<p>Position Description</p> <p>The Harris County Attorney's Office (HCAO) is hiring a Communications Manager to join our Communications and Outreach Division. The Harris County Attorney is the chief civil legal officer for Harris County. The office represents Harris County, its officials, and employees in legal matters and serves the public through impactful litigation and enforcement actions.</p> <p>We are seeking a skilled communications professional to support the office's mission by developing and managing messaging, materials, and strategic outreach. The ideal candidate will have strong writing and editing skills, experience managing projects and people, and a strategic approach to public engagement. This role will supervise a Multimedia Coordinator and interns, and work closely with the Communications Director to ensure consistent messaging and branding across platforms. This position reports to the Director of Communications.</p> <p>Duties and Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Collaborate with the Communications Director, senior staff, and office Division Directors to develop and execute communications strategies. </li><li>Supervise a Multimedia Coordinator responsible for photo/video content, social media, and manage team interns. </li><li>Identify branding and outreach needs-including brochures, flyers, handouts, and digital content-and manage the creation, production, and distribution of these materials. </li><li>Support media relations, including maintaining media lists, drafting and distributing press releases, and assisting in media outreach and pitching. </li><li>Write and edit a range of materials including press releases, talking points, speeches, internal and external newsletters, email campaigns, and content for digital platforms. </li><li>Oversee website content strategy and updates. </li><li>Manage communications projects and timelines, ensuring deliverables are completed on time and aligned with strategic goals. </li><li>Coordinate across departments to develop and elevate narratives that highlight key work of the office. </li><li>Maintain a strong understanding of the local media landscape and current events that may impact the office's public communication. </li></ul> <p>Other Duties:</p> <ul> <li>This Job Description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. Management may, at its discretion, assign, or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. </li></ul> <p>Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer</p> <p>https://hrrm.harriscountytx.gov/Pages/EqualEmploymentOpportunityPlan.aspx</p> <p>If you need special services or accommodations, please call (713) 274-5445 or email ADACoordinator@bmd.hctx.net.</p> <p>This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate.</p> <p>Requirements</p> <p>Supporting Job Application Documents:</p> <ul> <li>Applicants should provide at least one (1) writing sample with their application. </li></ul> <p>Education and Experience Requirements:</p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and </li><li>Minimum of five (5) to seven (7) years of experience in relevant positions with increasing responsibility. </li><li>Related experience includes: Public Relations, Communications, Public Policy, Community Engagement, Marketing, and other significant related fields in both private and public sector welcomed. </li></ul> <p>Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:</p> <ul> <li>Strong creative, analytical and strategic thinking skills, along with the ability to manage demanding situations. </li><li>Ability to translate complex concepts into plain oral or written language, and a distinctly excellent ability to write, edit, and organize communications documents and other information very clearly. </li><li>Strong command of the English language and experience writing and editing to AP style as well as for digital platforms. </li><li>Interest in and awareness of current local, regional and national news and an ability to develop story ideas tailored to the interests of the press and general public. </li><li>Ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines, while maintaining attention to detail. </li><li>Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with evolving priorities. </li><li>Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships across departments and with external stakeholders. </li></ul> <p>NOTE: Qualifying education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation but ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. "See Resume" will not be accepted for qualifications.</p> <p>Preferences</p> <ul> <li>A sincere interest in public service and/or local government. </li><li>Knowledge and experience in creating external messaging and writing. </li><li>Strong attention to detail with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and problem solve when needed. </li><li>Experience or interest in working with diverse communities. </li></ul> <p>General Information</p> <p>Located in downtown Houston, the Harris County Attorney's Office represents Harris County government, the Harris County Flood Control District, the Harris County Toll Road Authority, and the Greater Harris County 9-1-1 Emergency Network in all civil matters, including lawsuits. The office also provides legal advice to county officials and employees</p> <p>Position Type, Typical Work Schedule, and Working Environment:</p> <ul> <li> <p>This is a full-time position.</p> </li><li> <p>Days and hours of work are typically Monday through Friday, with occasional weekends and holidays as necessary.</p> </li></ul> <p>Work Environment and Physical Demands:</p> <ul> <li> <p>This job typically operates in a professional office environment, and the attorney in this role uses standard office equipment such as computers, printers, scanners/copiers, and phones.</p> </li><li> <p>This is largely a sedentary role, exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.</p> </li></ul> <p>Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards.</p> <p>Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.</p> <p>BENEFITS</p> <p>Harris County offers a competitive benefits program, including comprehensive group health and related benefits plan as well as defined benefit retirement plan.</p> <p>The following list of benefits is offered only to employees in regular (full-time) positions:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Medical Coverage</p> </li><li> <p>Dental Coverage</p> </li><li> <p>Vision Coverage</p> </li><li> <p>Wellness Plan</p> </li><li> <p>Life Insurance</p> </li><li> <p>Long-term disability</p> </li><li> <p>Employee Assistance Program</p> </li><li> <p>Ten (10) days of vacation each year for the first five (5) years of service</p> </li><li> <p>Accrual rates increase based on years of service</p> </li><li> <p>Eleven (11) County-observed holidays and one (1) floating holiday</p> </li><li> <p>Professional development opportunities</p> </li><li> <p>Dependent Care Reimbursement Plan</p> </li><li> <p>Healthcare Reimbursement Account</p> </li><li> <p>457 Deferred Compensation Plan</p> </li></ul> <p>The following benefits are also available to regular (full-time) employment and may be available to part-time employees:</p> <ul> <li>Retirement Pension (TCDRS) </li><li>Flexible schedule (varies by department) </li><li>Transportation Assistance (Metro RideSponsor Program) </li></ul> <p>In accordance with the Harris County Personnel Regulations, Group Health and related benefits are subject to amendment or discontinuance at any time. Commissioners Court reserves the right to make benefit modifications on the County's behalf as needed.</p> <p>For plan details, visit the Harris County benefits website:</p> <p>https://benefitsathctx.com/</p> <p>01</p> <p>Which of the following best describes your highest level of education completed as it relates to this position?</p> <ul> <li>High School or GED diploma </li><li>Associates Degree </li><li>Bachelor's Degree </li><li>Master's Degree or higher </li><li>None of the above </li></ul> <p>02</p> <p>Please describe your educational background including level of education completed, area of study and completed major and minor programs.</p> <p>03</p> <p>Which of the following best describes your verifiable years of experience in relevant positions with increasing responsibility? (Related experience includes: Public Relations, Communications, Public Policy, Community Engagement, Marketing, and other significant related fields.) (To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application's employment history)</p> <ul> <li>Less than three (3) years </li><li>Three (3) years but less than four (4) years </li><li>Four (4) years but less than five (5) years </li><li>Five (5) years but less than six (6) years </li><li>Six (6) years but less than seven (7) years </li><li>Seven (7) years or more </li><li>I do not have this experience </li></ul> <p>04</p> <p>Which of the following describes your level of proficiency using a personal computer and common office software such as MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook). Please select your level of proficiency based on the following descriptions: Advanced: A person with this level of skills is able to produce very large, complex formal documents that require a table of contents, footnotes, endnotes, bookmarks, and other special elements; a wide range of graphic effects, and use advanced techniques for analyzing and manipulating data. Has full mastery of Macro commands and skills to tie the objects together into a cohesive system by using Macros and Visual Basic for Applications code. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons. Intermediate: A person with this level of skills is able to customize toolbars, import and insert graphs, embed Excel data, and elaborate reports. Understands the concepts of databases and is able to work with charts and to use the list management capabilities of Excel. Able to use complex query techniques, create efficient forms and reports, and create Macros to automate these forms. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons. Basic: A person with this level of skills is able to use basic formatting, editing, printing functions, and understands the document page setup. Has the ability to enter and correct data, modify a workbook, format a worksheet, and use printing functions. Understands the different database concepts and structures and is familiar with data validation and is able to create a simple presentation in PowerPoint, run it, and print it. Entry Level: A person with this level of skills has the ability to open, create, save and modify documents in Word, send and receive email in Outlook and create spreadsheets in Excel. Format documents for printing, comfortable using the printer menu to preview documents. Has ability to change the font, the margins, insert or delete pages and use the built-in spellchecker and grammar check.</p> <ul> <li>Advanced </li><li>Intermediate </li><li>Basic </li><li>Entry Level </li><li>Not proficient </li></ul> <p>05</p> <p>Applicants should provide at least one (1) writing sample with their application. Did you provide these supporting document along with your application?</p> <ul> <li>Yes </li></ul> <p>Required Question</p> <p>Employer Harris County</p> <p>Address 1111 Fannin St</p> <p>Ste. 600</p> <p>Houston, Texas, 77002</p> <p>Phone 713-274-5445</p> <p>Website https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/harriscountytx</p>