Public Information Specialist - Police Job Fayetteville area,North Carolina USA,Government

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The City of Fayetteville's Police Department is seeking a Public Information Specialist to administer a wide range of public relations, education and outreach initiatives in support of the Police department, including coordinating and distributing public information, public information projects, developing Police department publications; to coordinate, establish and maintain effective public relations with media representatives, the public and internal staff members.

Assist staff and personnel with media relations; provide information to news media on breaking stories during and after normal working hours; serve as a liaison with internal and external media for story developments with department personnel as well as conducting sound bites and radio interviews.

Prepare and disseminate information to the media, general public and other agencies in oral and written formats and social media platforms, as required; coordinate the dissemination of information with departmental staff and personnel regarding media queries and strategies.

Maintain existing media methods and procedures; participate in internal communications strategies to roll out changes in the department.

Gather information to create public relations tools such as news releases, public service announcements, and other detailed information to promote services, programs and events; edit and prepare a variety of special projects for Police command staff as requested.

Attend Police department events and activities; photograph and video events, activities and/or other applicable items.

Serve as a liaison for the Police department with a variety of external agencies and organizations, as well as the general public and specialized groups, to communicate the mission and vision of the Police department; engage in positive interactions with the general public to include social media platforms. Manage and monitor Police department social media accounts.

Assist with actual production activities, including setting lights, props, stages, the technical direction of cameras, still photography, audio timing, digital enhancements and editing; write scripts and coordinate with other personnel for support activities.

Monitor departmental expenditures for public information activities; assist in the development of departmental budget. Plan and execute specialized campaigns to inform and educate citizens on Police department services.

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience: Three years of increasingly responsible experience in public information, public or media relations, journalism, communications, or related work.
Training: Equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in public administration, marketing, communications, public relations, or a related field.

LICENSING AND CERTIFICATIONS:

Required: Possession of an appropriate valid driver's license and ability to maintain insurability.
Preferred: None.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

This position is subject to pre-employment polygraph and/or CVSA testing.
SBI/Fingerprinting Criminal History Record Check Requirement: To comply with Sessions Law 2025-16, applicants offered a position with the City may be subject to a criminal history record check of State and National Repositories of Criminal Histories conducted by the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) in accordance with G.S. 143B-1209.26. The City may consider the results of these criminal history record checks in its hiring decisions.

From the time of closing, the selection process is anticipated to last approximately 4 - 6 weeks. The process will consist of a panel interview with the selected candidate being subject to a pre-employment drug screen, a background investigation, driving history check and a polygraph/CVSA to be conducted by the Police Department.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

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