.
• Prepare Open Records Request responses to media requests.
• Assist with agency staff on projects that require strategic promotion to media outlets.
• May serve as photographer at events.
• May assist with mass communications to the Legislature as needed.
• May perform other duties as assigned.
• • Denotes Essential Function

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• This position works primarily in a comfortable office setting with occasional need to travel or work remote at events.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually mild.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of three (3) years of experience working in public relations or mass communications for organization.
• Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, or related field.

About OMES

The Office of Management and Enterprise Services provides excellent service, expert guidance and continuous improvement in support of our partners' goals. We are a highly qualified workforce committed to serve those who serve Oklahomans and make government run in the most efficient, innovative manner possible.

OMES is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities may be provided upon request.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.