The City of Austin’s Office of Police Oversight (OPO) provides impartial oversight of the Austin Police Department’s conduct, practices, and policies to enhance accountability, informs the public to increase transparency, and creates sustainable partnerships throughout the community. We are a small team that embraces human-centered design and procedural justice. OPO is separate and independent from the Austin Police Department.
The Office of Police Oversight (OPO) seeks a public information specialist to enhance transparency using media relations, digital marketing, and communications strategies. This role reports to the Public Information and Marketing Program Manager and collaborates with community engagement specialists, complaint specialists, and policy and research professionals to promote OPO’s programs and services. The public information specialist will write and design materials for multiple platforms, including press releases, blog articles, social media, flyers, website content, infographics, reports, and memos.
When completing the City of Austin employment application:
The City of Austin employment application is an official document; incomplete applications will not be considered. Please be sure that your application is a reflection of your entire work history.
- Please be sure to detail on the application all previous employment that you wish to be considered as part of your qualifications.
- A detailed, complete employment application is required. It helps us to better evaluate your qualifications and will be used to determine salary if you are selected for this position. Be sure to provide job titles and employment dates for all jobs you wish to be considered. Describe your specific experience for each position. Include all job duties, responsibilities, and employment dates.
Assessment: A presentation will be a part of the interview process.
Travel:
If you are selected for this position, and meet the Driver Safety Standards in the City of Austin Driver Safety Program, you may drive when necessary to multiple locations as part of your regular job duties. Otherwise, you are responsible for getting to and from these locations.
Benefits:
Working with the City of Austin provides a number of health and welfare benefits such as low-cost medical, dental, vision, paid leave time, a highly competitive retirement plan, training opportunities, and more. Please click HERE for more information.
Applicants must submit a portfolio. Please submit a document with the following work samples:
- One original digital design (graphic or website)
- One writing sample (maximum of 3 pages per sample)
Attach this item as “other document” in the Optional & Required Applicant Documents section of your application.
If you are selected as a top candidate:
- Verification of your education and if you are in the military or a veteran, you will need to provide a copy of your DD-214 prior to confirming a start date.
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Successful candidates must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility.