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Apply using SmartRecruiters, the City and County of San Francisco's application portal. Department: Homelessness and Supportive Housing Job class: 1314-Public Relations Officer Salary range: $111,072.00 - $145,392.00 Role type: Temporary Provisional Permanent Civil Service What does this mean? Hours: Full-time About: The Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH) strives to make homelessness in San Francisco rare, brief, and one time. The Department provides assistance and support to homeless and at-risk youth, adults, and families to prevent imminent episodes of homelessness and end homelessness for people in San Francisco. What You'll Be Doing The Communications and Legislative Affairs (CLA) division of the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing is responsible for managing governmental affairs, communications, and community relations. Under direction of the Communications Lead, the Public Information Officer will work as a member of the Communications and Legislative Affairs team. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Manage day-to-day media inquiries and draft strategic responses. Conduct rapid response communications and longer-term strategic communications related to HSH’s projects, programs, and people. Build relationships with key local media contacts. Develop strategic media outreach lists for targeted communications. Proactively oversee and maintain HSH website with timely content updates. Develop press releases in collaboration with the Mayor’s office and community partners. Draft compelling media pitches that help change the narrative of homelessness. Create content and manage daily social media as well as special campaigns. Develop and manage success stories program. Draft content and oversee development and distribution of the quarterly HSH staff newsletter. Prepare agendas and support the execution of monthly all staff meetings. Develop and improve department-wide collateral, content, and talking points. Manage timely nonprofit partner communications through the My Emma distribution platform. Manage regular updates and distribution of public information cards. Work collaboratively in a team environment; support cross-functional activities. Participate in at least one of the HSH internal committees. Perform other duties as assigned. How to qualify Education: Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university. Experience: Four (4) years of verifiable full-time professional experience in public relations or related fields, including at least one (1) year in planning and conducting a public relations, public information, or public education program. Desirable Qualifications: Strong writing and presentation skills. Ability to message complex systems for the general public. Established media connections with local and national reporters. Ability to engage community through social media. Confidence and comfort representing the department with media. Exceptional organizational and time-management skills. What else should I know? Verification: Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment process. Falsifying one’s education or experience may result in disqualification. Selection Procedure: Applications will be screened for relevant qualifying experience. Only those applicants who closely meet the needs of the Department will be invited to participate in the selection process. How to Apply: Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Select the “I’m Interested” button and follow the instructions. The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities, and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their background. #J-18808-Ljbffr DataSF

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