Summary
Plan, direct, and coordinate activities designed to create and maintain a favorable public image and raise awareness for the organization. The Community Liaison serves in a consultant role, acting as an advocate and marketer of the company’s products. In this role, the successful candidate will work 25-30 hours weekly.
Responsibilities
- Establish and maintain public outreach programs about cannabis.
- Serves as key point of contact for neighboring businesses, governmental institutions, residents and others in assigned area.
- Regularly attend meetings of neighborhood associations, chambers of commerce, city councils, and other key associations and partners in assigned area.
- Regularly represents PurePenn at external partner events.
- Implements a plan to support the communications, community and public relations goals of PurePenn.
- Provides marketing and public relations support to programs that adhere to PurePenn goals.
- Write news releases, profiles, and stories highlighting PurePenn programs.
- Conceptualize, manage, organize and support events, meetings, and other activities to promote PurePenn in the community.
- Support PurePenn in promoting the facility and liaising with the media, elected officials, donors and other key constituents, in alignment with PurePenn goals led by the Vice President of Governmental Affairs.
- Support PurePenn with crisis and other communications.
- Support special projects as directed by Facility Director and Vice President of Governmental Affairs.
- Maintain ongoing awareness of political and economic influences in the local community and its impact on the business and workforce. Communicate these influences to the executive team.
- Perform other related duties as assigned
Candidates must possess the following qualifications:
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in public relations/public affairs activities and programs
- Minimum of 3 years of experience interfacing with local/community organization representatives
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Valid driver’s license
- Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent experience.
- Be at least 21 years of age
- Ability to successfully pass a background check.
- Must be able to work outside of normal business hours on a frequent basis, including work on weekends and evenings.
Competencies
- Initiative
- Decision Making/Judgement
- Professionalism
- Persuasiveness
- Diplomacy
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Relationship Building
- Sense of Urgency
Physical Activities and Requirements:
- Must be able to independently travel to off-site meetings and events.
- Incumbent will be required to use a computer with keyboard, telephone or handheld mobile device for extended periods of time, and office machinery as needed.
- Individual may occasionally be required to lift, push, pull, and carry up to 20 pounds.
The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Additional Information
All applicants will be considered based on their qualifications, skills and experience.
All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities, Females, Veterans, individuals with disabilities, and residents of the City of McKeesport are encouraged to apply.
Based on its internal policies, Company reserves the right to give preference to Minorities, Females, wounded or honorably discharged Veterans, individuals with disabilities and residents of the City of McKeesport that possess the requisite qualifications for the position when making any appointment or promotion.
Job Type: Part-time
Salary: $17.50 /hour
Experience:
- Public Relations/Public Affairs: 3 years
- Government Relations: 3 years
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