{"id":46290,"date":"2022-06-16T07:21:14","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T14:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=46290"},"modified":"2022-06-16T07:21:14","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T14:21:14","slug":"job-communications-manager-washington-state-department-of-ecology-lacey-wa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-communications-manager-washington-state-department-of-ecology-lacey-wa\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Communications Manager, Washington State Department of Ecology (Lacey, WA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><b><strong>For more information, please follow this link:<\/strong><\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservationjobboard.com\/job-listing-communications-manager-lacey-washington\/1371012043?utm_source=ongage&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=regular\">https:\/\/www.conservationjobboard.com\/job-listing-communications-manager-lacey-washington\/1371012043?utm_source=ongage&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=regular<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Salary<\/strong>&#8211; $66,420.00 &#8211; $87,132.00 Annually<\/p>\n<p><strong>What you will do:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Set communications strategy for major regional projects and initiatives.<\/li>\n<li>Respond and provide information to members of the media.<\/li>\n<li>Build connections and invest in outreach to media serving the region\u2019s underrepresented cultural and ethnic residents.<\/li>\n<li>Make public presentations and assist with public meetings.<\/li>\n<li>Prepare agency staff and leadership for public presentations, testimony, media interviews and speaking opportunities.<\/li>\n<li>Develop communications, outreach, and public education materials.<\/li>\n<li>Continually improve web content to align with agency and federal Title Vi compliance best practices.<\/li>\n<li>Manage agency social media accounts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We are looking for an individual who is experienced working with the news media, desires to work on high-profile projects, and is a storyteller on digital platforms. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is invigorated by new challenges every day.<\/p>\n<p>Joining Ecology means joining a team committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and respect, and to protecting and restoring Washington\u2019s environment. It is an agency and mission worth being passionate about<\/p>\n<p><strong>Qualifications<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is an In Training opportunity:\u00a0The goal class for this position is a Communications Consultant 5 (CC5). We will consider applicants who meet the requirements for both the CC4 and CC5 levels. If the finalist meets the requirements at the CC4 level, they will be hired as a CC4 and will be placed in a training program to become a CC5 within a specified period of time.<\/p>\n<p><u>At the Communications Consultant 4 level: Range 56 ($4,777 &#8211; $6,260 monthly)<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Seven (7) years of experience and\/or education.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Experience<\/strong>:\u00a0which may include, but not limited to, journalism, public relations\/information, news media, digital\/social media, marketing, digital accessibility or writing\/editing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Education:<\/strong> in journalism, communications, public relations, news media, digital\/social media, English, marketing, humanities, or closely allied field.<\/p>\n<p>All experience and education combinations that meet the requirements for this position:<\/p>\n<p>Possible Combinations |\u00a0College credit hours or degree |\u00a0Years of required experience &#8211; as listed above.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Combination 1 |\u00a0No college credit hours or degree. |\u00a07 years of experience<\/li>\n<li>Combination 2 |\u00a030-59 semester or 45-89 quarter credits. |\u00a06 years of experience<\/li>\n<li>Combination 3 |\u00a060-89 semester or 90-134 quarter credits (AA degree). |\u00a05 years of experience<\/li>\n<li>Combination 4 |\u00a090-119 semester or 135-179 quarter credits. |\u00a04 years of experience<\/li>\n<li>Combination 5 |\u00a0A Bachelor&#8217;s Degree. |\u00a03 year of experience<\/li>\n<li>Combination 6 |\u00a0A Master\u2019s Degree. |\u00a01 years of experience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>At the Communications Consultant 5 level: Range 62 ($5,535 &#8211; $7,261 monthly)<\/u>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Eight (8) years of experience and\/or education.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Experience:<\/strong>\u00a0which may include, but not limited to, journalism, public relations\/information, news media, digital\/social media, marketing, digital accessibility or writing\/editing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Education:<\/strong> in journalism, communications, public relations, news media, digital\/social media, English, marketing, humanities, or closely allied field.<\/p>\n<p>All experience and education combinations that meet the requirements for this position:<\/p>\n<p>Possible Combinations |\u00a0College credit hours or degree |\u00a0Years of required experience \u2013 as listed above.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Combination 1 |\u00a0No college credit hours or degree. |\u00a08 years of experience<\/li>\n<li>Combination 2 |\u00a030-59 semester or 45-89 quarter credits. |\u00a07 years of experience<\/li>\n<li>Combination 3 |\u00a060-89 semester or 90-134 quarter credits (AA degree). |\u00a06 years of experience<\/li>\n<li>Combination 4 |\u00a090-119 semester or 135-179 quarter credits. |\u00a05 years of experience<\/li>\n<li>Combination 5 |\u00a0A Bachelor&#8217;s Degree. |\u00a04 years of experience<\/li>\n<li>Combination 6 |\u00a0A Master\u2019s Degree. |\u00a02 years of experience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Desired Qualifications:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We highly encourage you to apply even if you do not have some (or all) of the desired experience below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bilingual preferred being able to read, write and speak English and Spanish proficiently.<\/li>\n<li>Experience working with diverse communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0Having some (or all) of this desired experience may make your application more competitive in a highly competitive applicant pool.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Supplemental Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ecology seeks diverse applicants: We view diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect through a broad lens including race, ethnicity, class, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, immigration status, military background, language, education, life experience, physical disability, neurodiversity, and intersectional identities. 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