Public Relations Assistant Specialist

The City of Idaho Falls is currently recruiting for a part-time Public Relations Assistant Specialist. In this position will work under the direction of the Idaho Falls Police Department’s Public Relations Manager, this position enhances communication strategies and ensure effective dissemination of information between the municipal government and stakeholders. The Public Relations Assistant Specialist fosters transparency, strengthens community engagement, and promoting the Idaho Falls Police Department’s initiatives and services. The purpose of this position is to educate the public, foster positive public initiatives through public educations and outreach.

Essential Functions
Assists with public relations, community events, internal engagement, and various department communications and activities. Assists with message development and content creation to present educational content about public safety topics and feature stories about IFPD to the community. Writes and edits social media content, newsletters, website content, digital and physical collateral, presentations, e-mail, etc., based on communications plans and strategies. Produces content supporting the department mission and vision and individual departments’ missions and project goals.

Designs and writes materials such as postcards, signs, and documents. Manages the production of deliverables and distributes content across a wide variety of platforms, including internal, external, print and digital.

Assists in informing the community through photography and videography, developing flyers, posters, brochures, educational collateral, and a wide variety of other public relations materials. Assists in the day-to-day creation of social media content for department social media channels in accordance with department social media strategy and city graphics and branding standards.

Attends and assists in the planning of public meetings, community events, open houses and other department events. Assists in planning and preparing display materials, marketing collateral and marketing efforts, etc.

Communicates in a timely and professional manner with citizens, visitors, city employees, vendors, applicants and the general public, representing the best interest of the City anticipating needs and resolving customer service inquires and other issues.

Assists the public information officer in preparing sensitive documents related to the police department, as well as other governmental personnel and agencies. Maintains confidentiality of sensitive information.

Performs other duties as required.