Company: OCG PR Position Title: Senior Account Supervisor -­‐ Public Involvement Reports To: Vice President Position Summary: OCG PR (formerly Open Channels Group), a public relations agency based in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, is seeking a highly motivated individual to assist the company in its public involvement practice. O’Dwyer’s, a leading authority on the PR industry, ranked us as the sixth top public relations firm in Texas in 2012. Our culture and investment in our employees has kept us at the top of our game, and led us to be named the 2012 Vision Fort Worth 20/20 Award winner for best places to work. If you are an out-­‐of-­‐the box strategic thinker, energetic idea generator and imaginative master of the written word, then we need you to help us grow our team even more. The ideal candidate will have an in-­‐depth knowledge and understanding of public involvement, stakeholder identification, campaign development and execution. The position offers the opportunity to work with a dynamic team who values high quality public communication and has a commitment to distributing valued public information in a manner that incorporates professionalism as well as excellence. This position requires excellent written and verbal communication skills. Candidate must be a self-­‐starter, creative, able to learn quickly and manage multiple tasks in a fast-­‐paced environment. Candidate should be proficient in AP Style, give attention to detail, have a working knowledge of local, state and federal requirements for public involvement and have strong knowledge of social media. Key Areas of Responsibility: • Strategic development, implementation and management of public involvement and communications programs • Coordinate and supervise the day-­‐to-­‐day activities of the public involvement function • Serve as a liaison to agency clients • Serve as the primary contact for the media, project stakeholders, and elected and appointed officials • Coordinate with municipalities, transportation, and other governmental agencies • Ability to learn about and understand community issues – socioeconomic, environmental, political, etc. -­‐ and how they impact assigned clients and projects • Create messaging and develop written materials such as newsletters, press releases, reports, blogs and other communication vehicles as needed • The ability to translate technical information into reader friendly content • Review internal/external documents and materials for quality assurance and quality control • Work with traditional and new media outlets • Bilingual in English/Spanish is a plus • Proficient in AP writing style Qualifications: • Candidate must have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from an accredited college or university with an emphasis in communications/ journalism, urban planning, transportation, public administration and/or public policy • A minimum of five to seven years professional experience in communications, public policy, public administration, urban planning and/or transportation in an agency environment is required • A minimum of two years supervisory experience • A minimum of four years experience working with large transportation projects • Previous experience with crisis communications and management •
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Candidate must have media relations experience Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, the Internet, and social media platforms Candidate must be able to work off-­‐site and travel, as well as work some evenings and weekend days To Apply: Please send a cover letter, resume and writing and campaign samples to OCG PR, 101 Summit Ave., Suite 208, Fort Worth, Texas 76102 or email [email protected]. No phone calls please. OCG PR 101 Summit Ave., Suite 208 Fort Worth, Texas 76102 817.332.0404 office www.ocgpr.com