Public Relations Specialists

Also called: Communications Specialist, Public Affairs Specialist, Public Information Officer

Career Cluster: Marketing
What they do:
Promote or create an intended public image for individuals, groups, or organizations. May write or select material for release to various communications media. May specialize in using social media.
On the job, you would:
  • Respond to requests for information from the media or designate an appropriate spokesperson or information source.
  • Plan or direct development or communication of programs to maintain favorable public or stockholder perceptions of an organization's accomplishments, agenda, or environmental responsibility.
  • Post and update content on the company's Web site and social media outlets.
Knowledge icon KNOWLEDGE

Engineering and Technology
  • computers and electronics
Communications
  • multimedia
Arts and Humanities
  • English language
Business
  • customer service
  • management
Skills Image SKILLS

Social
  • understanding people's reactions
  • changing what is done based on other people's actions
Basic Skills
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • talking to others
Problem Solving
  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilities Image ABILITIES

Ideas and Logic
  • notice when problems happen
  • use rules to solve problems
Verbal
  • listen and understand what people say
  • communicate by speaking
Personality Image PERSONALITY

People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.

They do well at jobs that need:
  • Self-Confidence
  • Optimism
  • Innovation
  • Adaptability
  • Social Orientation
  • Cooperation
Technology Image TECHNOLOGY

You might use software like this on the job:

Web page creation and editing software
  • Facebook
  • WordPress
Graphics or photo imaging software
  • Canva
  • JamBoard
Web platform development software
  • Cascading style sheets CSS
  • Hypertext markup language HTML
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Salary:
High: $129,480.00
Median: $69,780.00
Low: $40,750.00
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