Communications Coordinator

Job Title: Communications Coordinator

Classification: Exempt

Salary Grade: M3

Reports to: County Treasurer

Date: August 2025

Summary/Objective: The communication coordinator will be responsible for external messaging and multimedia development to inform the public about the work of county government. 

Essential Functions: 

· Serve as the Public Information Officer (PIO) for Daviess County Fiscal Court, organizing media events and dissemination information to the press. 

· Manage the county website and social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn. 

· Live-stream County meetings using professional production software. 

· Setup presentations and video conferencing for meetings through Zoom and Microsoft Teams. 

· Responsible for all multimedia content creation to include video, photography, audio podcasts, print brochure, flyers, digital graphics, and PowerPoint presentations. Familiarity with digital editing and design software, including Adobe Creative Cloud and Canva. 

· Promote county events and initiatives (Touch-A-Truck, Take A Kid Fishing, July Fireworks at Yellow Creek Park, Christmas at Panther Creek, Trash for Cash, Christmas Wish Golf Scramble and more.

· Cultivate and maintain strong working relationships with elected officials, community groups, and other key stakeholders. 

· Help guide the county’s response to emergencies and other high-profile events, ensuring transparent and accurate communication. 

· Coordinate messaging across county departments to ensure consistency and alignment with county goals. 

· Advise county officials on communication practices and assist other county agencies with media outreach. 

Competency: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

· Language Skills: Ability to respond to common inquiries from public, government agencies or members of Fiscal Court. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.

· Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

· Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

· Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Accounting software, Human Resources systems, Payroll systems, and Word Processing software.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None. 

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Required education and experience: Bachelor’s degree in related field (journalism, marketing, communication, public relations, public administration, education, English) required. Two (2) years of work experience in marketing, community development/improvement or other governmental services preferred. 

Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite and Prezi, various marketing techniques, and good written and oral communications skills. Video production and editing experience highly desired.

Additional eligibility qualifications: Valid Driver’s License

Disclaimer: This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Daviess County Fiscal Court is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, age, disability, marital status, sex (wages), genetics, or disabled, recently separated, other protected, and armed forces service medal veterans in its hiring or employment practices.