Public Affairs Specialist

Strategic and comprehensive communications planner with more than 15 years experience who develops, implements, manages, and evaluates using best practices for internal and external communications/public relations programs based on measurable goals, a vision, and mission;Proven success managing public school, community and health crisis communications; Develop and design news releases, effective press conferences, briefings, speeches or presentations, and audio/visual strategies; Strong media, community, corporate, and peer communications; diverse groups; Develop and apply telecommunications laws and regulations, external affairs and crisis communication techniques under tight timelines and pressure; Ability to explain and advocate facts, positions and policy in a succinct and convincing manner including, talking points, position or policy papers, budgets, press releases and articles for diverse audiences; Plan and execute recognition strategies and tactics; Disseminate information through the media to congressional and local agency offices, educational organizations, and a variety of media sources, in order to foster an understanding of missions and activities among the general public, key officials, and other stakeholders; Ability to create proposals advertising packages, speeches, video projects, publications, and fact sheets for federal agencies, various organizations, corporations, news and radio broadcast stations.

Assistant

San Antonio, TX