Regional Communications Coordinator
State of Florida
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Tallahassee • Florida • United States
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Salary
💰 $54,135 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Serve as one of the Department’s four regional communications coordinators by supporting the functions and mission of the Office of Communications at the regional level.
- Proactively plan, coordinate, and facilitate media visits inside correctional institutions and probation offices within the assigned region for the purpose of garnering positive press coverage.
- Process, schedule, and facilitate media requests for inmate interviews.
- Demonstrated experience designing digital graphics in tools such as Canva, including flyers, newsletters, and other digital communications materials.
- Work with correctional institutions, probation offices, and program offices within the assigned region to gather information and formulate draft responses for the media, as assigned.
- Create social media content (photos, videos, graphics) for FDC Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and other emerging platforms.
- Maintain and utilize provided equipment to obtain high-quality photos and videos to draft social media posts, internal content, weekly newsletter submissions, and promotional content.
- Respond to correctional institutions or probation offices to coordinate media presence following an emergency or unexpected event.
- Conduct recorded interviews with staff, inmates, and volunteers for Agency news publications.
- Perform secondary duties to support regional communications-related functions such as compiling reports, writing talking points or statements, and coordinating public record requests.
Requirements
- Please note, when submitting a college/university degree, if selected for this position official transcripts will be required.
- Must possess a high school diploma or its equivalent.
- Must possess a valid driver’s license.
- Support of knowledge, skills, and abilities should be demonstrated on the application, in the education, in the work experience, in the work sample, in the interview and/or during reference checks.
- A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and at least one (1) year of professional work experience in communications.
- In place of a degree, four (4) years of professional work experience in communications, corrections, or a public relations role may substitute for a four-year degree. (In addition to the one year of professional work experience in communications.)
Benefits
- Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
- Comprehensive health insurance and life insurance with accidental death and dismemberment benefits.
- Supplemental Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and Hospitalization insurance.
- Tuition-Free college courses.
- Retirement Plans with the Florida Retirement System: Pension Plan (Traditional Retirement Pension Plan) Investment Plan (401(K)-Type Retirement Plan) Deferred Retirement Option Program (Drop) Deferred Compensation.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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Certifications
high school diplomavalid driver’s license