Under the direction of the City Manager’s office, the Public Communications Director is responsible for leading the Public Communications Department and maintaining a management framework that supports the City’s strategic direction in sustainable manner.
Providing expectations, leadership, and guidance to all direct reports.
Maintaining a departmental strategic plan which is consistent with the strategic direction of the city.
Coordinating with other members of the Senior Executive Team to ensure that departmental operations and strategies are consistent with the City's strategic direction, charter, policies and procedures, and ordinances.
Coordinates with external stakeholders to support operations and long-term strategies.
Participation in long and short-term strategic planning both at the departmental and city levels.
Maintaining a culture of accountability within the department.
Ensures that reports, documents, and presentations before City Council and advisory boards are accurate and appropriate.
Management of a departmental administrative framework that is consistent with and supportive of city-wide administrative activities including but not limited to preparation of annual budget, personnel matters, and the keeping of public records.
Defines, evaluates, and communicates project milestones, service level agreements, and resource allocation to executive team, department leads, support staff, and end users.
Prioritizes and schedules work assignments for assigned staff; manages the recruitment, hiring, and termination of all department staff; provides performance evaluations, feedback, and possible discipline.
Must work the necessary schedule to meet the requirements of the position.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Best practices in creating a healthy organizational culture
Principles and practices of public communications management to include professional journalism, marketing, advertising, print, graphic, electronic, television broadcast development, production, and editing
Administrative practices and general management principles
City organizations, operations, and resources
Principles and practices of public administration
Personnel management and supervisory techniques
