Job Description

Job Summary

Join our team of professional men and women working to make your community a safe place. The San Juan County Sheriff\'s Office Public Information Manager is a critical component of the Sheriff\'s Office public safety mission. Experience a rewarding and unique career that is responsible for direction and implementation of agency communication strategies, to include social media branding and the construction of critical incident media messages. The Public Information Manager will interact with other public safety and community leaders through training and real-world events to push community safety messaging. This position is fulltime and may require response to call outs. The San Juan County Sheriff\'s Office provides full law enforcement services to the citizens of San Juan County. We are located in the northwest corner of New Mexico \xe2\x80\x9cFour Corners\xe2\x80\x9d, just south of Durango Colorado.
Under general supervision of the Investigations Captain, the Sheriff\'s Office Public Information Manager shall coordinate, prepare and disseminate information for San Juan County Sheriff\'s Office through traditional and social media. Develops graphics, publications, press releases and other outreach methods with emphasis on maximizing the value of media strategies including printers and production printing. Analyzes, plans, and creates visual solutions; ensures digital asset creation and management, including images, logos, etc. and to serve as an information provider through written and technological means to facilitate consistent use of the Sheriff\'s Office brand identity, image, and transparency. The Sheriff\'s Office Public Information Managers shall assist with developing and implementing community outreach programs including social and community awareness incentives and create programs that promote the organization\'s image in a positive and community-oriented way.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor\'s Degree and five (5) years of relevant work experience in public relations, communications, journalism, marketing; or an equivalent combination of education and work experience sufficient to perform the duties of the position.
• Knowledge and demonstrated expertise in all social media platforms.
• Valid State of New Mexico Driver\'s license or able to obtain within six (6) months of employment.

Environmental Factors and Conditions/Physical Requirements

• Work is performed in an office environment; may be subject to repetitive motion; may be subject to extended periods of intense concentration in the review of documents and reports.
• Subject to working in adverse weather conditions, as media needs at developing crime scenes, and/or planned agency and community events, are often outdoors.
• May be subject to bending, reaching, kneeling and lifting such as retrieving files, records, and reports.
• Full-time work hours for this position consist of non-traditional hours, such as evenings, weekends, and/or overtime as a requirement for this position.
• Work schedule for this position may include working on religious holidays.
• Utilize, process, and navigate the County\'s electronic ERP system as necessary and appropriate based on the needs and requirements of this position.

Essential Job Functions (partial list)

• Assist in the development of the department budget related to media and volunteer aspects; prepare grants, proposals, and contracts and disseminate to appropriate Sheriff\'s Office staff and external agencies.
• Collaborate, create, and maintain a creative and innovative marketing and social media campaign from design, development, execution, to presentation in order to ensure the Sheriff\'s Office community related messages and images are appropriately conveyed to the public.
• Generate and manipulate graphic images, animations, sound, text, and video into consolidated and seamless multimedia programs.
• Coordinate the Sheriff\'s Office branding strategy.
• Oversee design and development of website and social media initiatives; provides up to date information and changes to the San Juan County Sheriff\'s Office web site and social media sites.
• Photograph service awards, special events, and ceremonies.

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