Assistant Chief Comms

Schedule: Full-time

About the Division

The Legislative and Public Affairs Division - coordinates government and external relations, including media outreach. The division is responsible for developing relationships with the legislature and stakeholders as well as promoting policy to ensure that the interests of the department and aging Ohioans are represented across the state and at the federal level. The division plans special events and recognitions and creates and distributes educational and informative publications across media. Staff handles constituent inquiries, maintains the department's website and social media presences, and operates the Golden Buckeye program and AGE’s main phone line.

About the Role

The Assistant Chief of Communications supports the strategic management of internal and external communications for the Ohio Department of Aging (AGE). The Assistant Chief of Communications also ensures that all content, design, and messaging is aligned with the vision, mission, and key priorities of the department and administration.

The key duties of this position include but are not limited to:

Leadership: Supervising a team of communications and design professionals

Strategic Thinking and Project Management: Assisting the Chief Communications Officer (CCO) with the management of multi-million-dollar communications projects

Writing and Communications: Drafting press releases, talking points, testimony, PowerPoint presentations, white papers, and social media content

Website and Social Media: Managing AGE’s website and social media accounts

Backup Support: Serving as the backup to the CCO and representing the CCO at meetings when the CCO is unavailable

Other Duties: Performing other duties as assigned

For more in-depth job duties, please click here to view the position description.

3 yrs. exp. in project management (i.e., management & development of project/program requirements, design, development, testing/pilot, training & full scale implementation), with experience to be commensurate with project/program &/or position description on file (e.g., specific human service program area, management information sciences, fiscal); 12 mos. exp. in budgeting & calculating cost projections of program/projects.

-Or successful completion of 2 yrs. post-secondary education majoring in business administration, public administration, computer science/information technology, social science, or health, with major being commensurate with project to be assigned; 12 mos. exp. in budgeting & calculating cost projections of program/projects.

-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.

Job Skills: Project Management