Salary: $12.42 Hourly
Location : Lubbock, TX
Job Type: Part-Time
Job Number: PT296-5225
Department: Parks Department
Division: 5225 – Indoor Recreation
Opening Date: 06/24/2023
Closing Date: 7/21/2023 5:00 PM Central
Summary
Assist with planning, organizing, implementing and monitoring the public relations and marketing programs.
Essential Functions
- Prepare and maintain monthly e-newsletters and calendars, including creation and management of email addresses and feedback;
- Plan, develop, implement and maintain internet social media programs, including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram, and research and recommend new emerging internet technologies;
- Add department events to outside community calendars including print and internet calendars and prepare event slides for City Channel 2 Carousel program;
- Develop and maintain websites, including creation of new pages, updates and routine maintenance;
- Create and update event posters, tickets, flyers and print advertising;
- Perform related duties as required
Qualifications
Completion of a high school diploma or the equivalent with an additional two years of college education or related experience in marketing, public relations, social medias, graphic art or advertising with additional experience which provides the following knowledge, abilities and skills:
Knowledge and Abilities
Knowledge of:
- Procedures and fundamentals of marketing, public relations, advertising, and internet technologies;
- Marketing principals associated with the promotion of recreation facilities, programs and special events;
- Computer principals and procedures including internet, website and social media technologies.
Ability/Skill to:
- Prioritize and schedule work to meet deadlines;
- Work independently in the absence of specific instructions;
- Communicate effectively orally and in writing;
- Spell and use correct grammar;
- Perform at a high level of customer service;
- Use standard office equipment.
Physical Requirements:
- Occasionally stand, walk, kneel and bend during shift;
- Push and pull objects during shift;
- Occasionally lift and carry up to 10 pounds;
- Occasionally flex upper trunk forward at the waist and partially flex at the knees;
- Occasionally rotate upper trunk to the right or left or forward while sitting or standing;
- Place arms above, at or below shoulder height.
Part-time employees who have at least six (6) months continuous employment may be paid for all holidays except the Veterans Day floating holiday. Part-time employees are not eligible for the Veteran’s Day floating holiday because City offices are not closed on that day. The number of hours granted these employees as holiday pay is based on the average number of hours normally worked in a day.
The City designates the eleven (11) following dates as holidays to be observed with pay:
New Year’s Day – January 1
Martin Luther King Day – Third Monday in January
Good Friday – Friday before Easter
Memorial Day – Last Monday in May
Independence Day – July 4
Labor Day – First Monday of September
Veterans Day – November 11 (Floating Holiday)
Thanksgiving Day – Fourth Thursday in November
Friday after Thanksgiving (Fourth Friday in November)
Christmas Eve – December 24
Christmas Day – December 25