PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER 1

AS613 $37,523 - $73,632
Creation Date: 10/23/2000
Change Date: 02/02/2026

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To disseminate routine informational material through various media to inform the public about a department's programs or services, inform executive and administrative staff about progress of public relations activities and assist in developing and implementing public relations programs for departmental programs.

LEVEL OF WORK:
Entry

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
General from Public Information Director, or other higher-level personnel.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
None.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Public Information Officer 2 by the absence of independent and persuasive responsibility for public information/relations initiatives.

CORE COMPETENCIES:
IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE, CORE COMPETENCIES ARE THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND BEHAVIORS BASED ON THE WORK TASKS OUTLINED IN THE EXAMPLES OF WORK. MORE INFORMATION ON THE SCS COMPETENCY MODEL CAN BE FOUND HERE.

Building and Supporting Teams	Communicating Effectively	Demonstrating Accountability
Thinking Critically

EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Gathers, prepares and distributes information about a department, agency, or office to the media and directly to the public on ongoing programs.

Assists in program development and implementation.

Assists in gathering and entering information on the departmental web page.

Assists in responding to electronic commerce from the departmental web page.

Researches and assists in writing news releases.

Contacts media representatives to inform them of special agency events.

Assists in coordinating publicity for agency events; sets up displays, gives tours and audio-visual presentations.

Researches and assists in writing materials for and participates in the layout of informational materials such as newsletters, bulletins, pamphlets, directories, brochures, billboards, fact sheets, and posters.

Assists in developing audio-visual presentations and scripts.

Assists in speech writing for executives.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Three years of experience in public relations, journalism, marketing, content creation, social media management, or graphic design; OR

Six years of full-time experience in any field; OR

A bachelor's degree.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.