Public Information Specialist - LAUSD

About Us

Triangle DeCon Services Inc. is a boutique full service real estate advisory firm with a focus on project development and construction management for our valued private developers and public organizations in Southern California. We are a young, energetic, ethical, professional, knowledgeable, customer-centric and multilingual team looking to deliver the most value to our clients and build/promote trust with them. Our team consists of licensed Professional Engineers (PE), certified Project Management Professionals (PMP), certified professional with Design Build Institute of America (DBIA), licensed General Building Contractor and other industry designations. We can provide entitlement, development, design, procurement, construction management, project management, expert witness and litigation support services on a variety of building types. Our experienced team have provided these services to successfully deliver various facilities for public school districts, college districts, universities, commercial developers, hospitality owners, multinational CM/PM consultants and other valued clients.

Job Summary

Are you looking to apply your skills and utilize your experience to make a difference in our community? Are you motivated to collaborate with a diverse team of professionals to deliver new projects for our clients? Triangle is waiting for you to join our team!

This is a full-time position with Los Angeles Unified School District. 

The ideal candidate for the Public Information Specialist position is a seasoned communications professional with at least eight years of experience in public relations, media liaison, and information dissemination, preferably within a public agency or educational setting. They hold a bachelors degree in communications, journalism, public relations, or a related field (or possess equivalent experience). This candidate excels in creating engaging content across social media platforms, producing executive-level reports, news releases, and multimedia materials that effectively promote organizational initiatives and achievements. They demonstrate strong skills in research, writing, and public outreach, maintain excellent relationships with media outlets, and are adept at aligning communications strategies with organizational goals to enhance community engagement and public awareness.


Responsibilities

• Support the Facilities Executive Office in the creation of presentations, executive-level reports, written material, and supporting documents for presentations to key executive meetings, especially board meetings.
• Research, collect data and facts, compile information and develop correspondence, new releases, news advisories, statements, featured articles, social media posts and special projects and scripts for release to community newspapers, radio and television stations, and other communications media and platforms.
• Support the FSD branches, departments and offices in promoting new initiatives, accomplishments and results.
• Maintain a strong and timely social media presence to disseminate information and promote the construction projects of FSD.
• Manage promotional materials, publications, media coverage, press guides, new releases, public outreach related to the dissemination of relevant information from the Facilities Services Division (FSD).
• Review online articles videos and social media posts to align with Facilities Services Divisions media plan and improve outdated information shared to the public or general community where schools are modernized or updated.
• Develop content to the District website to promote students, teachers, special events and other positive information.
• Produce or edit informational and educational materials such as newsletters, handbooks, brochures and other publications for dissemination.
• Participate in information and public relations planning such as providing input for FSD information and public relations goals and priorities and propose information budget to management.
• Evaluate information and public relations efforts for value and cost-effectiveness.
• Develop displays, exhibits and educational programs or training avenues.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Required Experience:

• Minimum eight (8) years experience in public relations, information dissemination, media liaison, news reporting, feature writing, and maintaining working relationships with media staff.
• Candidates must have extensive experience in creating engaging and effective social media coverage for an agency.

Required Education:

• Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelors degree in communications, English, public relations, journalism or any related field.
• Candidates who do not meet the education requirement may substitute experience on a year for year basis.