City of Leander, TX
Salary:
$69,241.00 - $84,822.00 Annually Location :
Leander, TX Job Type:
Full time Job Number:
PIO.10/2025 Department:
Police Department Division:
Police Administration Opening Date:
10/10/2025 Closing Date:
11/14/2025 11:59 AM Central
Performs mid-level (complex) work. Responsible for managing media relations. Preparing and distributing information in writing and orally to the media and the public. Responds to media requests for information. Serves as liaison for media and public. Works under minimal supervision with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
Required Additional Documents Applicants will need to download the below required documents (Hiring Process Letter and Background Waiver) to be submitted with the online application:
Applications without these documents will be considered incomplete and may result in disqualification.
Hiring Process Letter Background Waiver Those forms will need to be completed, signed and notarized (where applicable), and then uploaded/attached with the application.
Please do not submit other documents (including resumes, cover letters, transcripts, DD214s, etc).
To submit the forms after your application has been submitted, use lpdrecruiter@leandertx.gov
Once you have submitted all required forms, you will be sent an invitation link to create an account with Guardian Alliance; Complete the online personal history statement via the Guardian Alliance platform. You cannot proceed in the process without completing and submitting your personal history statement. A preliminary basic background check will be conducted and you will be notified if selected to continue to the oral interview. Essential Duties & Required Qualifications
Performs media relations duties for news releases and answer questions from media. Performs and coordinates public relations duties presentations, tours of the police facility, and requests for information from the public not related to open records. Coordinate as needed with the city public information employees. Conducts outreach to community groups by attending events, meeting, interacting with citizens in person and in writing. Maintain and update police department web site. Directs the operation, maintenance, content and updates of department social media accounts. Provides event coordination services, such as arranging facilities, contacting media, inviting all appropriate groups and individuals. Produces public service announcements and videos and photography for promotional use. Assists in the planning, development, and production of advertising, promotional campaigns, and strategies for distribution and placement of the material. Writes, plans, organizes, directs, coordinates, and edits articles, newsletters or other publications. Maintains information for contacting media, associations and organizations. Responds to breaking news and critical incidents to advise on the communication of information to the public. Provide technical support and training to other department employees regarding social media communication. May assist the fire department and emergency management with communication during critical incidents and with special projects. Assists in researching issues and writing speeches and communications for the command staff and developing talking points for community engagement. Makes budget recommendations regarding public safety communication initiatives that may require fiscal resources. Other duties may be assigned. Required Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree in public relations, journalism, marketing, media studies, or communication. A minimum of two years of experience in mass communications, public relations, advertising, journalism, marketing or publicity. Required Certificates and Licenses: Texas Class "C" Driver's license or equivalent from any other US State. Preferred Education and Experience: Experience working for a city, state, or federal entity. Videography experience. Digital photography and photo editing experience Graphic design experience. Ability to speak Spanish Three years or more of experience in mass communications, public relations, advertising, journalism, marketing or publicity. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Knowledge of public information, marketing, public relations, and media relations programs. Communicate effectively in all mediums. Formal and proper usage of the English language regarding verbal usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and vocabulary. Skill and ability to handle and prioritize multiple projects. Excellent customer service skills in emotionally or politically charged environments. Ability to write articles for publication. Knowledge of Associated Press and design and typographic principles. Ability to work with frequent interruptions and changes in priorities. Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with other City employees and the public. Skill in researching issues including data analysis and problem solving. Municipal police administration and organization. City and departmental policies and procedures. All appropriate criminal laws, including city ordinances, appropriate administrative laws, and case law. Perform computer tasks effectively and maintain acceptable operational knowledge of standard software programs utilized by the department. Normal speech, normal or corrected vision, and normal or corrected hearing.
Physical Demands & Additional Information
Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Working environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; extreme heat; risk of electrical shock; explosives; loud noises, risk of radiation and vibration in unpredictable and varying amounts at crime and emergency incident scenes. Minimal exposure to hazardous materials, body fluids, body decay odor, crimes at industrial sites with broken or moving equipment, or any illegal drug manufacture locations. Continued danger at a scene if a suspect returns to scene or at any emergency response scenario. Work environment may be uncomfortable: not able to sit down, temperature, insects, cramped spaces. Outdoor scenes could include very high temperatures without shade, animals, or extensive search locations. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified in this position.
Your well-being and that of your family matters to you, and so it's important to us too. To support you and your loved ones through life's many challenges, we offer our full time employees access to a wide array of benefits including health, dental, vision, life, disability, accident, cancer, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, employee assistance, paid holidays, paid sick leave, paid emergency leave, longevity pay, golf course discounts as well as generous retirement and deferred compensation programs and social security participation.
Medical We offer two types of medical plans (a traditional PPO plan and a high deductible health plan) so that you can choose the one that best fits your needs. The premium you pay is based on which plan you select and who you cover. Covering just yourself? The City currently pays the entire employee-only premium for either plan. Covering qualified dependents in your family? Currently, we'll pay your employee premium and split the remainder of the spouse/child/family premium with you - we pay 60%; you pay 40%. That generous cost share reflects our philosophy that our employees and their families should have the best health care we can afford to provide.
Dental Dental plans include a DMO option (no cost for employee-only coverage) and two more traditional plans whose premiums are also affordable. You can choose to cover yourself or any qualified dependents and choose which plan best suits your dental needs. Currently, for the DHMO option, we pay the employee premium and split the remainder of the spouse/child/family premiums with you - we pay 50%; you pay 50%. Under the more traditional plans, although we don't pay the entire employee-only premium, we still split the incremental dependent premiums with you 50/50.
Vision Access to $10 eye exam co-pays and up to $150 frame and contact lens allowances make vision insurance a popular benefit among employees. Cover yourself for just a few bucks a pay period or all of your qualified dependents for not much more.
Life/AD&D Your basic employee $15,000 term life insurance policy is paid for by the city. Accidental Death & Dismemberment under the plan would pay an additional $15,000 to your beneficiary if you die in an accident. More life insurance coverage is paid for by the City and provided through our Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS) program. If that's still not enough coverage, you can purchase more life/AD&D coverage for yourself and your qualified dependents. Over the age of 65? These coverages are subject to an age reduction schedule.
Disability Both short and long term disability plans which provide up to 60% income replacement are available to purchase at competitive rates.
Accident & Cancer Need extra coverage for off-the-job medical injuries or a cancer diagnosis? Supplemental plans that pay cash for some of life's most unexpected events are available for purchase.
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) Want to set aside some pre-tax dollars for health care expenses or dependent care expenses? If you select the traditional EPO medical coverage, you can set aside pre-tax money for medical expenses through the City's Section 125 medical FSA plan, which is managed by an outside carrier. You can do the same for dependent day care expenses, regardless of which medical plan you select.
Health Savings Accounts (HSA) The high deductible health care plan has its own provisions for pre-tax health savings (HSA) so you can set aside money for your qualified health care expenses. The City will add $1000 to your health savings account to get you started each plan year.
Employee Assistance Program We know that sometimes your needs are much different than a doctor visit or a prescription, so the City pays for a generous employee assistance program through Alliance to help you or any household member with counseling, legal referrals or simply a safe ride home.
Holidays The City has thirteen designated holidays each year.
Vacation Leave Most full time, regular employees (excluding firefighters on a 24 hour shift schedule and department heads) accrue 3.69 hours of vacation time each pay period and are eligible to use that time after just six months of employment. The longer you work for the city, the more vacation time you receive, with those accrual rates going up at 4, 9 and 14+ years of service. Never use your vacation time? Don't worry; you can bank up to two times your annual accrued hours before you stop accruing.
Sick Leave As a full time regular employee (excluding firefighters on a 24 hour shift), you accrue 3.69 hours of sick leave each pay period, which you are eligible to use after your first pay period with the city. You can also continue to build your sick leave balance up to 480 hours for those unexpected emergencies.
Longevity Pay Regular full-time employees after they've been employed for one year or more are eligible for an annual payout of $5 for every month of City service. So, while that first year $60 check might not seem like a ton of money, that $1500 check (minus taxes of course) for your 25 years of service which is paid around Thanksgiving will likely help you feel very thankful for a little extra cash for Christmas shopping.
Retirement All regular full-time employees participate in our Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS). Your 7% investment each payroll period is matched 2 to 1 by the City and is vested at 5 years. You can retire at age 60 with 5 or more years of service or younger if you have at least 20 years of service. You can also receive service credit for certain types of military service. The City's TMRS plan is one of the most generous retirement plans around.
Deferred Compensation If saving 7% with a 2 to 1 match through TMRS isn't enough to meet your financial goals, you can stash even more on a pre-tax basis through the City's 457 plan. Start or stop saving at any time - up to $18,000 annually if you're under 50, and up to $24,000 if you're older.
Social Security City of Leander employees also participate in the social security system under FICA regulations.
Golf Course We have a gorgeous golf course. Want to learn how to play? As a City employee you can play for 50% off. Check it out! 01
Do you currently have any outstanding warrants?
No Yes
02
Have you ever been convicted, plead guilty (nolo contendere), or received court-ordered community service/probation or deferred adjudication for a Class A misdemeanor or a felony?
No Yes
03
Have you during the last ten (10) years, been convicted, plead guilty (nolo contendere), been on community service/probation or deferred adjudication for a Class B misdemeanor in this state, other state, or while serving in the military.
No Yes
04
Have you ever been convicted, plead guilty (nolo contendere), been on community service/probation or deferred adjudication for in any court for an offense involving family violence?
No Yes
05
Have you engaged in the use of marijuana, within the three years preceding the application submittal,except under the care of a physician?
No Yes
06
Have you ever had Involvement in the illegal delivery or furnishing of any controlled substance or drug to another and receivedpayment?
No Yes
07
Have you engaged in the use of any drug, narcotic, or controlled substance, not including marijuana, within the past 5 years, except under the care of a physician?
No Yes
08
In the last 3 years have you had more than 5 moving violations, preventable collisions, or a combination of each?
No Yes
09
In the last 5 years have you been convicted of reckless driving?
No Yes
10
Do you have a valid, current, Driver's License?
Yes No
11
In the past 3 years has your driver's license been suspended?
No Yes
12
Do you acknowledge understanding that additional documents (referenced in the job posting) need to be submitted with the application?
Yes No
13
Have you read the entire job description?
Yes No
14
Have you graduated high school or the equivalent?
Yes No
15
Have you purchased any controlled substances in the last 10 years?
Yes No
16
Do you have a Bachelor's degree in public relations, journalism, marketing, media studies, or communications?
Yes No
17
Do you have a minimum of 2 years of experience in mass communications, public relations, advertising, journalism, marketing or publicity?
Yes No
18
Do you have experience working for a city, state, or federal entity?
Yes No
19
Do you speak Spanish?
Yes No
Required Question
$69,241.00 - $84,822.00 Annually Location :
Leander, TX Job Type:
Full time Job Number:
PIO.10/2025 Department:
Police Department Division:
Police Administration Opening Date:
10/10/2025 Closing Date:
11/14/2025 11:59 AM Central
Performs mid-level (complex) work. Responsible for managing media relations. Preparing and distributing information in writing and orally to the media and the public. Responds to media requests for information. Serves as liaison for media and public. Works under minimal supervision with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
Required Additional Documents Applicants will need to download the below required documents (Hiring Process Letter and Background Waiver) to be submitted with the online application:
Applications without these documents will be considered incomplete and may result in disqualification.
Hiring Process Letter Background Waiver Those forms will need to be completed, signed and notarized (where applicable), and then uploaded/attached with the application.
Please do not submit other documents (including resumes, cover letters, transcripts, DD214s, etc).
To submit the forms after your application has been submitted, use lpdrecruiter@leandertx.gov
Once you have submitted all required forms, you will be sent an invitation link to create an account with Guardian Alliance; Complete the online personal history statement via the Guardian Alliance platform. You cannot proceed in the process without completing and submitting your personal history statement. A preliminary basic background check will be conducted and you will be notified if selected to continue to the oral interview. Essential Duties & Required Qualifications
Performs media relations duties for news releases and answer questions from media. Performs and coordinates public relations duties presentations, tours of the police facility, and requests for information from the public not related to open records. Coordinate as needed with the city public information employees. Conducts outreach to community groups by attending events, meeting, interacting with citizens in person and in writing. Maintain and update police department web site. Directs the operation, maintenance, content and updates of department social media accounts. Provides event coordination services, such as arranging facilities, contacting media, inviting all appropriate groups and individuals. Produces public service announcements and videos and photography for promotional use. Assists in the planning, development, and production of advertising, promotional campaigns, and strategies for distribution and placement of the material. Writes, plans, organizes, directs, coordinates, and edits articles, newsletters or other publications. Maintains information for contacting media, associations and organizations. Responds to breaking news and critical incidents to advise on the communication of information to the public. Provide technical support and training to other department employees regarding social media communication. May assist the fire department and emergency management with communication during critical incidents and with special projects. Assists in researching issues and writing speeches and communications for the command staff and developing talking points for community engagement. Makes budget recommendations regarding public safety communication initiatives that may require fiscal resources. Other duties may be assigned. Required Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree in public relations, journalism, marketing, media studies, or communication. A minimum of two years of experience in mass communications, public relations, advertising, journalism, marketing or publicity. Required Certificates and Licenses: Texas Class "C" Driver's license or equivalent from any other US State. Preferred Education and Experience: Experience working for a city, state, or federal entity. Videography experience. Digital photography and photo editing experience Graphic design experience. Ability to speak Spanish Three years or more of experience in mass communications, public relations, advertising, journalism, marketing or publicity. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Knowledge of public information, marketing, public relations, and media relations programs. Communicate effectively in all mediums. Formal and proper usage of the English language regarding verbal usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and vocabulary. Skill and ability to handle and prioritize multiple projects. Excellent customer service skills in emotionally or politically charged environments. Ability to write articles for publication. Knowledge of Associated Press and design and typographic principles. Ability to work with frequent interruptions and changes in priorities. Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with other City employees and the public. Skill in researching issues including data analysis and problem solving. Municipal police administration and organization. City and departmental policies and procedures. All appropriate criminal laws, including city ordinances, appropriate administrative laws, and case law. Perform computer tasks effectively and maintain acceptable operational knowledge of standard software programs utilized by the department. Normal speech, normal or corrected vision, and normal or corrected hearing.
Physical Demands & Additional Information
Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Working environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; extreme heat; risk of electrical shock; explosives; loud noises, risk of radiation and vibration in unpredictable and varying amounts at crime and emergency incident scenes. Minimal exposure to hazardous materials, body fluids, body decay odor, crimes at industrial sites with broken or moving equipment, or any illegal drug manufacture locations. Continued danger at a scene if a suspect returns to scene or at any emergency response scenario. Work environment may be uncomfortable: not able to sit down, temperature, insects, cramped spaces. Outdoor scenes could include very high temperatures without shade, animals, or extensive search locations. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified in this position.
Your well-being and that of your family matters to you, and so it's important to us too. To support you and your loved ones through life's many challenges, we offer our full time employees access to a wide array of benefits including health, dental, vision, life, disability, accident, cancer, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, employee assistance, paid holidays, paid sick leave, paid emergency leave, longevity pay, golf course discounts as well as generous retirement and deferred compensation programs and social security participation.
Medical We offer two types of medical plans (a traditional PPO plan and a high deductible health plan) so that you can choose the one that best fits your needs. The premium you pay is based on which plan you select and who you cover. Covering just yourself? The City currently pays the entire employee-only premium for either plan. Covering qualified dependents in your family? Currently, we'll pay your employee premium and split the remainder of the spouse/child/family premium with you - we pay 60%; you pay 40%. That generous cost share reflects our philosophy that our employees and their families should have the best health care we can afford to provide.
Dental Dental plans include a DMO option (no cost for employee-only coverage) and two more traditional plans whose premiums are also affordable. You can choose to cover yourself or any qualified dependents and choose which plan best suits your dental needs. Currently, for the DHMO option, we pay the employee premium and split the remainder of the spouse/child/family premiums with you - we pay 50%; you pay 50%. Under the more traditional plans, although we don't pay the entire employee-only premium, we still split the incremental dependent premiums with you 50/50.
Vision Access to $10 eye exam co-pays and up to $150 frame and contact lens allowances make vision insurance a popular benefit among employees. Cover yourself for just a few bucks a pay period or all of your qualified dependents for not much more.
Life/AD&D Your basic employee $15,000 term life insurance policy is paid for by the city. Accidental Death & Dismemberment under the plan would pay an additional $15,000 to your beneficiary if you die in an accident. More life insurance coverage is paid for by the City and provided through our Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS) program. If that's still not enough coverage, you can purchase more life/AD&D coverage for yourself and your qualified dependents. Over the age of 65? These coverages are subject to an age reduction schedule.
Disability Both short and long term disability plans which provide up to 60% income replacement are available to purchase at competitive rates.
Accident & Cancer Need extra coverage for off-the-job medical injuries or a cancer diagnosis? Supplemental plans that pay cash for some of life's most unexpected events are available for purchase.
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) Want to set aside some pre-tax dollars for health care expenses or dependent care expenses? If you select the traditional EPO medical coverage, you can set aside pre-tax money for medical expenses through the City's Section 125 medical FSA plan, which is managed by an outside carrier. You can do the same for dependent day care expenses, regardless of which medical plan you select.
Health Savings Accounts (HSA) The high deductible health care plan has its own provisions for pre-tax health savings (HSA) so you can set aside money for your qualified health care expenses. The City will add $1000 to your health savings account to get you started each plan year.
Employee Assistance Program We know that sometimes your needs are much different than a doctor visit or a prescription, so the City pays for a generous employee assistance program through Alliance to help you or any household member with counseling, legal referrals or simply a safe ride home.
Holidays The City has thirteen designated holidays each year.
Vacation Leave Most full time, regular employees (excluding firefighters on a 24 hour shift schedule and department heads) accrue 3.69 hours of vacation time each pay period and are eligible to use that time after just six months of employment. The longer you work for the city, the more vacation time you receive, with those accrual rates going up at 4, 9 and 14+ years of service. Never use your vacation time? Don't worry; you can bank up to two times your annual accrued hours before you stop accruing.
Sick Leave As a full time regular employee (excluding firefighters on a 24 hour shift), you accrue 3.69 hours of sick leave each pay period, which you are eligible to use after your first pay period with the city. You can also continue to build your sick leave balance up to 480 hours for those unexpected emergencies.
Longevity Pay Regular full-time employees after they've been employed for one year or more are eligible for an annual payout of $5 for every month of City service. So, while that first year $60 check might not seem like a ton of money, that $1500 check (minus taxes of course) for your 25 years of service which is paid around Thanksgiving will likely help you feel very thankful for a little extra cash for Christmas shopping.
Retirement All regular full-time employees participate in our Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS). Your 7% investment each payroll period is matched 2 to 1 by the City and is vested at 5 years. You can retire at age 60 with 5 or more years of service or younger if you have at least 20 years of service. You can also receive service credit for certain types of military service. The City's TMRS plan is one of the most generous retirement plans around.
Deferred Compensation If saving 7% with a 2 to 1 match through TMRS isn't enough to meet your financial goals, you can stash even more on a pre-tax basis through the City's 457 plan. Start or stop saving at any time - up to $18,000 annually if you're under 50, and up to $24,000 if you're older.
Social Security City of Leander employees also participate in the social security system under FICA regulations.
Golf Course We have a gorgeous golf course. Want to learn how to play? As a City employee you can play for 50% off. Check it out! 01
Do you currently have any outstanding warrants?
No Yes
02
Have you ever been convicted, plead guilty (nolo contendere), or received court-ordered community service/probation or deferred adjudication for a Class A misdemeanor or a felony?
No Yes
03
Have you during the last ten (10) years, been convicted, plead guilty (nolo contendere), been on community service/probation or deferred adjudication for a Class B misdemeanor in this state, other state, or while serving in the military.
No Yes
04
Have you ever been convicted, plead guilty (nolo contendere), been on community service/probation or deferred adjudication for in any court for an offense involving family violence?
No Yes
05
Have you engaged in the use of marijuana, within the three years preceding the application submittal,except under the care of a physician?
No Yes
06
Have you ever had Involvement in the illegal delivery or furnishing of any controlled substance or drug to another and receivedpayment?
No Yes
07
Have you engaged in the use of any drug, narcotic, or controlled substance, not including marijuana, within the past 5 years, except under the care of a physician?
No Yes
08
In the last 3 years have you had more than 5 moving violations, preventable collisions, or a combination of each?
No Yes
09
In the last 5 years have you been convicted of reckless driving?
No Yes
10
Do you have a valid, current, Driver's License?
Yes No
11
In the past 3 years has your driver's license been suspended?
No Yes
12
Do you acknowledge understanding that additional documents (referenced in the job posting) need to be submitted with the application?
Yes No
13
Have you read the entire job description?
Yes No
14
Have you graduated high school or the equivalent?
Yes No
15
Have you purchased any controlled substances in the last 10 years?
Yes No
16
Do you have a Bachelor's degree in public relations, journalism, marketing, media studies, or communications?
Yes No
17
Do you have a minimum of 2 years of experience in mass communications, public relations, advertising, journalism, marketing or publicity?
Yes No
18
Do you have experience working for a city, state, or federal entity?
Yes No
19
Do you speak Spanish?
Yes No
Required Question