Media and Communications Officer

Job description

Job Title Media and Communications Officer Agency: Texas Division of Emergency Management Department: Media and Communications Section Proposed Minimum Salary: $6,666.67 monthly Job Location: Austin, Texas Job Type: Staff Job Description: GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) is an emergency response entity and this status can affect working hours, travel and change in duties as needed. Position often requires working extended hours, weekends and/or holidays. The position is responsible for skillfully developing a cohesive media and communications strategy, including oversight of the agency’s content development for public information distribution and for promoting agency initiatives. This position also serves as the agency’s press officer, and duties include responding to media inquiries, drafting/distributing press releases, scheduling or conducting interviews with members of the media, and providing preemptive planning and crisis communications management as needed. This position serves as a liaison to state emergency management council public information officers and officials, and duties include collaborating with state agency communications te...