24-50B PIO SM
Public Information Officer 1/2/3
OSEC/ PUBLIC INFORMATION
This position may be filled as either a probational appointment, job appointment (a temporary appointment not to exceed four years), or promotion of a permanent classified employee. If the position is filled as a job appointment, it could be converted to probational appointment should funding become available.
This position in in the Public Information Section within the Office of the Secretary.
This position is domiciled in Baton Rouge (East Baton Rouge Parish).
The incumbent of this position will assist with media inquiries, write/edit press releases, vet all press releases with section supervisor for factuality/accuracy and edit copy for spelling, grammar and accuracy.
Preference will be given to applicants with experience in social media strategy and graphic design.
Competencies for this role include:
Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and
ideas.
Displaying Expertise: The ability to exhibit specialized skills or knowledge gained from experience or training
Using Data: The ability to use relevant and valid data to inform a recommendation for action.
No civil service test score is required to fill this position.
For recruitment purposes, applicants who are within 90 days of graduating with a bachelor’s degree may be eligible for this position.
Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application if possible (PDF format preferred). The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.
Applications will be rejected if the applicant fails to meet the minimum qualifications, submits an incomplete application or fails to apply by the closing date of the announcement.
Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of an application listing complete work experience and education. You must submit an equivalency evaluation statement for any international degree(s) by the closing of this announcement.
This agency participates in the E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization.
Equal Opportunity Employer. Louisiana is a State as a Model Employer for individuals with disabilities.
For further information please contact:
Sarah McFarland
LA Department of Environmental Quality
Human Resources
Sarah.McFarland@la.gov
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A baccalaureate degree.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
Experience in marketing, public relations, library science, and/or the research, written preparation and dissemination of information to the public or on behalf of an organization to its customers through such medium as publications, broadcasting, Internet web pages, social media, or public speaking will substitute for the required degree on the basis of one year of experience for thirty semester hours of college.
NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.
NOTE:
Graphic design, graphic art and technical jobs in radio/TV production will not be considered as qualifying. Some examples of technical radio/TV production jobs include but are not limited to TV camera operators, directors, production technicians, sound technicians, or video technicians.
Function of Work:
To disseminate routine informational material through various media to inform the public about a department's programs or services, inform executive and administrative staff about progress of public relations activities and assist in developing and implementing public relations programs for departmental programs.
Level of Work:
Entry.
Supervision Received:
General from Public Information Director, or other higher level personnel.
Supervision Exercised:
None.
Location of Work:
May be used by all state agencies.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from Public Information Officer 2 by the absence of independent and persuasive responsibility for public information/relations initiatives.
Gathers, prepares and distributes information about a department, agency, or office to the media and directly to the public on ongoing programs.
Assists in program development and implementation.
Assists in gathering and entering information on the departmental web page.
Assists in responding to electronic commerce from the departmental web page.
Researches and assists in writing news releases.
Contacts media representatives to inform them of special agency events.
Assists in coordinating publicity for agency events; sets up displays, gives tours and audio-visual presentations.
Researches and assists in writing materials for and participates in the layout of informational materials such as newsletters, bulletins, pamphlets, directories, brochures, billboards, fact sheets, and posters.
Assists in developing audio-visual presentations and scripts.
Assists in speech writing for executives.
