Public Information Officer 3 (PCN 060677)

Anchorage, AK - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description

This Individual Position is Exempt from the Hiring Freeze. Qualified Applicants are Encouraged To Apply.

Welcome to the Department of Health!

This position is open to Alaskan Residents only.

Please check out theresidency definitionto determine if you qualify.

Are you a creative communicator with a passion for storytelling and community engagement

This is more than a communications role; its an opportunity to be a creative leader a strategic thinker and a voice for positive change.

If youre ready to bring energy innovation and heart to your work apply to join our team and play a key role in shaping how we connect with the public across print digital and broadcast platforms.

What You Will Be Doing:

In this exciting and multifaceted role youll:

Craft compelling content that informs inspires and aligns with our missionwhether its a press release social media post or educational campaign.
Collaborate with a passionate team to design and launch marketing initiatives social media strategies and public outreach programs that make a real difference.
Capture the moment with high-quality photography and video production that enhances our visual storytelling and strengthens our brand.
Lead with purpose by mentoring team members managing projects and ensuring smooth operations through effective planning and problem-solving.
Engage with the community by curating vibrant relevant content for our social media channels and implementing strategies that expand our reach and impact.

Mission and Values/Culture:
The mission of the Department of Health is to promote and protect the health and well-being of Alaskans. Our team members are expected to be high-performing professionals who can work independently with limited direct supervision. Our office values positive attitudes teamwork innovation efficiency and a growth mindset. To be successful in this environment team members must demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively both in the work we produce for the department and with our clients fellow coworkers and other collaborators.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:
Our team fosters a supportive environment that prioritizes learning skill development and growth through collaborative high-standard projects. Together we contribute to the DOH mission to enhance the health and well-being of Alaskans by effectively communicating crucial health information.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:
This position is part of the Communications Team the centralized group of communications professionals that supports our department and is based in or around Anchorage or Juneau. We are currently working hybrid schedules from home or in an office setting as appropriate. Because our department is so broad in scope and one of the largest State of Alaska departments the work is highly varied in both content and the audiences we strive to reach with our communications efforts. Our work environment is fast-paced challenging and creative and requires the ability to work independently and collaboratively on both longer-term projects and those with tight deadlines.

Who We Are Looking For:
The ideal candidate will possess some or all of the following position-specific competencies in addition to the minimum qualifications listed below:

Flexibility: Is open to change and new information; rapidly adapts to new information changing conditions or unexpected obstacles.

Performance Management: Knowledge of performance management concepts principles and practices related to planning monitoring rating and rewarding employee performance.
Writing: Recognizes or uses correct English grammar punctuation and spelling; communicates information (for example facts ideas or messages) in a succinct and organized manner; produces written information which may include technical material that is appropriate for the intended audience.

Special Notices go here. See the example below.

Special Notice:

This position may travel intermittently within the state.

To view the general description and example of duties for this job class please go to the following link and search for Information Officer 3: Qualifications

Competency-Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions
This job class uses competency-based minimum qualifications.Please ensure your application(through work history volunteer experience (duties summary) training education licenses certifications etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge skills abilities and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Competency Description
The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge skills abilities (KSAs) tasks and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations instead of specific tasks and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competencys description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA task and behavior needed to meet the competency successfully but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

Please ensure your application (through work history training education licenses certifications etc.) supports/demonstrates you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Minimum Qualifications:
Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in

Communications and Media: Knowledge of the production communication and dissemination of information and ideas to inform and entertain via written oral visual media and social media.

External Awareness: Understands and keeps up-to-date on local national and international policies and trends that affect the organization and shape stakeholders views; is aware of the organizations impact on the external environment.

Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding friendliness courtesy tact empathy concern and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult hostile or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity race gender disabilities and other individual differences.

Multimedia Technologies: Knowledge of the principles methods tools and techniques to develop or apply technology using text audio graphics or other media.

Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example technical sensitive controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others attends to nonverbal cues and responds appropriately.

Organizational Awareness: Knows the organizations mission and functions and how its social political and technological systems work and operates effectively within them; this includes the programs policies procedures rules and regulations of the organization.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

Any combination of preparatory post-secondary education and/or progressively responsible professional level experience in journalism communications media education English literature fine arts library science radio television photography advertising marketing sales public relations and/or promotional work freelance writing technical writing and/or research education library work or other information dissemination field.

Special Note:

Competencies means a combination of interrelated knowledge skills abilities and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation.

Typically gained by means the prevalent usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.

Training and education in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom on-line self-study and on-the-job) from accredited and unaccredited sources and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs.

Professional experience means work that is creative analytical evaluative and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the professions principles concepts theories and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to ones own judgment.

Progressively responsible means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity difficulty or level of responsibility.

Additional Required Information

At the time of the interview please provide the following:

Three (3) professional references whom we may contact by phone one (1) of whom must be your current or most recent supervisor if not already provided in the application.
A current resume.
Three writing samples for at least two different target audience types. Please include one long-form and one short-form writing sample (examples include a radio ad script social media post newsletter or blog post) and one public education or advertising campaign you developed or implemented.
A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial is okay; please ensure that the institution name/URL is listed on the transcripts) is used to support that you meet the minimum qualification competencies.

Please read the information below carefully. This applies to your application submission.

EDUCATION
To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies you must fill in the Education section of the application If you have not obtained a degree please indicate the number of units completed Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each application (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts) Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview; if not transcripts will be required before employment.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION
If education is completed in a foreign college or university it may be used to meet the above requirements if applicable. If utilizing this education you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.The omission of the required documentation listed will result in an incomplete application and you will not receive further consideration.

WORK EXPERIENCE

When using work experience not documented in your application please provide the employers name job title employment dates and whether you worked full-time or part-time Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and if minimum qualifications are met Work experience needed to meet the minimum qualifications must be documented in the application If the application does not support minimum qualifications the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment A resume will not be used to determine that minimum qualifications have been met for the position you are applying for.

If you have currently or previously been appointed to a flexibly staffed position please ensure your work experience within a flexibly staffed position indicates the actual dates employed at each level Ensure your time and any subsequent flex promotion(s) are documented as a separate position This is required as minimum qualifications require experience at a particular level in which the lower level may not be considered If this information is not accurately reflected in your application this may cause the processing of your application for consideration to be delayed.

NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application.Noting see resume or CV or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.

The State of Alaska does not provide VISA Employer sponsorships.

APPLICATION NOTICE
You can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or via a hard copy application. If you accessed this recruitment bulletin through a job search portal such as AlaskaJobs or another database you MUST use a Workplace Alaska online or hard-copy application to apply successfully. Instructions on how to apply with Workplace Alaska may be found on the Workplace Alaska How to Apply webpage found here: regarding the application process can be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at (toll-free) or (907) 465- 4095. If you choose to be contacted by emailplease ensure that your email address is correct on your application and that your spam filter will permit emails from the domain.For information on allowing emails from the domains visit the Lost Password Help page at STATEMENT
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For specific information about the position feel free to contact the hiring manager at:

Name/Title: Shirley Sakaye Director of Communications

Phone:

Email:

Required Experience:
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Job DescriptionThis Individual Position is Exempt from the Hiring Freeze. Qualified Applicants are Encouraged To Apply.Welcome to the Department of Health!This position is open to Alaskan Residents only.Please check out theresidency definitionto determine if you qualify.Are you a creative communicat...