As the Senior Public Information Officer for the Public Information Team of the Birmingham City Council, the primary role is to lead, develop, and plan for the dissemination of information to the general public and key stakeholders.
Overall, this role is important to ensure that the Birmingham City Council's advocacy and engagement are presented to the public accurately, timely, and consistently with widely accepted professional communication standards.
Disclaimer: This position is not included in the Classified Service of the Personnel Board Merit System and, as such, is not governed by the Personnel Board's Rules and Regulations or afforded Merit System rights.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:

Salary Range: $75,000.00 - $95,000.00 + voluntary participation in the defined and fringe
benefits plans.

Education and Experience Requirements:

A bachelor's degree from an accreditedcollege/university with at least ten (10) years of public information, journalism, corporatecommunications, and management experience. We reserve the right to consider applicants with amaster's degree from an accredited college/university, consistent employment history, and seven(7) years of management experience.

Communication Skills: Superior written and verbal communication skills. Ability to translatecomplex, technical data into easily understood information for the general public.

Technical Proficiency: Demonstrable experience with digital content management systems, socialmedia analytics, and basic desktop publishing or multimedia software.

Temperament: Ability to work well under pressure, meet tight deadlines, flexible work schedule,and navigate stressful situations with tact and professionalism.

Core Responsibilities

Media Relations & Strategy: Act as the official department spokesperson in the absenceof an elected official (i.e., city councilor). Build and maintain strong relationships withjournalists, editors, and broadcasting professionals.

Crisis Communications: Lead communication efforts during critical incidents,emergencies, or public relations crises. Draft timely and effective awareness campaigns,alerts, and statements to mitigate reputational risks and refute inaccurate information.

Content Creation & Management: Oversee the drafting and distribution of pressreleases, speeches, newsletters, executive communications, and social media content.

Ensure all outgoing materials are accurate and reflect the desired public image of theBirmingham City Council.

Team Leadership: Supervise and train other Public Information team members asappropriate. Assign tasks, monitor the quality of work, and ensure deadlines are metefficiently.

Public Outreach: Develop and implement community outreach initiatives and publicawareness campaigns in partnership with the Birmingham City Council. Oversee theBirmingham City Council's website, video production, social media platforms, and digitalpresence.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

EEO STATEMENT:

The Personnel Board of Jefferson Countyprovides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment with the Personnel Board of Jefferson County, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Each Merit System member city/agencyoperates its own equal employment opportunity policies available on the individual city/agency website.

ACCOMMODATION:

To request an accommodation in the application or hiring process due to your own ongoing medical condition or disability, please contact our Accommodations Coordinator at accommodationrequest@pbjcal.org or phone at 205-279-3500 (select option 1) Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Time. The accommodation process is reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or accommodation in the job application process.

NOTE:

This job posting may close before, or be extended beyond, the listed Target Close Date based on the employment needs of the Merit System. More detail regarding this job is available by clicking Apply.

DISCLAIMER:

This job posting is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of the job duties, responsibilities, or skills and abilities required for this position and may be changed at the discretion of the Personnel Board at any time.

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