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Public Information Officer 3

This Individual Position is Exempt from the Hiring Freeze. Qualified Applicants are Encouraged To Apply. Effective July 1, 2026 the wage for this position increased by 3%. The wage listed in this job posting reflects the increase. Welcome to the Department of Health! We'd be delighted to have you join our team. If you envision yourself in this role and are ready to start an exciting career with us, apply today! This position is open to Alaskan Residents only. Please check out the residency definition to determine if you qualify. This position is currently located in Juneau. The position may be in Anchorage or Juneau, depending upon the location of the most qualified candidate. What You Will Be Doing: Your role as a Public Information Officer 3 will involve developing, editing, and ensuring the clarity and alignment of diverse communication materials across print, digital, and broadcast platforms. You will collaborate with colleagues to execute marketing campaigns, social media initiatives, and educational programs, while also capturing high-quality photos and videos to enhance visual storytelling and support departmental objectives. Additionally, you'll manage and curate content for social media platforms, engaging with the community and implementing strategies to amplify outreach efforts effectively.

Mission and Values/Culture: The mission of the Department of Health is to promote and protect the health and well-being of Alaskans. Our team members are expected to be high-performing professionals who can work independently with limited direct supervision. Our office values positive attitudes, teamwork, innovation, efficiency, and a growth mindset. To be successful in this environment, team members must demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively, both in the work we produce for the department and with our clients, fellow coworkers, and other collaborators. Benefits of Joining Our Team: Our team fosters a supportive environment that prioritizes learning, skill development, and growth through collaborative, high-standard projects. Together, we contribute to the DOH mission to enhance the health and well-being of Alaskans by effectively communicating crucial health information.

The Working Environment You Can Expect: This position is part of the Communications Team, the centralized group of communications professionals that supports our department, and is based in or around Anchorage or Juneau. We are currently working hybrid schedules from home or in an office setting, as appropriate. Because our department is so broad in scope and one of the largest State of Alaska departments, the work is highly varied in both content and the audiences we strive to reach with our communications efforts. Our work environment is fast-paced, challenging, and creative, and requires the ability to work independently and collaboratively on both longer-term projects and those with tight deadlines.

Who We Are Looking For:

• Flexibility: Is open to change and new information; rapidly adapts to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles.
• Self-Management: Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.
• Writing: Recognizes or uses correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling; communicates information (for example, facts, ideas, or messages) in a succinct and organized manner; produces written information, which may include technical material, that is appropriate for the intended audience.

Special Notice:

• A valid Driver's License is required at the time of appointment.
• This position may require travel within the State.

Minimum Qualifications:

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in

• Communications and Media: Knowledge of the production, communication and dissemination of information and ideas to inform and entertain via written, oral, visual media and social media.
• External Awareness: Understands and keeps up-to-date on local, national, and international policies and trends that affect the organization and shape stakeholders' views; is aware of the organization's impact on the external environment.
• Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
• Multimedia Technologies: Knowledge of the principles, methods, tools, and techniques to develop or apply technology using text, audio, graphics, or other media.
• Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• Organizational Awareness: Knows the organization's mission and functions, and how its social, political, and technological systems work and operates effectively within them; this includes the programs, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations of the organization.

Equivalent to those typically gained by: Any combination of preparatory post-secondary education and/or progressively responsible professional level experience in journalism, communications media, education, English, literature, fine arts, library science, radio, television, photography, advertising, marketing, sales, public relations and/or promotional work, freelance writing, technical writing and/or research, education, library work or other information dissemination field.

Additional Required Information:

At the time of the interview, please provide the following:

1. A current resume
2. Three (3) professional references whom we may contact by phone, one (1) of whom must be your current or most recent supervisor, if not already provided in the application.
3. A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial are okay; please ensure that the institution name/URL is listed on the transcripts) is used to verify that you meet the minimum qualifications.
4. Three writing samples for at least two different target audience types. Please include one long-form and one short-form writing sample (examples include a radio ad script, social media post, newsletter or blog post) and one public education or advertising campaign you developed or implemented.

Please read the information below carefully. This applies to your application submission. SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS For your application to be evaluated, you must answer the Supplemental Questions. The State of Alaska uses four proficiency levels to measure and describe an applicant's level of competence in applying certain behaviors, knowledge, skills, and abilities to accomplish a specific task. The four proficiency levels are Mastery, Fluency, Literacy, and Discovery. You must rate your proficiency level for each competency listed in the supplemental questions.

EDUCATION To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies, you must fill in the Education section of the application If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each application (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts) Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview; if not, transcripts will be required before employment.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION If education is completed in a foreign college or university, it may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education, you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. The omission of the required documentation listed will result in an incomplete application, and you will not receive further consideration.

WORK EXPERIENCE When using work experience not documented in your application, please provide the employer's name, job title, employment dates, and whether you worked full-time or part-time Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and if minimum qualifications are met Work experience needed to meet the minimum qualifications must be documented in the application If the application does not support minimum qualifications, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment A resume will not be used to determine that minimum qualifications have been met for the position you are applying for.

MULTIPLE LOCATIONS The location of this position is currently in Juneau. The position may be located in Anchorage or Juneau, depending upon the location of the most qualified candidate. Please select the location(s) you are willing to be considered for. There is one (1) position to be filled. MULTIPLE VACANCIES This recruitment may be used for more than one (1) vacancy. The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety (9