posted
4-21-2008
City of
Cedar Rapids
- Communications Liaison
Are you
looking for a position that will allow you to utilize your
creative talents?
Are you driven to
make a difference?
The City of Cedar
Rapids is looking for an experienced Communications Liaison
to interact with and represent the City Manager, Mayor and
Council Members by handling media relations and
communications planning for the City. This position will
report directly to the City Manager.
Come explore our
generous benefits package. It includes: free employee dental
care and low cost family dental care, low cost health and
prescription coverage, flexible benefits plans, 11 paid
holidays, IPERS retirement package, deferred compensation,
flexible leave, tuition reimbursement, longevity pay,
on-site fitness center, and more!
This position
will require:
·
Knowledge
of Local government
·
Knowledge
of all types of strategic communications
·
Knowledge
of marketing strategies related to increasing brand
recognition
·
Excellent
verbal and written communication skills
·
The
ability to positively represent the City while interacting
with a variety of stakeholders; including media
representatives, elected officials, Council members, City
employees and citizens.
Key functions of
the Communications Liaison position will include:
·
Management
of all communication related to the City
·
Analysis
of public knowledge relating to City departments and
programs
·
Maximizing
Community awareness of services and their value
·
Standardization of City communications
·
Interaction with a wide variety of diverse community groups,
neighborhood associations, church groups, and professional
associations
·
Research
of administrative and municipal issues at the request of the
City Manager
·
Development and delivery of presentations
This position is
eligible for relocation assistance.
Not sure about
living and working in Cedar Rapids?
Consider this:
Cedar Rapids citizens enjoy a
standard of living that’s hard to beat! Purchasing a home
costs 40% less than the national average; property and
violent crime rates are low and more than half of our
community members enjoy commute times of less than 15
minutes.
We offer the chance to enjoy a
healthy life style in a City that has every sport and club
imaginable, extensive walking and biking trails, a skate
park, a BMX dirt track, 6 pools and 74 recreation areas.
Enjoy our
museums, theaters, historical centers, Science Station and a
school system that has been highlighted in national
magazines. With a high school drop out rate of .38% and top
ACT test scores we set the standard for quality public
education.
All of this adds
up to one great place to live, work and play.
Salary is
based on experience and qualifications; the current annual
pay range is $54,932 to $75,400
Apply at:
City of Cedar
Rapids
Human Resource Department
51 First Avenue Bridge
Cedar Rapids Iowa, 52401
Completed
applications may also be faxed to: (319) 286-5100
Applications
accepted from 4/14/08 to 5/16/08
Pre-employment
drug screen required.
Assistance
provided to disabled individuals upon request
Equal Opportunity
Employer
posted
4-21-2008
Communications Assistant - St. Luke's Hospital
St. Luke’s is looking for a
part-time communications assistant. The communications
assistant provides writing, basic design and
administrative support to the Marketing Communications
Department. Draft, edit and assist with the preparation
and dissemination of a variety of promotional and
marketing materials; plan and coordinate special
projects.
Knowledge of Indesign,
PhotoShop and Word are required.
For more
information contact:
Laura
Rainey
Director, Marketing Communications
St.
Luke’s Hospital
1026
A Avenue, NE
Cedar
Rapids, IA 52402
319.369.7561
Raineyla@crstlukes.com