Communications Associate - Community Program Specialist I​/II

San Mateo County Libraries is seeking enthusiastic and innovative individuals to join our team as a Communications Associate (Community Program Specialist I/II). Do you want to be a part of an award-winning team and work with amazing people? Join us in igniting growth through transformative experiences!

Proud to consistently be named one of the top-rated libraries in the nation, we are champions of learning, sharing, and exploration of open minds, new ideas, and bright futures. It is our mission and our passion to strengthen our community by creating an inclusive sense of place and an environment for learning. We seek enthusiastic team players, creative risk takers, and flexible individuals who proactively search for new opportunities to make public library services relevant to all members of the community.

Successful candidates will be excited about new challenges, eager to learn, and energized by working with people from a variety of backgrounds.

Come join a collaborative, forward-thinking organization that values curiosity, equity, and joy. The Communications Associate is a strategic thinker who executes integrated communications, media, and marketing plans for the library system, leveraging multiple communication channels, promotional materials, web content, press releases, and fact sheets, with the goal of advancing outreach and library engagement to community stakeholders and library users.

We respect, value, and celebrate our community’s diversity, and bilingual skills are always desired and highly valued as we serve a variety of communities in the county. To best serve our diverse and multilingual communities of San Mateo County, bilingual language skills are strongly preferred.

San Mateo County Libraries is a Joint Powers Authority composed of the cities of Atherton, Belmont, Brisbane, East Palo Alto, Foster City, Half Moon Bay, Millbrae, Pacifica, Portola Valley, San Carlos, Woodside, and the unincorporated areas of San Mateo County. We serve approximately 280,000 residents and cover a service area of 351 square miles. Our 13 community libraries are open 7 days per week and are vibrant hubs for learning, creativity, connection, and exploration.

Our mission is simple and powerful
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Together, we build meaningful connections and inspire lifelong curiosity.

From book clubs to bike clinics, video game design to resume workshops, Mid-Autumn Festivals to salsa tastings-our libraries offer a rich mix of programs and events that reflect and celebrate the diversity of the people we serve. Whether you're seeking inspiration, information, or a sense of belonging, San Mateo County Libraries is where community comes to thrive.

To learn more about who we are and what we do, visit www.smcl.org
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• Research, design, and draft press releases, media pitches and responses, content for library system initiatives, infographics, blogs, library signage, newsletters, and internal messaging.
• Design, adapt, and deliver communications that represent our branding and benefit the needs of the community.
• Establish cooperative working relationships with community services providers, program participants, volunteers, and co-workers.
• Create, develop, distribute, and maintain library print and digital assets (e.g., brochures, reports, website, social media, and website) via multiple channels.
• Support digital and print marketing channels (e.g., digital asset management system, website, blogs, newsletters, social media, flyer creation) to ensure brand consistency.
• Provide copywriting and editing support to the libraries’ print and digital platforms.
• Implement communication/marketing strategies that include design work, patron messaging, and social media content creation.
• Adhere to San Mateo County Libraries…