Public Affairs Specialist

1 month ago


Washington, Washington, D.C., United States Library Of Congress Full time

Schedules and prepares social media posts across the Library's primary accounts, including the Library's main Twitter feed and Facebook page.

With supervision and guidance, suggests new opportunities to engage online audiences and to engage with other organizations to amplify LOC content.


Engages with responsible content authors and other producers of content across the Library to create schedules for distributing digital content, ensuring that content is scheduled to avoid conflicts between high visibility Library social media posts and virtual events.


Provides technical support to ensure that complex social media content, including videos, are correctly prepared and available for time-sensitive deployment with required accessibility materials provided to ensure compliance with government 508 compliance requirements.


Compiles and posts online press kits; and plans and updates OC content and Library staff news on the Library intranet site; updates the homepage with supervisory guidance on content.

Compiles and distributes media clips; prepares media reports; maintains clip files; and maintains digital-media archives.


Provides content to members of the media and other organizations related to the Library's online calendars of events, to ensure Library of Congress programs are featured in media and other organizations' events listings both online and in print; assists with questions regarding online press kits, and escorts permitted media while on-site.


Maintains the Library's online events calendar with information approved by the Library's Standing Events Committee and works with employees across the Office to provide event information for other written publications.

With supervisory guidance, ensures that all event information is accurate, correct and engaging for Library audiences.


Receives photography and video permit requests received by the Library of Congress, ensuring that all necessary information is provided by the requestor; with supervisory guidance, ensures that relevant Library Service Unit staff are aware of permit requests, and prepares permit requests for approval by the Director or Deputy Director.


Researches and maintains public-affairs materials such as supplies of handouts, folders and other supporting materials; press-release letterhead; office stationery; marketing materials and giveaways; and all other public-affairs supplies (not including regular office supplies).


Responds to non-technical inquiries, exercising judgment, tact, discretion, and diplomacy in referring queries to the Director, other communications staff, or the appropriate Library Service Unit.

Navigates the various levels of hierarchy and differing technical functions to determine who should handle complicated inquiries.

Prepares press kits for special events and media visits.

Completes writing projects as assigned, including drafting social media content; calendar submissions; and office correspondence.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Performs other duties as assigned.

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