Community Relations Coordinator - DNREC

Title: Community Relations Coordinator

Organization: Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Division of Parks and Recreation

Location:  Dover, DE

Open date:  2/27/25 – 3/12/25

Salary range:  $51,858 – $64,822 

Position Description: This role serves as the primary media contact for Delaware State Parks and lead for division media events, requiring the ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to changing circumstances. Responsibilities include drafting news releases, coordinating media engagements and special events, responding to inquiries, and preparing talking points for leadership. It also involves developing PowerPoint presentations, writing reports and marketing materials, and collaborating with DNREC Public Affairs to ensure effective communication.

Essential Functions:

• Gathers, organizes, and formats information related to an agency's goals, objectives and services.
  
• Promotes an agency's image consistent with the overall direction of the agency.
  
• Coordinates timely and accurate responses and information to citizens, community groups or governmental agencies.
  
• Encourages participation in the use of agency services.
  
• Coordinates and conducts public meetings, media events or educational programs.
• Ensures a mutual sharing of information with other agencies, media and the general public.
• May supervise staff.

Job Requirements:

Applicants must have education, training and/or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas:

1. Three years experience in public relations or media relations to establish and promote a positive image and inform or influence specific audiences through the use of internal and external communications such as public forums, print or electronic media, speech writing, writing/editing, marketing, advertising, or special events.
2. Three years experience in gathering, organizing, formatting, translating, or interpreting information into forms more easily understood by the media or public, and disseminating the information through the use of print, broadcast or electronic media. 
3. Three years experience in public speaking which includes gathering, preparing and presenting information to the public or media groups.
4. Six months experience in developing, planning and directing public events, campaigns, programs, or services to meet community needs.
5. Six months experience in determining and evaluating alternative courses of action to resolve or mitigate controversial issues.
6. Six months experience in developing policies, procedures or programs for dissemination of information to the public or media groups.

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