Public Relations Director jobs in New Orleans, LA

Public Relations Director directs and implements a company's public relations strategies. Manages media relations, announcements, editorial placement, and speaking opportunities. Being a Public Relations Director evaluates and authorizes all forms of communication regarding the organization for release to the public. Develops press releases, white papers and supporting materials. Additionally, Public Relations Director requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to top management. The Public Relations Director manages a departmental sub-function within a broader departmental function. Creates functional strategies and specific objectives for the sub-function and develops budgets/policies/procedures to support the functional infrastructure. Deep knowledge of the managed sub-function and solid knowledge of the overall departmental function. To be a Public Relations Director typically requires 5+ years of managerial experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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PUBLIC RELATIONS SPECIALIST (ENTRANCE) (CLASS CODE 7126)
  • City of New Orleans
  • Orleans, LA OTHER
  • Complex administrative and technical work serving as a liaison for a city department to city management, news media, and the general public.  Responsibilities include responding to requests for information from citizens and the media. Work also includes designing, writing, and editing a variety of printed material including brochures, flyers, newsletters, press releases, reports, program policies, proposals, and other marketing and promotional materials. Duties  include preparing written correspondence for management staff regarding major or unusual situations as well as preparing and delivering effective oral presentations, proactively developing and facilitating releases to the media on developing/breaking stories regarding, investigations, and/or other areas of public concern; creating and monitoring the content for standard social media platforms (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and blogging); and implementing public information strategies to project a positive image of the department.  Incumbents provide strategic policy advice to department management regarding external and internal communications, media relations, community relations and public information; and related duties as required.
    1. A Bachelor's Degree in Public Relations, Communications, Journalism or closely related field from an accredited college or university.*
    2. Two (2) years of responsible professional administrative experience in public relations, communications, or journalism. At least one year of this experience must have included website design, social media content creation, digital photography or videography within the last three years. Professional experience must have been gained in a position that required a Bachelor's degree upon entrance.
    * Prior to appointment, the hiring agency is required to verify education claimed by the applicant to qualify for this classification. If selected for hire, applicants must provide original documents of their qualifying credentials to the hiring agency prior to their start date in this job classification.

    NOTE: Pay above the minimum for superior qualifications may be granted under Civil Service Commission Rule IV Sec. 2.7 based on a review of the applicant pool, the candidate's verified experience, education, and/or possession of related certifications.A rating of training and experience, weighted 100%.  All related previous experience will be considered for qualification purposes; however, credit on the rating of training and experience will only be given for experience gained within the last ten (10) years.

    This is an original entrance examination.THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENDER, AGE, PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, CREED, CULTURE, OR ANCESTRY.  REQUESTS FOR ALTERNATE FORMAT OR ACCOMMODATIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO SHANA PARKER AT (504) 658-3516 OR TTY/VOICE AT (504) 586-4475 or (504) 658-4020.
     
      DOMICILE REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYMENT: Domicile requirements are currently waived for the purpose of application. However, all new full time employees hired into this classification on or after January 1, 2013 must be domiciled in Orleans Parish within 180 days of hire. Airport and public safety employees are excluded from this provision.
     
      BACKGROUND CHECK: The hiring department will conduct interviews of qualified individuals prior to requesting a criminal background check, and no job application submitted prior to such interview shall inquire into an applicant’s criminal history. If this position is subject to a background check for any convictions related to its responsibilities and requirements, employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation including criminal history. Criminal history will not automatically disqualify a candidate.
      
     
      APPLICATIONS: Applications will not be accepted if received after the closing date or after the stated maximum number of applications has been received, as specified on this announcement.  All minimum qualification requirements for examinations must be met by the final filing date unless otherwise specified on this announcement.  PAPER APPLICATIONS must be submitted on the official application form AND MUST BE RECEIVED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CITY CIVIL SERVICE, 1340 POYDRAS STREET, SUITE 900, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, BEFORE THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON THE FINAL FILING DATE.
     
      DELAY IN THE MAIL:  The Department of City Civil Service cannot be responsible for failure of the applicant to receive an admission slip to an examination or for failure of the Department to receive material mailed by the applicant.  Applicants should notify the Department of City Civil Service in writing of any address changes
     
      The minimum age limit is 18 years for any class of work requiring hard physical labor, operation of or proximity to hazardous machinery, exposure to hazardous chemicals, or participation in any other processes or procedures which are prohibited or limited by the Louisiana State Child Labor Law.
      
      WORKING TEST PERIOD: Effective August 1, 2023, the working test (probationary) period for all positions in the classified service is one year.  
      
      SUBSTANCE ABUSE TESTING: The City of New Orleans has a comprehensive program of substance abuse testing.  Candidates for employment for certain positions where the health, welfare and/or safety of the public, co-workers and the individual employee is at risk will have to undergo pre-employment substance abuse screening. Candidates for all other original entrance positions will have to undergo an unannounced substance abuse screening during their working test period.  For further information, see Civil Service Rule V, Section 9.
     
      A MEDICAL EXAMINATION is required for all original entrance probationary appointments to ACTIVE classifications, and may be required for re-employment, promotions and/or transfers.
     
      A MEDICAL SCREENING, which may result in a medical examination, is required for all original entrance probationary appointments to non-active classifications.
     
      GOOD MORAL CHARACTER is required of all applicants.  Any applicant may be disqualified if his/her character or past employment record is found to be unsatisfactory as determined by the Department of City Civil Service.  Forgery, misrepresentation of facts, or cheating on examinations is punishable by disqualification, fine and other penalties.
     
      IMPORTANT:  Applicants who are licensed to drive should have a current license on their person for purposes of identification during all phases of an examination.  In lieu of such license, the Department of City Civil Service may require that applicants have some form of picture identification.
     
      VETERANS PREFERENCE:  On original entrance examinations, veterans (as defined in Article X, Section 10(2) of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana), disabled veterans, certain spouses and parents of veterans shall receive additional credit if claimed as provided on the Veterans Preference claim form which can be obtained in this office.  To obtain credit, this form must be submitted with the required proof (at the minimum, a DD214) before the final filing date.
     
      HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND GENERAL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA (GED) must be issued by a state Department of Education or an institution recognized by a state Department of Education.  Certificates of completion, high school diplomas and GED from institutions not recognized by a state Department of Education, and high school diplomas from foreign countries are not acceptable.
     
      ACCREDITED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES: An accredited college or university is an institution that is accredited as a college or university by an organization that is recognized by the USDE (United States Department of Education). College diplomas from foreign countries will be accepted if the applicant submits a statement of educational equivalency from one of the evaluation services accepted by the Department of Civil Service. A list of the accepted evaluation services can be found on the National Association of Credential Evacuation Services (NACES) website (www.naces.org).
     
      EXPERIENCE: 
      Applicants will not receive credit for unpaid work unless specified on the job announcement.
      Partial credit only will be given for related part time employment.
      Civil Service reserves the right to determine which degrees, education, or other credentials are related or closely related.
      Experience credit will be granted for related provisional appointments (internal applicants).
     
     PROFESSIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE:  The Civil Service Department defines this experience as experience gained in a position that required a Bachelor's Degree upon entrance.  
     
      OFFERS OF EMPLOYMENT OR PROMOTION:
      Prior to appointment, the hiring agency is required to verify education, driver's license, and/or professional licenses/certifications claimed by the applicant to qualify for this classification. If selected for hire, applicants must provide original documents of their qualifying credentials to the hiring agency prior to their start date in this job classification.
      Offers of employment or promotion are required to be withdrawn for applicants who are found to have misrepresented their credentials during the application process.
     
      Revised 1/91, 4/03, 7/05, 2/07, 8/10, 2/12, 8/15, 6/16, 1/17, 1/19, 2/23, 8/23.
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PUBLIC RELATIONS ANALYST (CLASS CODE 7125)
  • City of New Orleans
  • Orleans, LA FULL_TIME
  • Responsible administrative and technical work serving as a liaison for a city department to city management, news media, and the general public. Responsibilities include responding to requests for inf...
  • 19 Days Ago

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Director of System Wide Programming Strategy
  • NOLA Public Schools
  • Orleans, LA FULL_TIME
  • NOLA Public Schools VisionThe vision of the NOLA Public Schools is that every student receives a high-quality education that fosters their individual capabilities, while ensuring that they thrive, ach...
  • 30 Days Ago

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2023-24 Child Care Director
  • Jefferson Parish Public School System
  • Harvey, LA FULL_TIME
  • JobID: 22741 Position Type: SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFF/Childcare Date Posted: 9/26/2022 Location: 2 - GREENLAWN TERRACE ELEM. (Target School)
  • 1 Month Ago

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR (PUBLIC SAFETY) (CLASS CODE 0179)
  • City of New Orleans
  • Orleans, LA OTHER
  • Highly responsible supervisory, professional and technical work with the New Orleans Police Department Bureaus and Divisions leading the development of both long- and short-range objectives related to...
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Public Safety Officer
  • New Orleans Public Facility Mngt, Inc.
  • Orleans, LA FULL_TIME
  • MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Respond to and protect the building from incidents of fire, medical emergency, theft, illegal entry, loitering and other sus...
  • 23 Days Ago

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Internal Revenue Agent (Examination Analyst - Examiner) 12 MONTH ROSTER - AMENDED
  • Department Of The Treasury
  • New Orleans, LA
  • Duties WHAT IS THE SMALL BUSINESS/SELF EMPLOYED (SBSE) DIVISION? A description of the business units can be found at: ht...
  • 4/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Senior Internal Revenue Agent-Senior Program Analyst (12 month roster) AMENDED
  • Department Of The Treasury
  • New Orleans, LA
  • Duties WHAT IS THE LARGE BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONALDIVISION? A description of the business units can be found at: https:...
  • 4/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Assistant/Associate Professor - Research Track (CHOICES)
  • Tulane University
  • New Orleans, LA
  • Tulane University School of Medicine invites applications for a research track Assistant or Associate Professor (dependi...
  • 4/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Internal Revenue Agent (Senior Revenue Agent (Examiner) -12 MONTH ROSTER
  • Department Of The Treasury
  • New Orleans, LA
  • Duties WHAT IS THE SBSE - SMALL BUSINESS SELF EMPLOYED DIVISION? A description of the business units can be found at: ht...
  • 4/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Human Resources Specialist
  • State of Louisiana
  • New Orleans, LA
  • Supplemental Information Job Number: MHSD-193522-JS Metropolitan Human Services District 3100 General DeGaulle Dr. New O...
  • 4/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Public Relations Account Coordinator
  • Foxglove Communications
  • New Orleans, LA
  • The Position: Foxglove Communications is seeking an earnest and hardworking Account Coordinator to join our team. In thi...
  • 4/24/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Career Navigator (Case Manager)-New Orleans
  • Goodwill Industries of SELA
  • New Orleans, LA
  • Essential Functions: Assist clients, create and follow through with a career navigation plans consistent with helping cl...
  • 4/24/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Assistant Director Tobacco Control Initiative
  • LSU Health Science Center New Orleans
  • New Orleans, LA
  • Under the direction of the Tobacco Control Initiative (TCI) Program Director the incumbent will assist in establishing a...
  • 4/23/2024 12:00:00 AM

New Orleans (/ɔːrˈliːnz, ˈɔːrl(i)ənz/, locally /ˈɔːrlənz/; French: La Nouvelle-Orléans [la nuvɛlɔʁleɑ̃] (listen)) is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana. With an estimated population of 393,292 in 2017, it is the most populous city in Louisiana. A major port, New Orleans is considered an economic and commercial hub for the broader Gulf Coast region of the United States. New Orleans is world-renowned for its distinct music, Creole cuisine, unique dialect, and its annual celebrations and festivals, most notably ...
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Income Estimation for Public Relations Director jobs
$148,366 to $204,703
New Orleans, Louisiana area prices
were up 1.2% from a year ago

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