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City of New York · 5 days ago

Press Secretary

Bronx, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$68K/yr - $100K/yr

4+ years exp

The City of New York is seeking a qualified and motivated Press Secretary to support the Communications Department of the Bronx Borough President's Office. The Press Secretary will prepare external communications, serve as a senior speech writer, manage media relationships, and execute effective communication strategies.

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Responsibilities

Providing guidance to the executive team on how to deliver speeches effectively and make changes to speeches as needed

Ensuring that speeches are in line with the vision and mission of the office and are consistent with the messaging of the administration

Editing speeches for grammar, syntax, and flow to ensure they are of the highest quality

Working within tight deadlines and being able to juggle multiple assignments simultaneously

Fielding and responding to incoming reporter inquiries, developing talking points, tracking news trends, and planning activity against that appropriately

Developing and executing media strategies that align with and fulfill overarching communications priorities recommended by the Director of Communications

Establishing and managing relationships with media outlets to ensure maximum reach

Monitoring breaking news and responding appropriately to the relevant borough or city-wide news

Composing citations and proclamations for community residents/organizations/events

Drafting all written press communications coming from the Office of the Bronx Borough President including quotes, statements, and speeches on behalf of spokespeople, and op-eds

Staffing the Bronx Borough President and/or Deputy Borough President at press events and managing media interactions

Preparing ongoing metrics reports of media relations, including providing media clips featuring the Borough President and the Deputy Borough President

Qualification

Speech writingMedia relationsCommunications strategyEditing skillsOral communicationSupervisory experienceWritten communicationTime management

Required

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of full-time experience in journalism or communications with a mandatory 18 months in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity or in the supervision of professionals involved in journalism or communications

Education and/or experience equivalent to '1' above. However, all candidates must have 18 months of supervisory, administrative, managerial or executive capacity as described in '1' above

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Ability to work effectively under the leadership of the Communications Director

Ability to work within tight deadlines and juggle multiple assignments simultaneously

Experience in fielding and responding to incoming reporter inquiries

Experience in developing talking points and tracking news trends

Experience in establishing and managing relationships with media outlets

Experience in monitoring breaking news and responding appropriately

Experience in composing citations and proclamations for community residents/organizations/events

Experience in drafting all written press communications including quotes, statements, and speeches

Experience in staffing press events and managing media interactions

Experience in preparing ongoing metrics reports of media relations