Company

California Office of Data & Innovation (ODI)

Job Title

Communications Manager

Annual Salary

$105,108 – $119,340 (based on experience)

Deadline to Apply

May 30, 2023

Position Description

Primary Role and Responsibilities

• You’ll develop innovative approaches to communications strategies for ODI.
• You’ll refine the voice of and build ODI’s brand as we bring Californians to the center of the service design process.
• You’ll guide state partners on communications best practices. You’ll partner with departments on statewide transformation campaigns to:
  improve state hiring and recruiting practices;
• boost Californians’ access to social services benefits; and consult on new ways to assist Californians in disaster preparedness and relief, to name a few.
• You’ll work with and prepare ODI’s senior leadership for high profile events and speaking engagements.
• You’ll tell ODI’s story and highlight all the incredible work done to improve services for all Californians.

Qualifications

You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

• STAFF SERVICES MANAGER III

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with accessible communications, digital marketing, content marketing, and branding/messaging
• Experience applying an equity-focused lens in communications activities
• Experience consulting executives in sensitive public and media relations
• Experience preparing talking points, speeches, and presentations for executives
• Strong writing, editing, proofreading, and publishing skills
• Strong active listening and communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to enact plans and produce results in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to define problems, gather data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to take initiative and be self-motivated
• Ability to exercise tact, discretion, and diplomacy with all stakeholders

About the Office of Data & Innovation

The California Office of Data and Innovation helps deliver better services to the people of California through technology and design. In close partnership with our colleagues in other state departments, we reimagine and deliver more equitable and effective programs and products. We listen to Californians who use a program now or may do so tomorrow and hear about what they need. We build tools and products, create and enhance digital services, conduct research, identify data solutions and offer training. We are a cross-discipline staff with blended backgrounds in design, engineering, product, operations, data, research, policy and strategy.

Company

San Juan Unified School District

Job Title

Community Relations Technician

Monthly Salary

$3,642 – $4,591

Deadline to Apply

May 19, 2023

Position Description

Qualifications

This position requires proof of any combination of education and/or experience equivalent to a two-year degree with major coursework in public or business administration, communication, or a related field; previous experience with research and grant writing, or experience in nonprofit fundraising, is highly desired.

About San Juan Unified School District

The San Juan Unified School District is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination and/or harassment of district employees or job applicants based on any legally protected characteristics, actual or perceived, including, but not limited to, race, color, national origin, immigration status, ancestry, religion, age, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or gender expression.

Company

NKE Strategies

Job Title

Account Supervisor or Director

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit a resume to info@nkestrategies.com.

Position Description

Primary Role and Responsibilities

• Create and run integrated communications (earned, digital/social, outreach, engagement) programs for corporate, trade association, non-profit and public agency clients and oversee day-to-day management of projects
• Work proactively to better serve existing clients and provide value
• Provide superior and meticulous client service with attention to detail, including writing new business proposals, producing monitoring reports, attending client meetings and participating in conference calls
• Execute full scope media relations, drive and manage robust media and outreach campaigns and develop and nurture relationships with key reporters and influencer groups
• Supervise account teams and a range of subcontractors, including designers, research firms, partner agencies, etc.
• Execute and oversee top-notch content creation and development of communications tools, including researching, drafting and creating social media content, collateral materials and other creative content development
• Develop and execute digital engagement strategies, including content development via online social platforms, including basic graphic design, placement and posting
• Establish, measure and achieve metrics
• Effectively manage multi-functional, large-scale client budgets
• Draw insights from news, political, regulatory and other areas to support client success
• Exhibit a strong commitment to quality and pursuit of excellence
• Participate in new business and agency marketing; collaborate on proposals and presentations

Qualifications

• Minimum 5-7 years of experience in public affairs, public relations or politics. Prior experience working in a
  public relations/affairs agency preferred.
• Self-starter who willingly and competently completes a range of work, from high-level strategic counsel to media relations to writing, media pitching and other duties as required
• Relationships with and/or knowledge of California’s policy elite, opinion leaders and elected officials; keen
  understanding of the political landscape
• Relationships with California news media and/or knowledge of California’s media landscape
• Demonstrated track record of working across creative, earned, owned, thought leadership and partner outreach workstreams
• Proficiency in social media tools, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, etc., and a keen understanding and interest in evolving media trends
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills; articulate and able to communicate clearly and effectively with clients and external audiences
• Knowledge of California’s public affairs, legislative, regulatory and political arenas
• Strong writing skills, with the ability to adapt to clients’ needs
• Highly organized project manager – can set clear expectations and provide helpful feedback
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and juggle multiple priorities
• Skilled in the Microsoft suite of products, including Word, PowerPoint and Excel (or similar software), basic graphic design skills using Canva (or similar software)
• Bachelor’s Degree in public relations, communications or related experience preferred

Company

SociosPR

Job Title

Account Coordinator

How to Apply

Please send a cover letter summarizing what makes you a great fit for our company and this position and include salary expectations, along with a resume, to Courtney@sociospragency.com.

Position Description

SociosPR is currently seeking an Account Coordinator, with a minimum of 2 years of agency experience, to help build brand buzz and awareness for our partners with an emphasis on public relations, marketing strategy, community engagement, video production, and research.

Our rockstar candidate is an absolute self-starter, total grammar nerd, and lover of multicultural communications. Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and under tight deadlines. The ideal candidate must have an aptitude for detail-oriented work with the ability to stay focused on strategy and the big picture of client needs. They must possess the ability to follow complex instructions, proactively recognize potential issues or concerns, and provide thoughtful and creative solutions.

Primary Role and Responsibilities 

• Supporting account managers and agency leaders with client work as
  needed
• Editorial research, media list development, and editorial outreach
• Press releases, media alerts, and email pitch writing
• Researching and requesting editorial calendars, listings, and media kits
• Submitting client events to calendars and listings with active following up
• Pitching media alerts, press releases, email pitches, and updating social
  media content
• Monitoring traditional and social media for coverage, mentions, and
  discussions of client
• Developing public relations reports and recaps
• Staying up to date on industries relevant to our clients and multicultural PR
• Monitoring opportunities for pitching
• Creating + managing content across media channels for clients including but not limited to: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn + blog (as needed)

Qualifications

• 2 years of agency experience preferred
• Senior in college OR BA in PR, Marketing, Communications, or Journalism
• Extensive experience using social media platforms, Google Suite and
  Microsoft Suite
• Stellar written and verbal communication skills
• Enjoys working with a team in a collaborative environment.
• Strong sense of urgency and must be punctual, detail-oriented, organized, and reliable
• High Levels of initiative; innovation and creativity; always striving to pursue excellence, and eagerness to work smarter with a growth mindset.

Location

SociosPR is a remote work-friendly employer, however, this position must reside within the Greater Sacramento region.

About SociosPR

SociosPR is a woman and minority-owned integrated communications firm located in Sacramento. We design communication programs for general and multicultural clients throughout California and the country that make a direct impact and address the nuances of our diverse communities. Every day, we strive to see people succeed – our clients, our partners, and our team members.

We provide research, strategy, creative, production, web, traditional media, social media, multicultural audience engagement, and experiential marketing services to private enterprises and public agencies (local, state, and federal).

We are a boutique (by design) multicultural agency that knows how to make a big impact for our clients. Our diversity and size offer important advantages as the entire team is familiar with client work (no layers of staff, no red tape) and you will have access to team support of all experience levels.

We believe that multicultural communications can do more than sell goods, it can create good, and we are looking for team members that are ready to work hard to create a healthier world.

Company

SociosPR

Job Title

Bilingual Account Manager

How to Apply

Please send a cover letter summarizing what makes you a great fit for our company and this position and include salary expectations, along with a resume, to Courtney@sociospragency.com.

Position Description

We are looking for a dynamic, high-performing Bilingual Account Manager (EN/SP) with experience developing impactful communication strategies and building long-lasting, influential relationships. The ideal candidate has a passion for behavior change, a history of developing compelling narratives, and can use data to make smart decisions about how to reach, connect with a diverse range of audiences.

Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and under tight deadlines. The ideal candidate must have an aptitude for detail-oriented work with the ability to stay focused on strategy and the big picture of client needs. They must possess the ability to follow complex instructions, proactively recognize potential issues or concerns, and provide thoughtful and creative solutions.

Primary Role and Responsibilities 

• Architect public relations strategies by reviewing and evaluating market intelligence, analyzing any/all media, and developing insightful storylines and narratives.
• Execute against integrated plans by developing content, establishing relationships with regular media and influencer targets, and securing coverage and/or activations.
• Develop various materials including press releases, media advisories, fact sheets, backgrounders, biographies, briefing books, contributed articles, letters to the editor, op-eds, speaking opportunity abstracts, pitches, and Q&As.
• Organize media relations events, such as press conferences, technical assistance, etc., and in-person support for clients during media interviews
• Measure and optimize public relations campaigns by assessing the share of voice, sentiment, and message pull-through, traffic, click-throughs, engagement, conversion rate, and communication/campaign impact.
• Serve as the agency expert by providing counsel on media opportunities and coverage and sharing knowledge across the team.
• Daily monitoring of industry news to provide possible news inclusion of clients across media outlets in the markets
• Ensure strategic alignment, from conception to implementation.
• Create measurement plans that align communications and media with short/mid/long-term behavior change outcomes.
• Coordinate with clients to identify opportunities and optimize strategy to maximize impact.
• Overseeing day-to-day account management activities for designated accounts media campaigns and projects and managing ongoing deliverables.
• Serving as daily client contact, proactively addressing client requests and issues thoughtfully and effectively.
• Serving as the primary quality control leader for client materials and communication efforts.
• Building and overseeing external relationships with clients, partners, and vendors to ensure all schedules, timelines, and deadlines are being met.
• Providing day-to-day project and team supervision while providing a positive, creative team environment, and motivating the team by consistently providing feedback and opportunities for growth.
• Supporting clients in person during media interviews.
• Develop weekly status reports and monthly activity reports.
• If pertinent, oversee and direct ongoing staff workloads, timelines, and deliverables on a weekly basis.
• Assisting company (SociosPR) efforts with new business pursuits, including actively identifying and suggesting new business leads, drafting proposals, and representing the firm in new business meetings and industry events.

Qualifications

• Bilingual in both English and Spanish
• Bachelor’s Degree or 3+ years of relevant experience in public relations, marketing, communications, journalism, or related field, including at least 2 years of agency experience preferred.
• Strong organizational skills and an ability to manage complex schedules and timelines across multiple clients, projects, and tasks, while always being accountable and adaptable.
• Ability to communicate thoughts while collaborating with the team to carry out plans and develop new ideas.
• Ability to develop impactful presentations that effectively sell ideas and the work.
• Stellar written and verbal communication skills, including excellent AP-style and journalistic writing and editing practices.
• High Levels of initiative; innovation and creativity; always striving to pursue excellence, and eagerness to work smarter with a growth mindset.

Location

SociosPR is a remote work-friendly employer, however, this position must reside within the Greater Sacramento region.

About SociosPR

SociosPR is a woman and minority-owned integrated communications firm located in Sacramento. We design communication programs for general and multicultural clients throughout California and the country that make a direct impact and address the nuances of our diverse communities. Every day, we strive to see people succeed – our clients, our partners, and our team members.

We provide research, strategy, creative, production, web, traditional media, social media, multicultural audience engagement, and experiential marketing services to private enterprises and public agencies (local, state, and federal).

We are a boutique (by design) multicultural agency that knows how to make a big impact for our clients. Our diversity and size offer important advantages as the entire team is familiar with client work (no layers of staff, no red tape) and you will have access to team support of all experience levels.

We believe that multicultural communications can do more than sell goods, it can create good, and we are looking for team members that are ready to work hard to create a healthier world.

Company

HDR

Job Title

Senior Communications Project Manager

Annual Salary

$119,735 – $171,050 (based on experience)

Deadline to Apply

Open Until Filled

Position Description

HDR’s Northern California Strategic Communications Team is looking for a mid-to senior-level project manager who thrives on collaboration and building strong relationships with a variety of stakeholders to help the public engage on projects that impact quality of life. This position will play a lead role in planning, developing, managing and executing public engagement and strategic communications programs for major water projects. The ideal candidate will have experience managing and leading effective public outreach and engagement programs and working closely with others in a team environment, in addition to a thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of public engagement and project management including scope, schedule and budget management.

Ideal Candidate

• You are a creative, forward thinker, comfortable working on multi-disciplinary teams and collaborating effectively with colleagues in both content and technical development.
• You love to facilitate public meetings, stakeholder workgroups, or community focus groups to get to the heart of the matter, build consensus and uncover innovative solutions.
• You are a great writer, skilled at defining and articulating a message. You describe yourself as a storyteller.
• You are exceptionally organized, with an almost obsessive attention to detail, and highly driven with the ability to manage the scope, schedule, budget and implementation of several major projects at the same time and meet deadlines.
• You have a history of creating and implementing communications plans that included target audience strategies, marketing and advertising plans, event planning, and collateral material development and implementation.
• You have a demonstrated track record of successfully managing projects or tasks, including preparing and monitoring scope and budget, preparing and implementing schedule, and coordinating with team members to deliver successful projects.
• You are a highly creative person who understands the importance of clear communication across multiple channels and mediums from print to digital.
• You have a drive to innovate and a habit of thinking outside the box. You are a lifelong learner who embraces the new.
• You’re a self-starter who thrives and adapts in fast-paced environments.

Primary Role and Responsibilities

• Lead social and political strategy development planning, design, and implementation for water projects in Northern California
• Interface with client and/or client-facing teams to coordinate delivery of a successful projects.
• Lead the development and management of scope, schedule, and budget for tasks and standalone projects.
• Lead campaign development activities including target audience analysis, branding, messaging, and market research
• Direct customer-facing communication in a variety of mediums including social, print, video and web.
• Lead concept development, writing and editing of collateral materials such as surveys, newsletters, websites, handouts, videos, advertisements, press releases and public notices.
• Coordinate with creative disciplines including graphic design, web development and social media to maintain consistency of brand, saturation of messaging, and user experience.
• Mentor and train junior strategists and project coordinators
• Perform other duties as needed

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing or relevant field.
• Experience in the Architecture & Engineering Industry
• Minimum 5 years related experience in communications, public relations, public involvement and/or community engagement;
• Deep knowledge of communications plans and campaigns for public involvement, stakeholder engagement and public relations.
• Proven ability to develop compelling stories that strengthen messaging and engagement strategies for a program, initiative or project.
• Strong project management skills
• Willingness to travel
• Experience collaborating with graphic designers, web developers and social media strategists to ensure cohesive message and user experience.
• Experience writing for multiple mediums including social, print, audio/video, and web.
• Service- and client-oriented personality with previous consulting experience
• Self-starter; can work well independently or in a team environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Candidates with experience in water and natural resources and NEPA/CEQA are preferred.

About HDR

At HDR, we specialize in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. While we are most well-known for adding beauty and structure to communities through high-performance buildings and smart infrastructure, we provide much more than that. We create an unshakable foundation for progress because our multidisciplinary teams also include scientists, economists, builders, analysts and artists. That’s why we believe diversity is our greatest strength. HDR is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer.

Watch Our Story: www.hdrinc.com/our-story

We believe that the way we work can add meaning and value to the world. That ideas inspire positive change. That coloring outside the lines can illuminate fresh perspectives. And that small details yield important realizations. Above all, we believe that collaboration is the best way forward.