Media Specialist I - Children's Network*

The Job

Children's Network is recruiting for Media Specialist I to develop, implement and advise management regarding public relations and marketing programs designed to educate and inform on issues of public significance. Media Specialists write and distribute informational and educational materials; promote, organize, and conduct events and activities of public and social importance. Media Specialists develop and maintain social media content. They also research and analyze information to develop written documentation, reports, graphs and press releases and prepare marketing analysis and business marketing plans and coordinate all media purchasing including commercial television, air time and printed ad space. The resulting eligible list will only be used to fill a vacancy in the Children's Network Department.

For more detailed information, please refer to the Media Specialist I job description.

* Official Title: Media Specialist I

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CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Background Investigation: A pplicants must pass a background investigation, which may include fingerprinting, credit check, and/or medical exam prior to appointment.

Travel: Travel throughout the County is required to perform duties in the community. Employees will be required to make provision for transportation and may be required to use personal vehicles (mileage reimbursement is available). At the time of hire, a valid California Class C driver license and proof of automobile liability insurance must be produced for the individual providing the transportation.

Shifts: Some positions may require incumbents to work some evenings, weekends, and on-call.

Sponsorship: San Bernardino County is not able to consider candidates who will require visa sponsorship at the time of application or in the future.

Minimum Requirements

Experience : Two (2) years of full-time work experience writing and editing educational/informational brochures, news releases and/or promotional materials for internal or external publications including organizing, coordinating and overseeing outreach programs to promote organization events and activities.

NOTE: Internships and student experience is not considered qualifying.

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Education : Sixty (60) semester (90 quarter) units of completed college coursework, half of which must be upper division , in English, journalism, business/public administration, public policy, public relations, mass communications, or liberal arts.

NOTE: A list of completed college coursework or legible transcripts (unofficial are acceptable) must be submitted with the application if the candidate does not possess a Bachelor's degree or higher in one of the qualifying fields listed above.

Desired Qualifications

The ideal candidate will possess excellent written and oral communications skills and have demonstrated the ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships and experience with social media content in a social services environment. Experience in childhood development is highly desirable.

Selection Process

There will be a competitive evaluation of qualifications based on the information provided in the Application and the Supplemental Questionnaire. You are encouraged to include detailed descriptions of your qualifying experience and skills, as only the most highly qualified applicants will be referred to the Department.

Application Procedure : Please complete and submit the online employment application and supplemental questionnaire by the filing deadline. Be sure to clearly describe, in the work experience section of the application, your experience in meeting and exceeding the desired qualifications as stated above. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing the application and/or the supplemental questionnaire.

To ensure timely and successful submission of your online application, please allow ample time to complete and submit your application before the posted filing deadline. Applicants will be automatically logged-out if they have not submitted the application and all required materials prior to the posted deadline. Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive an onscreen confirmation and an email. We recommend that you save and/or print these for your records. Please note, if you do not receive an onscreen confirmation and an email acknowledging our receipt of your application we have not received your application.

EEO/ADA: San Bernardino County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants.

ADA Accommodation: If you have a disability and require accommodations in the testing process, submit the Special Testing Accommodations Request Form within one week of a recruitment filing deadline.

Veterans’ Preference: Eligible veterans and their spouse or widow(er) who are not current County employees may be awarded additional Veterans’ Preference points. Click here for information and instructions to request Veteran's Preference points.

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Administrative Services Unit

The County of San Bernardino offers a range of benefit programs for employees and their eligible dependents. These include health, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as a variety of voluntary benefits. Programs and benefit amounts vary and are based on bargaining unit, family size, hire date, plan selection, and number of hours worked.

For a summary of benefits, please click here .

Refer to the appropriate MOU, contact the County's Employee Benefits and Services Division at (909) 387-5787 or visit the Benefits website for more detailed information at hr.sbcounty.gov/employee-benefits/ .

Closing Date/Time: 8/9/2024 5:00 PM Pacific

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