Nashville, Tennessee
    The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is seeking applicants for the position of
    Communications and Outreach Director. This position reports to the Wildlife Resources Deputy Director – Business Operations.

    Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
    • Outreach/Education – develop and manage educational centers at multiple sites
    statewide; manage educational programs in schools and assist in partnerships with other
    educational experts in the state to keep wildlife and conservation in the classroom;
    Regional Outreach – manage each regional outreach coordinator in 4 regions of the state
    to better serve demand for public programs.
    • Public Information Officer – manage both external and internal communications of the
    department; act as a liaison to Commissioners and Directors for proactive
    communications; serve as agency contact for media opportunities including news releases,
    communications planning, media relations, Web and social media management, crisis
    communication, publications and multi-media presentations, video production and special
    event planning.
    • Newsletter/Blog Management – implement and manage the agency blog; coordinate
    articles and strategically topical newsletters from contributors; create plans to increase
    readership.
    • Agency Communications Strategy and Brand Management – create plans to increase the
    agency brand throughout the State; ensure all communications and educational plans are
    culturally sensitive; establish community networks to diversify thought and
    communications strategy; develop consistent methods of communication to ensure focus
    of response is relevant to the agency’s mission across all divisions.

    Minimum Qualifications: For this executive service position, the acceptable minimum
    qualifications are determined by the appointing authority.

    External applicants can go to www.tn.gov and search on the careers page for the job ID 26882.

    You will be able to search for and apply for the Communications and Outreach Director until the close of business on Wednesday, February 16, 2022.

    Pursuant to the State of Tennessee’s Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed nto the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and nopportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State’s policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person’s race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran’s status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.