Communications Director - Office of the Mayor

Communications Director - Office of the Mayor

 

Come join the City of Appleton! Here at the City, you’ll have the opportunity to grow and enjoy your best life through challenging work, great teams, training opportunities, and making a lasting impact on the community. We welcome and respect all employees as they are. Come join our team—you belong here!

Our Mayor’s Office is searching for a Communications Director - Office of the Mayor to join the team. Reporting to the Mayor, this position is responsible for managing strategic internal and external communications, supporting mayoral and City of Appleton initiatives, and stewarding community partnerships. The incumbent is expected to coordinate communication efforts across the organization, with the goal of creating and promoting greater transparency for residents and elected officials. This role maintains positive relationships between the City and the public, while providing responsive, accurate, and timely information relating to public interest.

Qualifications 

This position requires a bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, or related field, five to seven years communications, public relations, or community relations experience, or a combination of applicable experience and training.

Salary

A competitive salary will be determined based on the candidate’s qualifications and experience. The successful candidate will also receive an excellent fringe benefit package including: paid time off; health, dental and vision insurance; free employee health clinic and coach; life insurance; short-/long-term disability insurance; accident insurance; on-site fitness center; health and wellness programs; post-employment health plan; deferred compensation; and Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS). We are proud to share the WRS is among the best funded and best managed public pension systems in the country!

Apply Now!

If you are interested in applying for this position, please complete an on-line application at www.appletonwi.gov  by Tuesday, April 14, 2026.  Resumes without an application will not be considered. 

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