Communications Specialist
Apply NowCompany: Springfield Utility Board
Location: Springfield, OR 97478
Description:
Salary : $6,772.13 - $7,975.07 Monthly
Location : Springfield OR, 97477
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 68
Department: Customer Service & Marketing
Opening Date: 03/21/2025
Closing Date: 4/4/2025 5:00 PM Pacific
Description
Springfield Utility Board is recruiting for a Communications Specialist
DIVISION: Customer Service & Marketing
REPORTS TO: Community Relations Manager
STATUS/HOURS: Non-exempt / Non-Union / Full Time / M - F / 8:00 - 5:00
NUMBER OF OPENINGS: Two positions may be filled during this recruitment
SALARY: $39.07/hour - $46.01/hour (position will start at $39.07/hour)
POSTING DATE: Friday, March 21, 2025
CLOSING DATE: Friday, April 4, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.
Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the closing date.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Please visit our website at to read the Communications Specialistjob description prior to applying for this position to learn the Major Responsibilities of the position and the required Minimum Qualifications. The job description also lists the Physical and Mental Requirements for the position.
Typical Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Experience
Education/Licenses/Certifications
SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION MATERIALS
The following application materials are required:
Applications can be submitted online at:
Cover Letter Resume
SUB encourages all qualified individuals to apply. SUB is committed to cultural diversity, equity and inclusion, and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected status, including disability and veteran status.
Supplemental Information
ABOUT SUBSpringfield Utility Board is an independently operated municipal electric and water utility governed by a locally-elected board. Serving 25+ square miles in and around the City of Springfield, Oregon (pop. 55,000), the utility offers its customers some of the lowest water and electric rates in the Pacific Northwest. SUB is a customer-owned community resource. Like other customer-owned utilities, SUB has a three-pronged mission: to provide excellent customer service, to keep rates low and affordable, and to support the community it serves. SUB achieves this because, unlike privately held utilities which look to provide profits to investors, SUB is owned by and responsible to the people it serves. And, because SUB is an independent agency, and not a department of the city, all of the rates paid go directly back into operating the utility.
SUB is a great place to work! Our employees are valued, respected and appreciated for their skills, knowledge and the diverse backgrounds that they bring to SUB. We're proud of our talented employees and their accomplishments to make SUB the best and most cost-effective utility we can be!
THE COMMUNITYSpringfield is a family-friendly community located in the south Willamette Valley and nestled between the McKenzie and Willamette Rivers, both known for excellent fishing. The Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area is easily accessible by Interstate 5 and Oregon's second largest airport. The region is home to several colleges, including the University of Oregon, and provides activities for a wide variety of interests, including performing arts, sports, and outdoor recreation.
SUB'S MISSION
The Mission of the Springfield Utility Board is to provide safe, reliable, cost-effective utility related services to the citizens and businesses of the Springfield community.
In providing these services:
SUB's five-member governing Board will require the principles of cost-effectiveness and continuous quality improvement to be applied to all programs, functions and projects conducted by SUB, in recognition of SUB's long-term responsibility to deliver services.
In addition to providing the types of services that meet customers' utility needs, SUB shall also strive to:
Keep the costs of its services affordable; Provide for prudent financial reserves; Ensure that all services offered and provided by SUB meet or exceed the community's standards for quality & safety; Continue to study opportunities and pursue options that provide value to SUB's customers.
The Board believes that SUB's mission is best accomplished through a strong team relationship between the Board and management. This partnership will provide consistency of purpose and direction to the organization and empowers employees to continue to build the kind of organization necessary to meet customers' utility needs.
2022 Non-Union Benefit Summary - Quick Guide
This Non-Union Benefit Summary - Quick Guide is a high level overview of the benefits package offered to Non-Union Springfield Utility Board employees.
Paid Leave
Health Insurance. Employee medical insurance is offered through PacificSource. SUB contributes the full premium cost for employees who do not enroll dependents and 90% of the premium cost for employee who enroll one or more eligible dependents.
HRA 1500 Plan offers an annual deductible for individual/family of $1,500/$3,000 and employee out-of-pocket maximum of $2,000/$4,000. This plan is paired with an HRA plan into which SUB contributes $100/$167 per month to offset out-of-pocket medical costs. PacificSource HRA 1500 Total Premium Employer Paid Employee Paid Employee Only $693.22 $693.22 $0.00 Employee & Spouse $1,575.59 $1,418.03 $157.56 Employee & Family $2,063.03 $1,856.73 $206.30 Employee & Child(ren) $1,301.36 $1,171.22 $130.14
Well-being Resources
Employee Assistance Plans (EAP). Professional and confidential counseling with Cascade Health Solutions. Open 24/7 to assist with some of the life issues and hardships we all face.
Reliant Behavioral Health (EAP). Another EAP option to receive 24/7 assistance.
Dental Insurance MODA option - Eligibility Year max. $1,500. Deductible, $0. This plan offers the ability to choose any provider, with a higher benefit for those in the Delta Dental provider panel. Orthodontics for adults and children are covered at 50% to a lifetime maximum of $1,500. Dental - Moda Health (Delta Dental) Total Premium Employer Paid Employee Paid Employee Only $70.19 $70.19 $0.00 Employee & Spouse $121.39 $78.39 $43.00 Employee & Family $204.30 $123.60 $80.70 Employee & Child(ren) $153.12 $94.93 $58.19
Dental Insurance Willamette Dental option - Willamette Dental offers comprehensive services from Willamette Dental providers only, with no annual maximum benefit. There are varying copays for dental and orthodontic services. Dental - Willamette Dental Total Premium Employer Paid Employee Paid Employee Only $60.75 $60.75 $0.00 Employee & Spouse $105.05 $70.24 $34.81 Employee & Family $176.80 $109.85 $66.95 Employee & Child(ren) $132.50 $84.62 $47.88
Vision Insurance - $25 co-pay for exam and glasses every 12 months. Frames every 24 months. (VSP) Vision Service Plan Total Premium Employer Paid Employee Paid Employee Only $14.64 $14.64 $0.00 Employee & Spouse $14.64 $11.71 $2.93 Employee & Family $14.64 $11.71 $2.93 Employee & Child(ren) $14.64 $11.71 $2.93
Spending and Savings Accounts
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This posting may be used to fill two positions as Communications Specialist. Please indicate below which position you would like to be considered for.
02
Do you have a minimum three years progressively responsible experience in a graphic design, marketing communications or public relations?
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Driving is an essential function for this position. Therefore, a valid Oregon Class C driver's license is required. Do you currently hold a valid Oregon Class C driver's license?
04
If you answered yes to the previous question, please explain your experience. Mark N/A if not applicable.
05
Do you have experience working for a public agency or a utility?
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If you answered yes to the previous questions, please describe your experience. Mark N/A if not applicable.
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Do you have an Associate's Degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, Public Relations, or a related field or have equivalent experience and training?
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If you answered yes to the previous question, please list your degree and where you received it from. If you do not have a degree, please describe your related experience and training. Mark N/A if not applicable.
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Please describe your experience in Marketing Multimedia Production. Mark N/A if not applicable.
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Please describe your experience in Content & Marketing Communications. Mark N/A if not applicable.
Required Question
Location : Springfield OR, 97477
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 68
Department: Customer Service & Marketing
Opening Date: 03/21/2025
Closing Date: 4/4/2025 5:00 PM Pacific
Description
Springfield Utility Board is recruiting for a Communications Specialist
DIVISION: Customer Service & Marketing
REPORTS TO: Community Relations Manager
STATUS/HOURS: Non-exempt / Non-Union / Full Time / M - F / 8:00 - 5:00
NUMBER OF OPENINGS: Two positions may be filled during this recruitment
SALARY: $39.07/hour - $46.01/hour (position will start at $39.07/hour)
POSTING DATE: Friday, March 21, 2025
CLOSING DATE: Friday, April 4, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.
Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the closing date.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Please visit our website at to read the Communications Specialistjob description prior to applying for this position to learn the Major Responsibilities of the position and the required Minimum Qualifications. The job description also lists the Physical and Mental Requirements for the position.
Typical Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Experience
- Minimum three years progressively responsible experience in a graphic design, marketing communications or public relations.
- Experience working for a public agency or a utility is preferred
Education/Licenses/Certifications
- Associate's degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, Public Relations, or a related field. Equivalent experience and training may substitute for a degree.
- Bachelor's degree preferred.
- Driving is an essential function of this position. Therefore, a valid Oregon Class C Driver's license is required upon hire.
SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION MATERIALS
The following application materials are required:
SUB encourages all qualified individuals to apply. SUB is committed to cultural diversity, equity and inclusion, and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected status, including disability and veteran status.
Supplemental Information
ABOUT SUBSpringfield Utility Board is an independently operated municipal electric and water utility governed by a locally-elected board. Serving 25+ square miles in and around the City of Springfield, Oregon (pop. 55,000), the utility offers its customers some of the lowest water and electric rates in the Pacific Northwest. SUB is a customer-owned community resource. Like other customer-owned utilities, SUB has a three-pronged mission: to provide excellent customer service, to keep rates low and affordable, and to support the community it serves. SUB achieves this because, unlike privately held utilities which look to provide profits to investors, SUB is owned by and responsible to the people it serves. And, because SUB is an independent agency, and not a department of the city, all of the rates paid go directly back into operating the utility.
SUB is a great place to work! Our employees are valued, respected and appreciated for their skills, knowledge and the diverse backgrounds that they bring to SUB. We're proud of our talented employees and their accomplishments to make SUB the best and most cost-effective utility we can be!
THE COMMUNITYSpringfield is a family-friendly community located in the south Willamette Valley and nestled between the McKenzie and Willamette Rivers, both known for excellent fishing. The Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area is easily accessible by Interstate 5 and Oregon's second largest airport. The region is home to several colleges, including the University of Oregon, and provides activities for a wide variety of interests, including performing arts, sports, and outdoor recreation.
SUB'S MISSION
The Mission of the Springfield Utility Board is to provide safe, reliable, cost-effective utility related services to the citizens and businesses of the Springfield community.
In providing these services:
SUB's five-member governing Board will require the principles of cost-effectiveness and continuous quality improvement to be applied to all programs, functions and projects conducted by SUB, in recognition of SUB's long-term responsibility to deliver services.
In addition to providing the types of services that meet customers' utility needs, SUB shall also strive to:
The Board believes that SUB's mission is best accomplished through a strong team relationship between the Board and management. This partnership will provide consistency of purpose and direction to the organization and empowers employees to continue to build the kind of organization necessary to meet customers' utility needs.
2022 Non-Union Benefit Summary - Quick Guide
This Non-Union Benefit Summary - Quick Guide is a high level overview of the benefits package offered to Non-Union Springfield Utility Board employees.
Paid Leave
- PTO. Eligible to earn PTO upon hire date. PTO is earned as an employee works and is credited to an employee's PTO account at the end of each pay period. PTO for sick leave may be used as soon as it is earned. Full time employee working 40 hours per week will earn PTO based on their length of service. Up to 5 years of service equals 20 days of PTO. Each five years of service increases up to a max of 40 days.
- Observed Holidays. 11 paid holidays each calendar year including: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr Day, Presidents' Day, memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and the Friday after, The work day before Christmas and Christmas Day.
Health Insurance. Employee medical insurance is offered through PacificSource. SUB contributes the full premium cost for employees who do not enroll dependents and 90% of the premium cost for employee who enroll one or more eligible dependents.
HRA 1500 Plan offers an annual deductible for individual/family of $1,500/$3,000 and employee out-of-pocket maximum of $2,000/$4,000. This plan is paired with an HRA plan into which SUB contributes $100/$167 per month to offset out-of-pocket medical costs. PacificSource HRA 1500 Total Premium Employer Paid Employee Paid Employee Only $693.22 $693.22 $0.00 Employee & Spouse $1,575.59 $1,418.03 $157.56 Employee & Family $2,063.03 $1,856.73 $206.30 Employee & Child(ren) $1,301.36 $1,171.22 $130.14
Well-being Resources
Employee Assistance Plans (EAP). Professional and confidential counseling with Cascade Health Solutions. Open 24/7 to assist with some of the life issues and hardships we all face.
Reliant Behavioral Health (EAP). Another EAP option to receive 24/7 assistance.
Dental Insurance MODA option - Eligibility Year max. $1,500. Deductible, $0. This plan offers the ability to choose any provider, with a higher benefit for those in the Delta Dental provider panel. Orthodontics for adults and children are covered at 50% to a lifetime maximum of $1,500. Dental - Moda Health (Delta Dental) Total Premium Employer Paid Employee Paid Employee Only $70.19 $70.19 $0.00 Employee & Spouse $121.39 $78.39 $43.00 Employee & Family $204.30 $123.60 $80.70 Employee & Child(ren) $153.12 $94.93 $58.19
Dental Insurance Willamette Dental option - Willamette Dental offers comprehensive services from Willamette Dental providers only, with no annual maximum benefit. There are varying copays for dental and orthodontic services. Dental - Willamette Dental Total Premium Employer Paid Employee Paid Employee Only $60.75 $60.75 $0.00 Employee & Spouse $105.05 $70.24 $34.81 Employee & Family $176.80 $109.85 $66.95 Employee & Child(ren) $132.50 $84.62 $47.88
Vision Insurance - $25 co-pay for exam and glasses every 12 months. Frames every 24 months. (VSP) Vision Service Plan Total Premium Employer Paid Employee Paid Employee Only $14.64 $14.64 $0.00 Employee & Spouse $14.64 $11.71 $2.93 Employee & Family $14.64 $11.71 $2.93 Employee & Child(ren) $14.64 $11.71 $2.93
Spending and Savings Accounts
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Allows employees to set aside pre-tax income to help pay eligible health, dental, vision and/or dependent day care expenses. FSA's are "use it or lose it" accounts. Healthcare FSAs include a carryover provision.
- Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRAs) A component of the HRA Medical Plan. SUB makes a contribution to an employee's account to help pay eligible health, dental and/or vision expenses. The money in an HRA rolls over from year to year.
- HRA VEBA. The HRA VEBA program allows members of an employee group to elect to contribute PTO into an HRA VEBA account upon leaving SUB employment. This tax saving account may be used to pay for qualified health care expenses, premiums, and co-pays.
- Basic Life and AD&D: SUB provides employee coverage up to 2x annual income up to a max. of $75,000. AD&D insurance is also two time an employee's annual income up to a max of $200,000. Both are no cost to the employee.
- Voluntary Life & AD&D Insurance. An employee may purchase supplemental life insurance and AD&D coverage for themselves and eligible dependent(s).
- Short Term Disability (STD). Plan pays up to 66 2/3% of an employee's weekly base pay, after a waiting period of 14 days. Max Benefit is $1,250 per week. Max period of 11 weeks.
- Long Term Disability (LTD). Plan pays up to 66 2/3% of monthly wages to a max of $10,000 per month after 90 days of disability.
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This posting may be used to fill two positions as Communications Specialist. Please indicate below which position you would like to be considered for.
- Communications Specialist - Multimedia Production
- Communications Specialist - Content & Marketing Communications
- Both positions
02
Do you have a minimum three years progressively responsible experience in a graphic design, marketing communications or public relations?
- Yes
- No
03
Driving is an essential function for this position. Therefore, a valid Oregon Class C driver's license is required. Do you currently hold a valid Oregon Class C driver's license?
- Yes
- No
04
If you answered yes to the previous question, please explain your experience. Mark N/A if not applicable.
05
Do you have experience working for a public agency or a utility?
- Yes
- No
06
If you answered yes to the previous questions, please describe your experience. Mark N/A if not applicable.
07
Do you have an Associate's Degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, Public Relations, or a related field or have equivalent experience and training?
- Yes
- No
08
If you answered yes to the previous question, please list your degree and where you received it from. If you do not have a degree, please describe your related experience and training. Mark N/A if not applicable.
09
Please describe your experience in Marketing Multimedia Production. Mark N/A if not applicable.
10
Please describe your experience in Content & Marketing Communications. Mark N/A if not applicable.
Required Question