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POSITION TITLE: SENIOR PUBLIC INFORMATION REPRESENTATIVE
SALARY: $6,840.00 - $8,731.00 Monthly
$82,080.00 - $104,772.00 Annually
WORK LOCATION: Downtown Los Angeles
FILING PERIOD: 04/21/2023- July 3, 2023 at 11:59pm (PST)
EXAM NUMBER: R9808B
RECRUITMENT TYPE: Open Competitive Job Opportunity
This position may close at any time based on needs of the Court.
Applicants are encouraged to apply promptly.
ABOUT THE COURT
Los Angeles Superior Court is the largest unified trial court in the United States. Its 580 judges and commissioners work in one of the 36 facilities within the Court's 12 judicial districts and are supported by more than 4,500 full-time Court employees. The Court has an annual budget of more than $1 billion. Located in Southern California, Los Angeles County is geographically one of the nation's largest counties, covering 4,084 square miles and, with over 10,400,000 residents, is also one of its most populous counties.
ABOUT THE POSITION
Under general supervisor, the Senior Public Information Representative creates strategic communications for external and internal stakeholders and handles media relations duties as assigned. Typically reporting to the Media Relations Administrator, the Senior Public Information Representative responds to inquiries made on behalf of the general public, media, and/or court staff and disseminates information related to court operations in ways that promote public trust and confidence in the judicial branch and the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles. Other chief responsibilities include creating and editing videos for internal and external audiences as well as researching, writing and editing complex technical publications in a variety of formats such as content for newsletters, annual reports, news releases, flyers, and website content.
For a detailed job description, please click here. Please note the requirements in the job description may vary from the requirements in this bulletin. Applicants must meet the requirements stated in this bulletin.
TELEWORK OPPORTUNITIES
This position is eligible for partial telework following an initial training period.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
To qualify, you must meet one (1) of the following options at the time of filing:
OPTION I: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a major* in marketing, public relations, communications, journalism, public administration, or a closely related field -AND- three (3) years of progressively responsible experience researching procedural, governmental, or similar complex information that includes technical writing including editing and daily news reporting on deadline for newspapers, and/or news releases, web-based communications, and other internal and external publications and communications.
OPTION II: A Master's Degree* in marketing, public relations, communications, journalism, public administration, or a closely related field -AND- one (1) year of progressively responsible experience researching procedural, governmental, or similar complex information that includes technical writing including editing and daily news reporting on deadline for newspapers, and/or news releases, web-based communications, and other internal and external publications and communications.
Note: Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour workweek. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:
The ideal candidate will possess the following desirable qualifications:
- Experience working in a government Communication/Media Relations Office.
- Experience creating strategic communication for external and internal stakeholders.
- Experience working with media, public figures, and/or high-profile individuals or groups.
- Experience writing and editing material such as news releases, news articles, flyers, and/or social media/web content.
- Experience responding to inquiries made on behalf of the general public, and media.
- Experience in the journalism field.
- Ability to effectively and efficiently handle multiple, simultaneous, and complex tasks and projects in a fast-paced environment.
*Degree Verification: To receive credit, a legible copy of your diploma or transcript (unofficial acceptable) detailing the degree conferred and the name of the educational institution must be attached to your online application following the guidelines below. Once the application is submitted, you will not be able to edit or add documents.
Documentation may be submitted as follows:
- As an attachment to your online application Attachments(s) must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format and should not exceed 10 MB
For a list of acceptable accredited institutions or international universities, please visit http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation, www.chea.org/search, or http://whed.net/home.php.
Foreign studies must be evaluated by an academic credential evaluation agency and deemed to be equivalent to degrees from the United States. For a list of acceptable evaluation agencies, please visit www.naces.org or http://aice-eval.org/. Foreign studies submitted without acceptable evaluation will be rejected.
EXAMINATION INFORMATION:
PART I: Qualifying evaluation of education, training and experience based upon submitted application materials and supplemental questionnaire.
Part II: Applicants who best meet job-related qualifications will be invited to participate in the examination process that may consist of any combination of written, performance, or oral appraisal to further evaluate job-related experience, knowledge, skills and abilities.
APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION:
Applications may only be filed online. To learn how to apply online, please access the Online Employment Application Guide. Los Angeles Superior Court reserves the right to verify all submitted documentation prior to appointment. The Court will only consider completed applications submitted, along with the required documents, and will reject incomplete applications. A resume will not substitute for a fully completed employment application. To facilitate the full and proper consideration of your work experience, clearly specify what professional experience meets the required job qualifications. When listing your work experience, please specify the beginning and end dates for each job you held and describe your experience for each position.
Please provide a current and accurate email address for the Court to communicate with you about this job opportunity. Human Resources staff will notify all applicants of their application status via email. We recommend that you add info@governmentjobs.com to your SAFE SENDERS list to avoid the notification being filtered as spam mail.
Los Angeles Superior Court is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants with disabilities who require reasonable accommodations to participate in the recruitment process can contact the email address provided below. For additional employment information, please click here.
Questions regarding this posting may be emailed to rmurillo2@lacourt.org.
WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:
We will notify you of the outcome after each step of the recruitment process has been completed. Applicants who successfully pass each (and all) examination part(s) will be placed on an eligible list that will remain active for approximately one year. Other vacancies may be filled using this list.
Exam No.: R9808B
Applications may be submitted online
OR via the HR computer kiosk at
Los Angeles Superior Court
Human Resources Administration
111 N. Hill Street, Room 203
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Employment Type: Full-Time
