Director of Communications and Public Information

• is an experienced dedicated innovative and proactive media relations professional who possesses outstanding team-leading skills high integrity solid ethical standards and can exercise appropriate independent judgment.
• understands the dynamics of County government and is exceptional in the art of articulating messages to the community through all available outlets.
• enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and is able to respond quickly and thoroughly to Yolo Countys communications/information needs.
• has strong public speaking and interpersonal communication skills.
• is highly collaborative and successful at cultivating and maintaining effective working relationships with their teams the community media outlets and other agencies.
• leads by example and delivers outstanding customer service with compassion and empathy at all times.
• has experience working in multilingual communities.

Duties may include but are not limited to the following:

• Leads the development implementation and evaluation of the highly visible County-wide communications and public information program that supports organizational priorities and engages internal and external audiences.
• Serves as the Countys advisor on media relations public messaging and communication strategy and coaches County leaders and departments on media protocols and response practices.
• Prepares and directs the creation and dissemination of written digital and multimedia materials including newsletters reports press releases speeches presentations and major publications.
• Acts as the Countys primary spokesperson and represents the organization with the media community groups partner agencies and the public.
• Provides strategic oversight of the Countys digital presence including social media website content branding and digital engagement to ensure accuracy consistency and effective messaging.
• Builds and maintains relationships with media outlets community organizations and internal stakeholders and responds to complex and sensitive inquiries with professionalism and tact.
• Leads and implements County public outreach efforts including briefings workshops events and major communication campaigns and directs emergency communication planning and participation in the Emergency Operations Center when needed.
• Guides cross-departmental communication initiatives to ensure consistent messaging and alignment with County policies and priorities.
• Develops and implements communication policies procedures and standards that promote transparency and improve public understanding of County programs and services.
• Designs leads and implements internal communication strategies that inform and engage County employees and oversees employee communication tools and channels.
• Monitors trends issues public sentiment and emerging topics and uses research surveys and other assessments to advise County leadership and inform communication strategies.
• Oversees the work of contractors and consultants supporting communication projects and manages related contracts and deliverables.
• Evaluates emerging public issues identifies potential impacts on County operations or public perception and recommends proactive strategies and policy adjustments.
• Prepare and edit written material including internal and external newsletters brochures and other publications that provides information to enhance the understanding awareness and support of the county operations and programs.
• Responsible for the Countys social media policy and creating maintaining the County-wide social media sites and presence.
• Design plan implement content to support county outreach activities utilizing diverse platforms and communication tools.
• Provides leadership and supervision to assigned staff including assigning work setting priorities evaluating offering guidance and feedback and supporting professional development to ensure high-quality and timely delivery of communication services.
• Design plan implement and participate in internal and external communications programs to inform train and motivate County employees; direct the dissemination of information to County employees.
• Responsible for the Countys social media policy and creating maintaining the County-wide social media sites and presence.
• Work with website support and design team to ensure accurate and up to date information on the Countys website.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Application Process

• As an attachment to the online application
• By e-mail to
• By fax to
• By hand-delivery to 625 Court Street Room 101 Woodland CA 95695. Office hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

• Screening for Minimum Qualifications
• Screening for Best Qualified
• Department Selection Interviews
• Reference Checks
• Conditional Job Offer pending: Pre-Employment Exams
  • Drug & Alcohol Screening
  • Department of Justice Live Scan
• Confirmed Job Offer

1. A written statement from a U.S accredited university or college that states that the applicant is qualified for entrance to a program of graduate studies for which a degree in a related field is required.
2. An evaluation of the applicants degree and coursework equivalency by a private organization that provides foreign credential evaluation services. The evaluation must include a comparison of comparable U.S. courses for content credit and grade.

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