Here are two employment opportunities shared with NIOA during the past week. Please read all details and follow links to the appropriate agency or employment application sites.
Director of Communications
Beaverton, Oregon
The Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District (THPRD) Communications Department is responsible for districtwide communications and marketing, including news media relations, publications, website content, social media, e-newsletters and advertising. The department is comprised of 7.87 FTEs and operates on a $1.26 million program budget.
Under the direction of the General Manager, the Director of Communications leads communications and marketing for the park district, including community engagement, public information and public relations, news media relations, brand, reputation, and crisis management.
A bachelor’s degree in communication, journalism, public relations, sociology, education, public administration, ethnic studies or a related field is required. Candidates must have five years of experience working in a supervisory or program management capacity, and ten years of demonstrated success working in communications and leading cross-culturally. This experience could include: marketing of programs or initiatives, public affairs, community engagement, and/or social equity.
THPRD is the largest special park district in Oregon, spanning 50 square miles and serving about 250,000 residents in the greater Beaverton area. Just seven miles west of Portland, in the heart of the “Silicon Forest”, Beaverton is Oregon’s sixth largest city and is home to nearly 300 high tech companies.
Visit Prothman for a complete position profile and to apply online.
For questions, call 206-368-0050. Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
First review: July 22, 2018 (open until filled).
Public Information Officers / Graphic Artists / Photographers
Chicago, Illinois
The Chicago Police Department is expanding its Communications team by adding public information officers, graphic artists and photographers.
With over 13,000 officers, CPD is the second largest police department in the United States and the communications office consists of 29 people and is broken up into 4 sections: media relations, graphic arts, internal communications & partner engagement. The press office fields an average of 300 individual media inquiries per week.
The duties for PIO include responding to media inquiries, serving as a Department spokesperson, heavy social media use, executive writing, etc.
Photographers and graphic artists help with storytelling and promoting CPD news.
Agency Site: Chicago Police Department
Job Postings: chicago.taleo.net/careersection/100/jobsearch.ftl
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