Extra Help Media Specialist

Extra Help Media Specialist

Salary

$31.74 Hourly

Location

Visalia, CA

Job Type

Extra Help

Job Number

EH-071802-27

Department

Probation

Opening Date

08/15/2026

Closing Date

8/25/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

• Description
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This recruitment will establish an employment list to fill current and any future vacancies for those County departments that have this position, which are the Sheriff's Department, Probation Department, and District Attorney. The anticipated life of the employment list is six months. If interested in employment for this position for current or future vacancies within these departments, please submit an online application for consideration.

Current vacancy is with the Tulare County Probation Department located in Visalia. The anticipated life of the list is six months.

Applications will be reviewed by Tulare County Human Resources & Development. As extra help positions become available, County departments with the job openings select the most qualified and appropriate applicant for the position available. The number of hours and duration of employment varies by each assignment. Extra help employees may work in a variety of County departments in locations throughout the geographic county area.

Extra help employees may not work more than 1,559 hours in any fiscal year from July to June. An extra help employee who mistakenly works in excess of 1,559 hours in a fiscal year does not become a probationary or regular employee. Applications will be active for six months. If you are hired for extra help and you complete a work assignment and then you if you wish to be employed again, you must resubmit an Extra Help application online. There are no benefits associated with extra help positions. See regular job specification for complete job duties and requirements.

There are no benefits associated with extra help positions.

Typical Duties

• May serve as Department or Agency spokesperson in media requests for information when required.
• Assist in the planning, development, coordination and implementation of media strategies to disseminate department or agency information.
• Assist in coordinating public relations activities.
• Assist with the development of materials to be presented in press announcements including preparing press releases and feature articles.
• Help to develop and coordinate the illustration and printing of publications.

For a full list of duties for this position, please click Media Specialist.

Essential job duties may be assigned that are not listed above but are relative to this job classification. (Reasonable accommodation will be made when requested and determined by the County to be appropriate under applicable law.)

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum qualifications are used as a guide for establishing the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license which are required and equivalent to the following.

Education:

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in journalism, marketing, public relations or a related field.

Experience:

• Two (2) years of increasingly responsible experience in journalism, mass media communication or public relations.

Knowledge of:

• Various journalistic styles.
• Current principles, techniques and objectives of public information and public relations programs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to employ a variety of writing techniques that inform the public on complex issues.
• Current office practices and procedures including business correspondence, filing, and standard office equipment operations.

See the full list in link

Skill/Ability to:

• Work in a multi-task environment.
• Represent the department or agency to the media in a professional manner.
• Interpret rules and regulations.
• Establish goals and objectives.

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License or Certificate:

• Possession of, or ability to obtain an appropriate, valid California driver's license.

DESIRABLE EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS

• Copy writing, journalism or desktop publishing experience.

Additional Information

Conditions of Employment:

Candidates selected may be required to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening. Additionally, a background investigation may also be conducted, which may include a re-investigation every 10 years for some positions. An Employment Eligibility Verification using E-Verify may be required on the first day of employment for some positions. Some job classes may also require a physical exam.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

None Assigned.

01

The supplemental application form is an EXAMINATION. All candidates are required to complete the questions at the end of the application. The supplemental application questions will be used to select the most highly qualified candidates who will then advance to the next step in the selection process. The questions that follow will be used to evaluate the extent to which a candidate has demonstrated and applied the knowledge, skills and abilities critical to successful performance for this position. You must respond to all required questions to be considered for this position. Briefly describe your education and work experience in the areas of public relations and media relations.

02

Briefly describe any media products, (press releases, newsletters, advertisements, media packets or other publications), which you were responsible for creating, producing or developing and describe your level of involvement. Attach/include samples of any work.

03

Describe your experience relating to designing, implementing, producing or maintaining a social media presence for any organization. Provide any links to, or printed examples of social media for which you are responsible and describe your level of involvement.

04

Do you possess, or have the ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid California Drivers License?

• Yes
• No

Required Question

Employer County of Tulare

Address 2500 W Burrel Avenue

Visalia, California, 93291

Phone (559) 636-4900

Website http://www.tularecounty.ca.gov