Publications Specialist ; PCN

What You Will Be Doing:

The Publications Specialist 2 coordinates and produces print and digital communications that support students, faculty, staff, administrators, external partners, and the broader community, ensuring consistent messaging across all stakeholder groups. This role researches, writes, edits, and designs publications, recruitment materials, website content, social media, press releases, and promotional materials in close collaboration with subject matter experts and division leadership. A critical responsibility is ensuring all communications strictly align with AVTEC’s strategic messaging and comply with State of Alaska communication standards, accreditation requirements, and approved review processes.

The position serves as liaison with external printing vendors and procurement, overseeing production quality, budget adherence, and contract compliance while maintaining inventories of promotional and recruitment materials. Additionally, the specialist manages digital assets, archives official documents and forms, and supports public relations and outreach efforts to maintain a professional, unified, and compliant institutional presence.

As a member of the staff within a Division of the State of Alaska, you are employed by the State of Alaska and, as such, are offered paid leave accrual, retirement, and health benefits. The organization emphasizes a healthy work‑life balance and a safe working environment, and provides opportunities to pursue these daily.

AVTEC is located in Seward, a small and friendly community situated at the head of Resurrection Bay. Amenities such as coffee shops, retail stores, and restaurants are all within walking distance of any AVTEC campus, and beautiful nature trails and a great walking and biking path are just steps away from the office door. The working environment and culture are friendly, flexible, and supportive.

• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving:
  Uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
• Technical Credibility:
  Understands and appropriately applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to specialized expertise.
• Oral and Written Communication:
  Expresses information to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information; makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• Communications and Media:
  Knowledge of the production, communication and dissemination of information and ideas to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
• Computer
  
  Skills:
  
  Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.
• Interpersonal
  
  Skills:
  
  Demonstrates understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with people from varied backgrounds.
• Multimedia Technologies:
  Knowledge of the principles, methods, tools, and techniques to develop or apply technology using text, audio, graphics, or other media.
• Writing:
  Uses correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling; communicates information succinctly and in an organized manner; produces written information appropriate for the intended audience.

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities, who require accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats, please call or  in Juneau or TTY:
Alaska Relay 711 or or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at: P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK . The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.