SENIOR PUBLIC INFORMATION SPECIALIST

Senior Public Information Specialist

Employer: County of Los Angeles

Salary: $96,829.20 - $130,489.20 Annually

Location: Los Angeles County, CA

Job Type: Full time

Job Number: Y1609B

Department: HEALTH SERVICES

Opening Date: 09/18/2026

Closing Date: Continuous

Position/Program Information

Exam Number: Y1609B Type of Recruitment: We welcome applications from anyone. When to Apply: The application filing period will begin on September 18, 2026, at 12:30 p.m. (PT) – Continuous. We will keep accepting applications until the position is filled. The application window may close unexpectedly once we have enough qualified candidates.

About Los Angeles County Department of Health Services: LA Health Services is LA County's integrated healthcare system and the second-largest public health system in the nation. Our system includes four public hospitals, more than 20 community health centers, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Correctional Health Services, and community-based programs that connect people to care where they are. We serve as the safety net for more than 10 million residents, providing care regardless of ability to pay, insurance coverage, or immigration status. As one connected system, we deliver extraordinary care—from prevention and primary care to emergency, specialty, trauma, and recovery services across Los Angeles County.

With more than 2.9 million visits annually and a workforce of over 23,000 dedicated staff, LA Health Services is proud to deliver high-quality, compassionate, and accessible care to everyone, no matter how they come through our doors.

Explore our one system of hospitals and community health centers: Our Locations – Health Services Los Angeles County

The Mission: To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care.

Essential Job Functions

What You'll Be Doing:

• Serves as the principal communications advisor to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center executive leadership, advising on media relations, crucial communications, procedures, and processes.
• Develops and implements comprehensive communication strategies supporting organizational priorities, operational initiatives, regulatory requirements, and enterprise-wide change management.
• Researches, drafts, edits, and coordinates executive speeches, presentations, talking points, briefing materials, correspondence and leadership messaging for internal and external audiences.
• Leads the development and implementation of external communications, including integrated branding, marketing, and reputation management strategy to strengthen public awareness, patient engagement, workforce recruitment, and organizational retention.
• Coordinates messaging among executive leadership, clinical departments, employees, community collaborators, academic partners, and County leadership to support organizational readiness, operational continuity, and successful implementation of critical initiatives.
• Collaborates with Central Office of Communications to develop creative storytelling and marketing materials - including videos, social media and website content and oversea brand governance, messaging standards, creative direction, and marketing initiatives supporting hospital service lines, community outreach, recruitment campaigns, and major institutional initiatives while ensuring alignment with enterprise branding and communication standards.
• Provides technical guidance or supervises a team of lower-level public information staff by organizing and assigning work, setting priorities, and following-up to ensure coordination and completion of assigned work.
• Develops procedures, standards, and guidelines for collection, review, and presentation of information intended for communication across various media channels and platforms.
• Serves as Harbor-UCLA Medical Center's executive communication liaison with the Central Communications Office and collaborates with County leadership, UCLA, community organizations, elected officials, healthcare partners and executive collaborators on crucial communication initiatives.
• Provides strategic crisis and emergency preparedness communications during LA County emergencies, hospital incidents, operational disruptions, patient safety events, regulatory issues, and other sensitive matters requiring executive level communications planning and coordination with hospital incident command, and executive leadership.

Requirements

Requirements to qualify:

Education & Training: A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Communications, Journalism, Public Administration, Public Relations, or English.

• To receive credit for your education, include a legible copy of all relevant official documents, including your diploma, transcript, or letter/certificate from an accredited institution or email it to View email address on click.appcast.io within seven (7) days of filing your application. The document should show the date the degree was conferred and be in English. If not in English, then translation is required. International degrees must be evaluated for equivalency to U.S. standards if not listed in the International Handbook of Universities or World Higher Education Database. Documents marked as unofficial will not be accepted. Note: We do not accept password-protected documents. Ensure documents are unlocked before attaching to your application or sending to the exam analyst.

Experience: A total of four (4) years of experience in either: Initiating, planning, developing, maintaining, evaluating, implementing, and coordinating a public information program at the level of Los Angeles County's class of Public Information Specialist. - AND/OR - Professional experience as a journalist within a media organization.

License: A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

Additional Information

Examination Content:

Training & Experience (T&E) Evaluation: This assessment type will evaluate the education, training, experience, and desirable qualification(s) you list on your application and supplemental questionnaire and assign a score based on a standardized scoring system. This assessment is worth 100% of your total score. Applicants must receive a passing score of 70% or higher on the assessment to be added to the list.

Eligibility and Vacancy Information: Applicants who passed the assessment(s) are placed on a list in the order of their score group for a period of twelve (12) months. Applications will be processed as they are received and added to the list accordingly. We will use this list to fill vacancies in the Department of Health Services as they occur.

Available Shift: Appointees may be required to work any shift, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Application and Filing Information: We only accept applications filed online. Applications submitted by U.S. mail, fax, or in person are not accepted. Apply online by clicking on the "Apply" green button at the top right of this posting. This website can also be used to get application status updates.

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