Strategic Communications Manager

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• Comprehensive health dental and vision insurance
• Paid vacation sick leave FMLA and holidays
• Retirement - Pension and 457B plans that help you build a secure future
• Flexible schedules and work-life balance options
• Meaningful work that makes a difference for Wyoming communities

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• Proactive Media Strategy: Formulate and execute an annual statewide media plan that highlights conservation milestones habitat restoration projects research breakthroughs and public recreation opportunities.
• Hub-and-Spoke Regional Coordination: Partner closely with Regional Information and Education (I&E) Supervisor and I&E Specialists across the states eight regions to harvest raw field content (from game wardens biologists and fish culturists) polish assets and amplify them to statewide and national audiences.
• Crisis & Incident Management: Serve as the primary statewide media spokesperson during high-profile wildlife or public safety incidents executing the departments emergency communications protocol and providing strategic crisis toolkits to support regional offices.
• Science Translation & Content Creation: Translate highly dense biological data complex harvest quotas and changing hunting/fishing regulations into clear engaging and accessible press releases digital content and public-facing documents.
• Enterprise Digital Outreach: Oversee content strategy for the departments primary digital channels managing the distribution of mass public messaging to a statewide e-mail network of over 500000 constituents.
• Public Sentiment & Analytical Feedback: Establish digital listening and media monitoring loops to track public trends and concerns providing regular intelligence briefings to the Division Chief to help shape proactive agency policy.
• Supervise the Statewide Communications Specialist and oversee the development of the weekly media packet communicating the Departments top priority news.
• Work closely with the Director and Governors Office on controversial and sensitive wildlife management issues in addition to providing support regarding high-risk matters.
• Respond to statewide communications topics and conducts interviews in person as well as on TV radio and other digital meeting.
• Work with communications team and Department leadership to develop communication campaigns with measurable outcomes.
• Coordinate with licensing and IT sections to develop direct emails to customers with specific information and messaging related to customer products.
• Work with the Multimedia and Marketing Supervisor to develop and carry out the departments social media strategy.

• Western Outdoor Fluency: A deep respect for and baseline vocabulary regarding Wyomings hunting angling trapping and trapping-adjacent heritage coupled with an empathetic understanding of the viewpoints of landowners sportsmen and conservationists.
• Strategic & Predictive Instinct: The capability to look at upcoming regulatory framework changes and accurately project how different public factions will react shifting the communications posture in advance.
• The Shield Demeanor: Unshakeable composure under intense public or media scrutiny with the ability to manage chaotic news cycles calmly while protecting field personnel from media distractions.
• Diplomatic Collaboration: Exceptional interpersonal skills to build trust across varied divisions navigate internal silos and foster a true peer-to-peer partnership with regional staff.
• Text & Narrative Agility: Mastery of the active voice with an ability to write punchy scannable text under tight deadlines.

PREFERENCES:


Preference will be given to candidates with a Bachelors degree in a field related to strategic communications journalism science communications public relations public policy marketing or wildlife management (with a communications focus).


KNOWLEDGE:

• Knowledge and understanding of the mission goals and objectives of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
• Ability to establish and implement cohesive communication and public relations strategies and plans.
• Experience communicating with the press and other media.
• Skill in examining and re-engineering operations and procedures formulating policy and developing and implementing new strategies and procedures.
• Strong strategic planning and management skills.
• Knowledge of communication principles media and public relations techniques.
• Outstanding interpersonal and community relations skills and the ability to communicate and work effectively within a diverse community.
• Employee development and performance management skills.
• Ability to analyze complex problems interpret operational needs and develop integrated creative solutions.
• Organizational planning structuring and staffing skills.
• Skill in financial planning and fiscal management.
• Ability to use independent judgment and gather manage and impart information to the media and other internal and external audiences.
• Strong knowledge of local and regional media contacts and/or a proven ability to develop such relationships quickly.
• Ability to provide effective advice and counsel on strategic and/or critical communication issues and to exercise effective judgment.
• Ability to write executive-level communications for internal and external audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality.

PHYSICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Statewide travel is required.

• FLSA: Exempt
• Please upload a cover letter expressing your interest in the position and in working for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
• Please disclose if AI was used in any part of the application process including cover letter and/or resume creation.
• Successful applicants for employment must pass a background check and credit check before the appointment.
• For any questions regarding this position please contact Roy Weber at or .
  

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