Please Note: All applications must contain complete job histories, which includes job title, dates of employment, name of employer, supervisor's name and phone number, and a description of duties performed. To receive Military Employment preference, a copy of the DD Form 214 (member #1 not accepted), NA Form 13038, VA Summary Benefits Letter, or a DD form 1300 must be provided before an interview can be extended. College transcripts, licenses, certifications, etc. must be provided before an interview can be extended. If this information is not provided prior to the interview, your application may be rejected because it is incomplete. Attaching documents to the application is preferred. Resumes do not take the place of this required information.

To learn more about TVC Employee Benefits, please click on the link below:

https://www.tvc.texas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/ERS-brochure-final-1.pdf

Submitted Through Work in Texas:

Work in Texas (WIT) applicants must complete the supplemental questions to be considered for the posting. To complete the supplemental questions please go to CAPPS Recruit to register or login and access your profile. CAPPS Recruit: https://capps.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en

General Description: The Fund for Veterans’ Assistance awards competitive reimbursement grants to non-profits and units of local governments serving Texas veterans and their families. The Communications Coordinator serves as a member of the Texas Veterans Commission Fund for Veterans’ Assistance team. The Communications Coordinator assists with implementing marketing, promotional, and outreach campaigns directed to community and professional groups to coordinate, improve, and stimulate interest in FVA programs and revenue sources. To promote a strong environment, TVC maintains a telecommuting policy. The policy is decided by division and contingent on continued performance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• The Communications Coordinator assists with implementing marketing, promotional, and outreach campaigns directed to community and professional groups to coordinate, improve, and stimulate interest in FVA programs and revenue sources.

• Serves as the FVA liaison to the TVC Communications & Outreach Department and assists with preparing press releases for news media and responding to general FVA inquiries including media requests and developing FVA Fact Sheets and Talking Points.

• Maintains, collects, and prepares grant award, application, and media data to create reports and informational materials in response to inquiries made by the public, the Legislature, and other external organizations.

• Develop and maintain website content and participate in usability testing.

• Generate and maintain mass email marketing lists and announcements.

• Plan, support and/or conduct outreach activities to recruit veteran serving organizations.

• Prepare and deliver presentations to stakeholders and the non-profit community.

• Prepare content for posting on social media sites, such as broadcast messages.

• Work hours other than 8-5 may be required for this position for work-related functions.

• Performs related work as assigned.

Military Crosswalk information:

https://hr.sao.texas.gov/Compensation/MilitaryCrosswalk/MOSC_InformationandCommunication.pdf

Education:

Experience:

Minimum two (2) years of experience with WordPress is required. Minimum two (2) years of experience in journalism, public relations, public information, communications, or media relations work is required.

Experience with WordPress, Mass Marketing Tools, and Microsoft Word Applications.

Experience with customer satisfaction survey data (collections and analysis)

• Knowledge of agency functions, policies, and procedures; of news and communication media; of editing and preparing informational material; of copy layout; and of publishing and broadcast industries.

• Skill in editorial and design concepts and practices, and in the use of a computer and applicable software.

• Ability to research and prepare information, to design communication plans and materials related to the goals and priorities of the agency, to compose content for the Web, to prepare copy and scripts, to design broad communications plans and materials, and to communicate effectively.

• Skilled at working in a team environment and facilitating working relationships.

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

• Ability to perform work within the required time and able to meet scheduled deadlines.

Notes to Applicants:

To receive Military Employment preference, applicable source documents must be provided before an interview can be extended. Attaching documents to the application is preferred.

College transcripts, licenses, certifications, etc. must be provided before an interview can be extended. Attaching documents to the application is preferred.

If you require any reasonable accommodation for the interview process, please inform the hiring representative who calls to schedule your interview.

This position has been designated as a security sensitive position. A criminal background investigation will be conducted on the final candidate for this position.

DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF APPLICATIONS, WE DO NOT ACCEPT TELEPHONE CALLS. APPLICANTS SCHEDULED FOR INTERVIEWS WILL BE CONTACTED.

Veterans Information: The Texas Veterans Commission is committed to hiring Veterans and is proud to employ the highest percentage of Veterans among all state agencies.Additional info may apply via the job posting.

AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:

The Texas Veterans Commission does not discriminate on the basis of person’s color, race, national origin, gender, gender identity/gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability religion, or age in employment or the provision of services.