Salary: $21.10 Hourly
Location : Lincoln, NE
Job Type: PERM FULL TIME
Job Number: 071-81021
Department: Department of Environment and Energy
Opening Date: 07/07/2023
Closing Date: 7/24/2023 11:59 PM Central
Description
It is a very exciting time at our agency, some of the things you can look forward to as an employee with the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy:
• A new office building at Fallbrook with free parking,
• Flexible work schedules
• You will be doing work knowing you are making a difference for current and future generations.
Are you passionate about preserving, enhancing, and protecting Nebraska’s environment? If so, please consider a career with the State of Nebraska at the Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE). At NDEE, employees have the opportunity to work with a dynamic and supportive team of mission-focused individuals tasked with maintaining, restoring, and enhancing the quality of Nebraska’s air, land, water, and energy resources.
The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy has a full-time opportunity available in the Superfund/Voluntary Cleanup Program Section.
What you will do!
The successful candidate will be part of a team that creates communications content and coordinates department activities or functions that inform the public, news media, governmental/program officials, and state employees of issues and/or the agency’s objectives, policies, and/or programs; and coordinates public information operations for a multi-program agency with its other operations.
What’s in it for you!
The opportunity to work in a productive and creative environment where no two days are ever the same! We offer a competitive benefits package. 12 days of vacation during first year of service (accruals increase with years of service), 12 days of sick leave during first year of service (accruals increase with years of service), and 13 paid holidays per year. Permanent Teammate Benefits:
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• WellNebraska Health Plan
• Direct Primary Care (DPC)
• Mail order Rx (3 month supply) and Specialty Pharmacy program
• Virtual Visits and FREE Nurse line 24 hours a day 7 days a week
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement/Investment Plan
• Early Retirement Insurance Program (55 and older)
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Tuition Assistance*
• LinkedIn Learning Access to 16,000+ On-Demand Courses
• Direct Deposit of Payroll
• Nebraska State Employees Credit Union
• Deferred Compensation Plan
• Paid Holidays
• Vacation, Sick, Civil, and Injury Leave
• Military Training or Emergency Duty Leave
• Teammate Discount Program
• Charitable Giving through Payroll Deduction
*Coverage is effective the first of the month following 30 days of employment.
For a complete listing of job duties, requirements, and to apply, go to
Location and address of position: 245 Fallbrook Blvd., Ste 100 – Lincoln, NE
Work schedule: Monday – Friday – 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Flexible schedule, remote work, and 10-hour workdays allowed after six-month probation and/or with management approval.
Examples of Work
- Plans and coordinates public and internal information functions and/or activities within the agency to meet project deadlines, facilitate co-action with other program activities, keep the agency staff informed, and ensure that agency public information priorities and goals are achieved.
- Researches and determines the scope, nature, and target audience of agency public information functions and activities, to facilitate the development and implementation of an appropriate approach for disseminating public information.
- Writes, designs, composes, edits, researches, compiles, and/or selects copy and layout for informational/administrative publications, audio-visual material, media releases, displays, exhibits, and/or speeches, to organize data so that it will reach and be understood by the target audience.
- Arranges publication space or broadcast time and preparation of informational material to schedule and coordinate the development and dissemination of agency and program information to the public.
- Presents and/or schedules presentations of public information to news media representatives, governmental/program officials, or interested citizen groups to release information, educate people, and elicit feedback on the agency mission and programs and to stimulate participation and support for agency goals and activities.
- Assigns and reviews the public-information-related work of technical production and office support staff members to arrange for story subjects, facilitate completion of project assignments, and ensure accuracy and completeness of writing, typing, photography, and printing.
- Develops and recommends policies and procedures to agency management to increase the impact and effectiveness of agency public information functions and activities.
- Advises agency management on public relations to discuss potential and actual reaction to and impact of agency information releases and suggest alternative approaches for disseminating information.
- Reviews legislation, rules, and policy and program statements to determine the impact on agency public information functions and assess comprehension by target audiences.
- Confers with news media representatives to discuss agency public information needs, develop and maintain contacts, and facilitate the dissemination of agency and program information through the mass media.
- Coordinates promotional materials for newspapers, radio, television, outdoor and business and industry to develop appropriate preparation and dissemination procedures and ensure that they are followed.
Qualifications / Requirements
REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s Degree in journalism, communications, marketing, public relations, advertising, graphic arts, digital media, videography, or related field and at least one year of experience in coordinating, planning, and managing public relations/publicity campaigns, mass media communication activities and/or public information programs. Required experience may substitute for the education on a year for year basis.
PREFERRED: Experience with public relations and public information; experience with writing and editing; experience with website management; experience with communication on social media; experience with video production; experience with graphic design.
OTHER: Valid driver’s license or ability to provide independent transportation, minimal travel requirement; ability to lift 25 pounds; regular and reliable attendance required.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of: the principles and practices of journalism; the principles and practices of public relations; the techniques of layout design; the principles and practices of electronic and social media communication; the principles and practices of visual reproduction such as photography, graphics, or printing; graphic design software; the techniques of online layout; website design and maintenance; the principles and practices of video production with the ability to shoot, write and edit video content; the English language including spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, word usage and grammar; the techniques, formats, and styles of public information dissemination; agency operations, rules, policies, and objectives; agency program legislation and goals; statewide and local media sources and operations including appropriate contact persons, possible costs, and publication/broadcast deadlines; reference sources including agency reference material and external information sources; the inter-relationships of agency public information functions/activities and state/local program activities .
Ability to: communicate effectively in individual or group settings with news media representatives, governmental or program officials, agency staff, and the public, at levels understandable to each audience; apply the principles and practices of public relations/journalism to operation of a public information function; skillfully operate audio and/or visual equipment; operate electronic hardware and software appropriate for online information development and delivery, including audio and visual formats; write/edit copy to fit assigned space in a layout; compare finished product with established standards and/or original to identify errors; evaluate the public information potential of written, illustrative, and related material for a specific project assignment; develop the information dissemination approach most likely to reach the target audience; assess the impact and effectiveness of specific public information materials or activities in meeting the interests of the public or media and the needs of the agency; develop and apply agency policies and procedures for the public information function; assign and review the work of others; plan and organize the operations of a public information function; coordinate the various aspects of design from layout to design to paste-up.
We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation.
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Do you have a Bachelor’s Degree in journalism, public relations, communications, advertising, creating writing or related field?
- a. Yes
- b. No
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Please list your degree.
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Do you have relevant experience in developing, planning and managing public relations/publicity campaigns, mass media communication activities or public information programs?
- a. Yes
- b. No
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Please explain in detail your relevant experience with the number of years and months.
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Do you have a valid driver’s license or the ability to provide independent authorized transportation for yourself?
- a. Yes
- b. No
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Are you willing and able to travel with occasional overnights?
- a. Yes
- b. No
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Are you willing and able to lift 25 pounds?
- a. Yes
- b. No
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Are you willing and able to maintain regular and reliable attendance?
- a. Yes
- b. No
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Please explain in detail your experience in public relations/public information activities.
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Please explain in detail your experience with writing and/or editing.
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Please explain in detail your experience regarding website management (layout or content), or communication through social media.
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Please explain in detail your experience in video production.
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Please explain in detail your experience in graphic design
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Please list your experience with Microsoft Word.
- a. Don’t use
- b. Use less than once per week
- c. Use once a week
- d. Use daily
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Please list your experience with Microsoft Excel.
- a. Don’t use
- b. Use less than once per week
- c. Use once a week
- d. Use daily
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Please list your experience with Microsoft Office PowerPoint.
- a. Don’t Use
- b. Use less than once per week
- c. Use once a week
- d. Use daily
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Please list your experience with Outlook.
- a. Don’t use
- b. Use less than once per week
- c. Use once a week
- d. Use daily
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Please list your experience with Adobe Creative Suite software.
- a. Don’t use
- b. Use less than once per week
- c. Use once a week
- d. Use daily
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