Job Description
Communications Coordinator
Job Announcement No: 24-146
Temporary/Part Time Position(s): 1
(Benefits Not Included)
Department: Executive Office
Applications Accepted Through Sunday, December 15, 2024.
Salary Range: $27.52/hr. – $42.66/hr. 25 hours/week
Grade: 109
Hours: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (
25 hours/week, Flexible)
Position Summary
Under the direction of the Public Information Administrator, this community outreach/education professional evaluates corporate and departmental needs and responds by independently conceptualizing, developing, and implementing initiatives, strategies, tactics, and tools to achieve desired results.
Essential Functions
- Craft and execute annual community outreach/education plan.
- Evaluate and respond to corporate and departmental needs by examining issues and identifying, developing, and implementing appropriate communication initiatives to achieve desired results.
- Proactively and independently identify, schedule, and complete community outreach/education activities.
- Serve as a corporate spokesperson at a wide variety of public events.
- Develop and implement presentations, messaging, tools, props, and promotional items to engage a wide variety of customer groups, including K-12 schools, HOAs and neighborhood associations, college classes, professional groups, trade shows, job fairs, community events, etc.
- Co-lead Citizens Academy by serving on the project management team, supporting event promotion and participant recruitment, and emceeing class sessions as needed.
- Provide written and photographic highlights from each event for use on CWS website, social media channels, and internal employee newsletter.
- Present key initiatives at Board of Commissioner meetings upon request.
- Work may occur after normal business hours or on weekends.
- Manage projects from inception to completion.
- Oversee multiple projects at the same time, with competing deadlines.
- Job performance must conform to all CWS policies and procedures.
Additional Duties
- Photography/videography via smart phone. Additional equipment available if desired.
- Other related duties as assigned.
Job Requirements
Education and/or Experience
- Experience in event management, communications, public relations, education, marketing, or TV news desired.
- Strong presentation, writing, and project management skills necessary.
- Must possess strong listening skills, creativity, resourcefulness, and attention to detail.
- Ability to organize and prioritize tasks.
- Prior work record indicating dependability and conscientiousness.
- Knowledge of professional printing and video production standards preferred.
- Experience with Associated Press (AP) style, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram preferred.
Licenses, Certifications, Registrations
- Valid South Carolina Driver's License required.
Physical Requirements, Activities, And Working Conditions
- Sedentary work exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly maneuver and transport objects.
- Ability to use a personal computer, desk and cellular telephone, radio, fax, copy machine, and calculator.
- Ability to visually observe computer screens, printer and keyboard to receive and send information.
- Ability to receive and give complex written and oral instructions.
- Ability to bend, reach, and handle documents to maintain filing system and access bulletin boards.
- Will typically work in a general office environment, but must be able to wear Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) as defined in the Job Safety Analysis (JSA) to perform required essential functions.
Training Needs
- OSHA and departmental safety training as required.
- Skills-based training.
- Standard Operating Instruction (SOI) per department requirements.
- ISO 14001:2015 standards for department and company.
- See Department Competency and Training Matrix for this position.
Potential Career Path
ELIGIBILITY FOR PROMOTION TO VARIOUS POSITIONS THROUGHOUT CHARLESTON WATER SYSTEM DEPENDS UPON INDIVIDUAL QUALIFICATIONS AND NOTED JOB PROGRESSIONS ARE NO GUARANTEE OF CAREER PATH TO THESE OR ANY OTHER JOB(S) AT THE COMMISSION.
- Communications Manager
- Public Information Administrator
