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ECMC - Public Information Officer (Marketing & Communications Specialist IV)

Salary

$71,544.00 - $93,000.00 Annually

Location

Denver, CO

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

PHA 00085 12/25

Department

Department of Natural Resources

Division

Energy & Carbon Management Commission

Opening Date

12/24/2025

Closing Date

1/11/2026 11:59 PM Mountain

FLSA

Determined by Position

Type of Announcement

This position is open only to Colorado state residents.

Primary Physical Work Address

1120 Lincoln Avenue, Suite 801

Hiring Pay Rate

Employees new to State Government will be paid on a bi-weekly basis.

FLSA Status

Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.

Department Contact Information

Catie Weber

Salary Note

Although the full salary range for this position is provided, appointments are typically made at or near the range minimum.

How To Apply

Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.

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Department Information

This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.

Due to the 2025 hiring freeze, the selected candidate will not start until on or after January 2, 2026.

Are you interested in investing in a career that makes a difference?

Consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources. It’s our mission to manage and conserve Colorado’s natural resources for the benefit of people today – and tomorrow. That means we have to balance development with conservation so the state we all love provides similar opportunities for our children and their children.

We invite you to explore our website at https://dnr.colorado.gov/about-us to find out more about the work we do to manage Colorado’s natural resources for today – and tomorrow.

The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply.

In addition to offering rewarding, meaningful work, we offer:

+ Medical, Vision and Dental plans

+ Strong, flexible retirement plans including PERA (https://copera.org/welcome-pera-members/new-members) Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus pre-tax and Roth 401K and 457 plans

+ Paid life insurance

+ Short- and long-term disability coverage

+ Employee Wellness programs

+ Flexible Spending Accounts

+ Health Savings Accounts

+ 11 paid holidays per year plus generous vacation and sick leave

+ Flexible work schedule options and remote-work options

+ Career advancement opportunities throughout the State system

+ Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (https://dhr.colorado.gov/dhr-resources/student-loan-forgiveness-programs)

For more detailed information, please visit State of Colorado Employee Benefits (https://dhr.colorado.gov/state-employees/state-of-colorado-employee-benefits)

About Colorado Energy & Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) (https://ecmc.state.co.us/about.html#/about) :

The Colorado Energy & Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) regulates the development and production of Colorado's natural resources, including oil and gas, geothermal energy, and carbon capture and storage. The ECMC's mission is to do so in a way that protects the environment, public health, safety, and welfare.

The Community Relations Unit is responsible for two functions: 1) develop, maintain, and execute an integrated communications strategy and vision for ECMC as well as 2) develop, maintain, and execute a public engagement strategy, particularly with disproportionately Impacted communities. This public engagement informs management and Commission decisions.

This unit manages the following:

+ Engagement with all external stakeholders ranging from the coalition of Local Government Designees to community members to DI communities to the public-at-large to ensure that the most complete and inclusive qualitative social information (in the form of public and stakeholder input) is available to inform decision-making and planning processes at ECMC.

+ ECMC Commission communications including:

+ Integrated public relations and media engagement strategy with clear channels for all key decisions and actions

+ Engagement with the Governor's Office and legislature

+ Response to and interaction with information received through the public complaint process

+ Internal ECMC communications regarding the work of the Commission

+ ECMC digital communication strategy, including the website and social media

+ ECMC Public Information Program and media relations

+ ECMC crisis communications planning

+ ECMC executive written communications

Description of Job

This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.

Due to the 2025 hiring freeze, the selected candidate will not start until on or after January 2, 2026.

This position plays a key role in coordinating, implementing, and evaluating external communications across the ECMC’s 13 units to improve environmental and public health outcomes and build trust and mutual understanding among external audiences, particularly members of the press, and including disproportionately impacted communities (e.g., those experiencing higher cumulative environmental impacts).

This position works closely with ECMC subject matter experts and leadership to implement and strategize ECMC’s communications and works across a variety of areas, including but not limited to: media relations, SME communications plans, event outreach promotion, news releases, and digital communications (web, email marketing, social media, video), branding, and more.

The position supports public outreach/engagement promotion given that SB 24-229: Ozone Mitigation Measures requires ECMC to perform community engagement. This position supports ECMC’s community engagement promotion in areas where environmental justice is a concern and priority.

Under supervision from the Community Relations Manager, the position leads external communication messaging and works closely with subject matter experts, DNR and ECMC Communications team, ECMC Digital Accessibility Program Manager, and others as appropriate. This position serves as an ECMC subject matter expert and resource on external communications and media relations best practices.

This position monitors and evaluates communications, objectives, data and analysis, and ensures implementation, evaluation, and reporting on those goals and objectives. Furthermore, the position makes recommendations to modify communication methodology based on that assessment. The position evaluates the ECMC’s current communications strategies and practices.

In coordination with the unit manager, the position provides expertise and recommendations for continual improvement to ECMC leadership and program staff. As a Public Information Officer, this position acts as an external facing spokesperson with the media and with other external constituents. This position develops and supports partnerships between the ECMC with media organizations, state agencies, federal and local governments, and others to ensure alignment with and advancement of ECMC communication goals and objectives. This position coordinates ECMC’s successful strategic implementation of communications requirements, best practices, and recommendations, such as plain language and language justice.

Specific job duties include but are not limited to:

+ The position serves as a dynamic, collaborative, and adaptive Public Information Officer and communications professional who builds trust with media outlets; disproportionately impacted communities; public and private partners, including NGOs and industry as appropriate; local, state, and federal partners; digital audiences; and ECMC, DNR, and state agency staff.

+ This position establishes networks for more extensive, strategic, and effective communications with media outlets, reporters, producers, bloggers, feature writers, TV/radio/film producers, disproportionately impacted communities, digital audiences, public and private partners, and other target audiences. The position implements relevant best practice and requirements, such as the Colorado Environmental Justice Act and digital accessibility, into day-to-day activities and communications/marketing products.

+ This position coordinates and supports multiple, simultaneous communications projects and processes to ensure they are on track, achieving the intended purpose, and that information is conveyed in a timely, appropriate manner to inform target audiences.

+ In partnership and support from unit colleagues and IT colleagues, this position serves as the division’s digital communication lead by developing, implementing, evaluating, improving, and maintaining a digital strategy and conducting day-to-day content management in relation to web, email marketing, social media, visual communications/graphics, branding, video, and more.

+ Lead and implement ECMC social media community of practice calls/meetings and lead division-wide social media community of practice calls/meetings to stay informed of, advise on, and educate colleagues and leadership about relevant policy, guidance, requirements, and best practices for social and digital media.

+ Serve as a translator, taking complex, technical information and turning it into clear, concise, and user-friendly content for lay person audiences and the media. This includes planning, creating, and maintaining various forms of documentation, from instruction manuals to online help systems in close coordination with ECMC Community Liaisons, particularly regarding outreach to disproportionately impacted communities and community complainants.

+ Serve as complaint program auxiliary for Community Relations Liaison who is the Complaint Program Manager. In this capacity, monitor incoming complaints, gather information required to assign complaints to the appropriate technical staff, and complete staff assignment form. The Complaint Program requires 48 hour responsiveness; this position will only be responsible for this task at times when the Community Relations Liaison is on leave or unavailable; all other times this task remains primarily the responsibility of the Community Relations Liaison.

+ Support Unit Manager in developing data for presentations about unit’s compliance with statutory requirements.

+ Oversee use of tools to track, assess, and evaluate outreach and communication initiatives for the Unit. Use Google analytics, Siteimprove, dashboards, and other digital metrics/evaluation tools to identify and assess trends, challenges, and opportunities with ECMC content. Interpret data. Make recommendations for improvement as needed in coordination with Unit colleagues and Manager.

Other Duties Assigned.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.

Due to the 2025 hiring freeze, the selected candidate will not start until on or after January 2, 2026.

Minimum Qualifications:

Experience Only:

Seven (7) years of professional experience in public relations or public information; government-related communications; public safety-related communications; risk communication; energy development/natural resources, natural hazards, environmental or related science-based communications, event and/or community engagement promotions, or an occupational field related to the work assigned to the position.

OR

Education and Experience:

A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to seven (7) years

*Professional work involves exercising discretion, analytical skill, judgment and personal accountability and responsibility for creating, developing, integrating, applying, and sharing an organized body of knowledge that characteristically is: uniquely acquired through an intense education or training regimen at a recognized college or university; equivalent to the curriculum requirements for a bachelor's or higher degree with major study in or pertinent to the specialized field; and continuously studied to explore, extend, and use additional discoveries, interpretations, and application and to improve data, materials, equipment, applications and methods.

Please note: The required experience must be substantiated within the work experience section of your application. Your resume will not be reviewed to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications; only the work experience section of your application will be reviewed to determine this. “See Resume” statements on the application will not be accepted. In addition, part-time work will be prorated.

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Current or former State experience relevant to this position.

+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

+ Experience working with diverse groups of people and adapting messaging to meet needs of difference audiences.

+ Experience with digital communication best practices.

+ Knowledge of Colorado's energy sector.

+ Professional level writing, research and communication development skills.

+ Experience converting technical/scientific content into plain language content.

+ Customer service experience, previous public service experience, experience dealing with public, experience with complaint intake/response.

The current work arrangement for this position is as follows:

(Please note, this arrangement can be subject to change)

+ Hybrid: This is a hybrid position that can work remotely from anywhere in Colorado with expectations of in-office Denver attendance for infrequent

(quarterly) team meetings as well as in-person attendance at occasional events (0-3 per month) around the state as needed.

Conditions of Employment:

+ Must be willing and able to possess and maintain a State of Colorado Driver's License

+ Must be willing and able to travel to all regions of Colorado to attend events or hearings of the ECMC.

+ Must be willing and able to occasionally exert up to 20 lbs. of force to move objects.

+ Extended overnight travel may be required to attend meetings and training in other areas of the State.

+ You must be legally eligible to work in the United States to be appointed to this position. DNR does not sponsor non-residents of the United States.

+ Pursuant to the DNR-120 Fleet and Driving Standards Administrative Directive (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W0g2QAGmusbXBJzL3HxhGitIZOEKnwhrFnx9GqVcQHA/preview?tab=t.0) , any worker who will be expected to drive a State-owned vehicle is responsible for maintaining a safe driving record and a valid driver license prior to driving any State-owned vehicle.

To be compliant with the new fleet vehicle policy, Motor Vehicle Records (MVRs) will be pulled for review for workers who:

+ Have an assigned State fleet vehicle

+ Are required to operate a vehicle as part of the position

+ Utilize a State fleet vehicle as a pool vehicle

Supplemental Information

The Assessment Process

+ All applications received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed by an HR Specialist against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement.

+ Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process. Part of, or all of, the comparative analysis for this position will be a structured application review by Subject Matter Experts.

+ Resumes, cover letters and other attachments are not considered as part of initial reviews, therefore, it is important to document in your application your education, experience, minimum qualifications, and preferred qualifications as outlined in the job announcement .

+ Please thoroughly answer all supplemental questions (if listed) since question responses may be evaluated for content, writing ability, spelling, grammar, and effective communication.

+ This recruitment may involve additional testing and/or exams to arrive at the top group for interviews.

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

The Department of Natural Resources is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, [email protected]

The State of Colorado strives to create a Colorado for All by building and maintaining workplaces that value and respect all Coloradans through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on merit and fitness.

The State is resolute in non-discriminatory practices in everything we do, including hiring, employment, and advancement opportunities.

ADAAA Accommodations

Any person with a disability as defined by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) may be provided a reasonable accommodation upon request to enable the person to complete an employment assessment. To request accommodation, please contact our Benefits Specialist at [email protected] at least five business days before the date that any accommodation will be required to allow us to evaluate your request and prepare for the accommodation. You may be asked to provide additional information, including medical documentation, regarding functional limitations and type of accommodation needed. Please ensure that you have this information available well in advance of the assessment date.

E-Verify

DNR uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more aboutE-Verify (http://www.dhs.gov/e-verify) , including your rights and responsibilities.

Toll–Free Applicant Support - Technical Help

If you experience technical difficulty with the NEOGOV system (e.g. uploading or attaching documents to your online application) call NEOGOV at 855-524-5627, Mon-Fri between 6 am and 6 pm (Pacific Time). The Human Resources Office will be unable to assist with technical issues.

The State of Colorado offers permanent employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program. Please click the following link for detailed information: www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/benefits

Please note that each agency's contact information is different; therefore, we encourage all applicants to view the full, official job announcement which includes contact information and class title. Select the job you wish to view, then click on the "Print" icon.

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The Colorado Constitution, Article XII, Section 13 requires that APPLICANTS for state classified government jobs be residents of Colorado at the time of application, unless this requirement is waived by the State Personnel Board (DPA). A residency waiver was not issued by DPA for this announcement. For more information, please see the FAQ's at: https://careers.colorado.gov/how-to-apply. Are you a current Colorado resident?

+ Yes

+ No

02

If you are a veteran who is eligible for preference points, did you upload/attach your DD-214? Veterans who wish to seek disability preference points based on a service related disability must submit acceptable documentation to support your claim for veterans' preference (exclude specific/private medical information).

+ Yes

+ No

+ Not Applicable

03

Current and former State Personnel System employees who were disciplinarily terminated, resigned in lieu of termination, or who were deemed to have resigned without notice (Board Rule 7-5, Automatic Resignation) must disclose this information on the application.

+ I am not a current or former State of Colorado classified employee.

+ I am a current or former State of Colorado employee but have NEVER been disciplinarily terminated, resigned in lieu of termination, or deemed to have resigned without notice (Board Rule 7-5, Automatic Resignation).

+ I am a current or former State of Colorado employee and have been disciplinarily terminated, resigned in lieu of termination, or deemed to have resigned without notice (Board Rule 7-5, Automatic Resignation). NOTE: Failure to disclose this information and/or falsification of Application materials may result in being removed from consideration for this position.

04

Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose this information on the application. In the space below, please provide an explanation as to why the prior termination or resignation should NOT disqualify you application from the current position:

05

In order to comply with the Federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, are you prevented from being employed in the United States because of your Visa or Immigration Status?

+ Yes

+ No

06

If you are using education to meet or substitute for qualifications, did you upload a copy of your official or unofficial transcript? (Your transcript is required as verification that you meet the requirements).

+ Yes, I have attached my transcripts.

+ No, I am not using college course work to meet minimum requirements for this position.

+ Not Applicable

07

Did you upload your résumé and cover letter to this on-line application?

+ Yes

+ No

08

Part, or all, of the assessment for this position involves a review of the information you submit in your application materials. Please verify that you understand that the failure to include adequate information or attachments to your job application may affect your final score and/or prevent you from competing in any subsequent measures used to arrive at a top group of applicants.

+ Yes

+ No

09

You must be legally eligible to work in the United States to be appointed to this position. DNR does not sponsor non-residents of the United States.

+ I accept and understand.

10

This position is responsible for communications pertaining to state regulations/enforcement and for science-based communications regarding energy industries, including oil and gas, natural gas storage, carbon sequestration, geothermal, solar, storage, and wind. Describe your experience doing communications in a state regulatory environment and/or your experience with natural resources. If you do not have experience in these areas, describe how you would approach this work based on your other professional experiences.

11

This position is an agency spokesperson and regularly manages media inquiries. Describe a professional media relations experience that didn’t go as planned. How did you handle the situation? What did you do to improve the situation or learn from it?

12

This position liaises with subject matter experts regularly and ‘translates’ complex/scientific information into plain language to ensure that messages are understandable to diverse audiences. Please summarize your experience supporting technical stakeholders with press and/or other audiences.

13

Please summarize your experience with digital communication (website content, enewletters, social media, digital accessibility, etc):

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Please briefly describe how you use data to measure and assess communication initiatives:

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This position may occasionally drive a State vehicle to attend events, do you have a valid drivers license issued in the United States?

+ Yes

+ No

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Please describe any other relevant education/experience you feel makes you the ideal candidate for this role:

17

Please confirm that you are willing and able to meet the Conditions of Employment outlined in this announcement.

+ Yes

+ No

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