PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST

Public Affairs Officer

This position is in the Joint Force Headquarters - Wyoming National Guard (WYNG), Personal Staff, Public Affairs Office. As the state's Public Affairs Officer (PAO), the incumbent is responsible for all Army and Air National Guard public, community, digital media, productions, visual information, and agency history within Wyoming and for providing supervision and direction to the staff of the Joint Force Headquarters - State (JFHQ-Wyoming), Public Affairs Office, as well as field and unit public affairs specialists and Mobile Public Affairs Detachments (MPADs) personnel covering the region. The PAO reports to the WYNG's Command Senior Enlisted Leader (CSEL) and is responsible for planning, budgeting, designing, and executing public affairs communications strategies to inform and educate the public, both general and specialized, about the Army and Air National Guard programs, activities (e.g. Wyoming Veterans Commission, Cemetery, Museums, STARBASE, etc.), and services and the vital role they play as components of the U.S. armed forces as well as being an invaluable asset for homeland defense and homeland security. Plans, directs, and executes command/internal information, media and community relations campaigns to convey sensitive and complex information concerning the National Guard's state and federal programs, responsibilities, and activities. This is NOT an all-inclusive list of duties.