What are the responsibilities and job description for the Public Relations Specialist position at Piedmont Community Services?
Job Description
Job Description
Join Piedmont Community Services as a Part-Time Public Relations Specialist , where creativity thrives in a supportive work environment at the office and out in the community. This role offers an exciting opportunity to utilize your public relations skills and critical thinking to craft and disseminate messages that inform, influence, and engage target audiences. With your background in marketing, TV, and radio content production, you'll leverage trends and identify public opinion shifts through engaging research initiatives. Some work from home flexibility provides the opportunity to network and enhance your written and oral communication while engaging with diverse media avenues, including social media and website design. This position is perfect for someone eager to enhance their skill set in communications while gaining valuable experience right from Martinsville, VA.
If you're developing your Communications Associate Professional Certificate, you can prepare to influence and gain public support for our organization's goals while expanding your experience.
Your day to day as a Public Relations Specialist
As a Public Relations Specialist at Piedmont Community Services, you will play a crucial role in maintaining media relations and serving as the primary contact for both traditional and digital media channels, including social media platforms. This office and community-based position requires periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer to develop and disseminate compelling content. Your schedule, of up to 20 hours per week, may vary to accommodate attendance at dynamic public events, ensuring you have the opportunity to engage directly with diverse audiences.
Additionally, you will be expected to attend monthly Board of Directors meetings so that you can remain informed of the organization's goals and suggest strategic communication strategies. Your contributions will be pivotal in leveraging your public relations skills to gain support for our community initiatives.
Does this sound like you?
To excel as a Public Relations Specialist at Piedmont Community Services, candidates should possess strong public relations skills, along with a solid foundation in critical and creative thinking. A preferred candidate will have at least a bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, broadcasting, marketing, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience that equips them to manage the responsibilities of the role effectively. Proficiency in Microsoft PR tools and social media platforms is essential, as you'll be tasked with crafting and disseminating messages to inform and engage target audiences.
Excellent written and oral communication skills are crucial for maintaining media relations and effectively collaborating with community stakeholders. Furthermore, your ability to research and identify trends in public opinion will be vital for leveraging marketing strategies that advance the organization's goals and garner public support.
Knowledge and skills required for the position are :
- equivalent of bachelor's degree with coursework in communications
- journalism
- broadcasting
- marketing
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Must be willing to consent to background check and drug screening as part of the application process.
