Public Affairs Specialist

PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST

The Reno Housing Authority is seeking a Public Affairs Specialist to join our Government Relations & Public Affairs team that is passionate about the quality of their work. As the Public Affairs Specialist you will support RHA’s public affairs efforts by developing/creating engaging story telling components using copy, images, graphics, video and audio, etc. Preparing and sharing stories via social media, collateral, events, newsletters, and presentations. Participate in the development and implementation of the RHA strategic communication plan. This is an excellent career opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys working with diverse customers, and desires to make a difference in our community every day!

Examples of some of the positions’ essential duties are:

• Serves as a social media expert within RHA, maintaining a well-rounded understanding of public affairs best practices, features, strategies and tactics.
• Design and execute initiatives to increase the Housing Authorities brand resonance.
• Effectively and efficiently support campaign launches and overall brand awareness via multiple mediums.
• Assist with monitoring of news and social media.
• Work across the agency to explore and identify ways to leverage social media to drive awareness, advocacy, and intent of the brand. Align content with marketing, creative development, and messaging.
• Gather and monitor engagement statistics across social media platforms in order to enhance presence, reach and impact.
• Building strong communication relationships and support networks with RHA community partners.
• Assists with PR writing, media relations, and creating reports and other collateral materials.
• Participate in the preparation and presentation of reports to senior leaders and board of commissioners.
• Research trends in social media, design tools, and applications to remain up to-date.
• Maintains RHA social media management standards, policies, and rules of engagement.

WHO IS THE RENO HOUSING AUTHORITY?

Our mission is to develop and provide fair, sustainable, quality housing in diverse neighborhoods that offer a stable foundation for low-income families to pursue economic opportunities, become self-sufficient and improve their quality of life. We are the largest community provider of affordable housing in Washoe County, assisting over 15,000 individuals and families to have a safe, secure place to call home.

For more information on the Reno Housing Authority and the valuable services we provide, please visit our website at: www.renoha.org

WHY SHOULD YOU APPLY?

The RHA is committed to developing a team that embraces our mission and core values throughout our local community. To offer superior service to our clients, we invest substantially in the professional growth and development of our team and are focused on exemplifying our underlying values of integrity, trust, leadership, progress and customer service.

We offer competitive salaries with annual performance salary increases and regular cost of living increases, an exceptional benefits package, a robust defined benefit retirement plan, and ample opportunities for growth. Highlights of the benefits we offer include:

• 100% employer paid health, dental, & vision insurance for employees
• Excellent vacation & sick leave accrual program
• Thirteen (13) paid Holidays a year
• Performance salary increases plus regular cost of living increases
• Bilingual services pay
• 100% employer paid retirement contribution for the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)
• Flexible Spending Plans
• Paid Parental Leave program
• 457(b) retirement savings program
• Employer paid life and AD&D insurance
• Positive, friendly work environment focused on providing a healthy work/life balance

We are located in the largest city in northern Nevada. Nestled at the base of the Sierra Nevada mountains, the surrounding area provides unlimited indoor and outdoor recreational activities. With excellent weather averaging more than 300 days of sunshine annually the City of Reno is home to a vibrant food and entertainment scene with limitless major events such as balloon races, rib cookoffs, concerts, Hot August Nights, air races, renowned pub crawls, NCAA Division 1 sports, as well as minor league baseball and hockey teams!

WHAT IS NEEDED?

The minimum qualifications needed for this position are:

• High School diploma or equivalent AND
• Minimum of one (1) year of public relations and/or marketing experience, including social media or influencer marketing OR completion of two (2) years of college courses towards a bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, marketing, advertising, journalism, graphic design, or related field AND
• Experience using social media actively in a work/community/study context; Using Canva, Microsoft Publisher, Adobe InDesign and/or Photoshop; Applying the Associated Press Stylebook OR
• An equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work as determined by Human Resources.

INTERESTED?

Please visit our website at www.renoha.org for more information on the Reno Housing Authority. Qualified individuals are encouraged to apply as early as possible as this recruitment may close at any time based on applications received.

The RHA is committed to ensuring a safe, productive, and positive work environment through a Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace. Selected candidates will need to complete a pre-employment drug screen and criminal background checks.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The Reno Housing Authority is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) in accordance with applicable Federal and State law, and Executive Orders. Our policies prohibit unlawful discrimination based on race, color, creed, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition including genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, or any other consideration made unlawful by Federal, State, or local laws.