Salary: $31.99 - $47.75 Hourly
Location : Lansing, MI
Job Type: Permanent Full Time
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 1801-26-ET-OP-096
Department: LEO-Labor and Econ Opportunity
Opening Date: 08/12/2026
Closing Date: 9/1/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Bargaining Unit: NON-EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTED EMPLOYEE (NERE)

Job Description
As the LEO-Employment and Training (LEO-E&T) Communications Specialist, the position manages all aspects of external communications and serves as the Public Information Officer. This specialist is responsible for highly complex assignments, with considerable impact on public perception and overall awareness across Michigan citizens, partners and stakeholders. The Communication Specialist collaborates proactively with leadership and subject matter experts throughout LEO-E&T daily, as well as with external partners and stakeholders accordingly, to identify the need for, develop and execute communications strategies and plans that cover public relations, media relations and partner/stakeholder communications. Responsibilities include tracking, measuring and reporting goal attainment of all communications strategies and plans. The specialist is expected to build and maintain extensive knowledge regarding all LEO-E&T programs and proactively communicate across any medium in the appropriate style and voice - including for executive-level leadership. The specialist also serves as the primary writer and copy editor for LEO-E&T's press releases, websites, publications, promotional materials, presentations and talking points. The specialist is also expected to stay current with best practices and emerging trends in strategic communications and proactively make recommendations to LEO-E&T accordingly.
There is a possibility of a remote/hybrid schedule based on performance and operational need. However, all work must be performed in Michigan. If you currently reside outside of Michigan, you must relocate to Michigan to perform the duties of this position.
Required Education and Experience
Education
Possession of a bachelor's degree in English, journalism, communications, broadcasting, telecommunications, advertising, communication arts, marketing, public relations, or a related field.

Experience
Four years of professional experience in the communications field equivalent to a Communications Representative, including two years equivalent to a Communications Representative P11 or one year equivalent to a Communications Representative 12.

Additional Requirements and Information
Please attach a cover letter, detailed resume, and your official college transcript(s) to your application. For our purposes, "official college transcripts" must contain the college/university name and address, the degree conferred, date granted, coursework completed (especially if no degree granted), and the Registrar's signature and/or seal. A scanned or electronic copy is acceptable, if it contains the elements listed above. The college/university does not have to send the transcript directly to LEO. For more information regarding official transcripts,

Applicants who possess a degree from a foreign college or university must have their academic credentials evaluated or converted into U.S. educational equivalents unless the degree has been recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Go to for a list of accepted organizations that evaluate foreign credentials. Failure to provide this evaluation at the time of application may result in you being screened out of the process.
Please attach the following communications-based work samples to your application:

• Campaign content
• Press release
• Content to an external audience
• Talking points

Information provided in your application, resume, cover letter, transcripts, and any other documentation provided will be used to verify responses to the supplemental questions. Unsupported responses may not be considered further.

All classified employees are subject to and will be expected to disclose any personal and financial interests that may conflict with official duties as a classified employee.

The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity participates in and will provide the federal government with your form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Applications must be submitted through NEOGOV. If you have questions or need assistance uploading and/or attaching your documents, please contact the NEOGOV applicant support at 855-524-5627.

Salary for this position is entirely federally funded. Under federal law an employee whose salary is entirely federally funded may not be a candidate for public office in a partisan election.

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Accommodations
If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or selection processes, please contact the for the agency that posted this position vacancy.

Updated: 2/28/24
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COMSPL - Do you possess a bachelor's degree or higher in English, journalism, communications, broadcasting, telecommunications, advertising, communication arts, public relations or a related field? If so, please attach a copy of your official college transcripts.

• Yes
• No

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COMSPL - Do you possess at least four years of professional experience in the communications field?

• Yes
• No

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How many years of professional experience do you have providing communications support and expertise to government officials and colleagues?

• No experience
• Less than 1 year
• 1 to 2 years
• 3 to 4 years
• Greater than 4 years

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If you indicated you have professional experience providing communications support and expertise to achieve strategic goals, please describe your experience. If no experience, please type "N/a".
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Please describe your experience in media relations, particularly in engaging with the media and conducting media interviews. If no experience, please type "N/a".
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Please describe your writing style and experience with writing, editing and proofreading across a variety of platforms and channels. If no experience, please type "N/a".
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Please describe a project you've worked on where you had to coordinate various communications and marketing components and the outcome of said project. If no experience creating this type of project, please type "N/a".
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Please describe the experience you have pulling communications-based analytics and identifying successes and areas in need of improvement. If no experience, please type "N/a".
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Please attach the following work samples to your application (failure to do so may result in your application being screened out of the selection process). Please check the corresponding boxes below to confirm you have attached the samples to your application.

• Campaign content
• Press release
• Email content to an external audience
• Talking points

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1801 Recruitment - To collect LEO recruitment effort data, please select from below how you learned of this job opportunity. We appreciate the feedback!

• College/University Career Services Office
• College/University Career Fair
• Employee Referral
• GONGWER Capitol Jobs Marketplace
• Handshake
• Michigan Civil Service Office of Career Services
• Michigan Works! Agency
• Other Job Posting Site (Indeed, ZipRecruiter, LinkedIn, etc.)
• Pure Michigan Talent Connect
• NEOGOV job alert
• Veterans Organization
• X (previously Twitter)

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