Deputy Communications Director 2

Take the next step in your communications career as a Deputy Communications Director 2 with the Department of Aging. This role gives you the opportunity to support major projects, help manage media outreach, and share the department's mission with the community. You will be collaborating with a variety of teams to help shape clear, engaging messages that support older adults across the state. If you enjoy both strategy and hands-on communication work, this is your chance to lead creative projects that makes a real impact!

This position supports the Communications Director by helping plan, deliver, and manage communication efforts for the department. The role strengthens public understanding of the department's mission and ensures clear messaging across many platforms. As a Deputy Communications Director 2, you will perform the following duties:

• Media Relations: Serve as a spokesperson, respond to media inquiries, and maintain strong relationships with reporters. Effectively manage communications around highly publicized and emotionally charged issues.
• Content Creation: Research, write, edit, and distribute news releases, speeches, articles, and promotional materials.
• Event Planning: Coordinate media events, staff leadership at interviews, and support public-facing activities.
• Strategic Support: Help develop proactive communication plans and evaluate the impact of department programs.
• Monitoring Tasks: Track media coverage, gather information, and prepare materials for newsletters and updates.
• Internal Coordination: Align messaging across divisions and assist with preparing talking points for leadership.

Bring your exceptional communication skills to our office and help us ensure all messages shared with the public and with staff are clear, accurate, and easy to understand!

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to 2 days per week. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Four years of experience in preparing public relations promotion through all media; and a bachelor's degree with major course work in journalism, communications, English, or a related field; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

Additional Requirements:

• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Preferred Qualifications (not required):

• Experience in government or public sector communications

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.