Press Secretary – Houston, TX (Contingent on Federal Award)

Overview As Press Secretary in Houston, Texas, you’ll shape clear, timely communications for a federal-award-contingent program. You’ll coordinate media relations, prepare public-facing content, and help ensure messages are accurate, consistent, and accessible across channels. This role calls for strong writing, sound judgment, and the ability to move quickly while maintaining professional standards. Responsibilities The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas (USAOSDTX) serves one of the Nation’s largest federal law enforcement and judicial districts, covering approximately 10 million people across 43 counties and 44,000 square miles. The Office is headquartered in Houston and operates branch offices in Galveston, Victoria, Corpus Christi, Brownsville, McAllen, and Laredo. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas leads USAO-SDTX and is the District’s chief federal law enforcement officer and the lawyer representing the United States Government. His priorities are as follows: • Enhance public safety: reduce the violence that flows from gangs, recidivists, drug and human traffickers, and those with no respect for human life. • Destroy transnational criminal and foreign terrorist organizations: hunt down cartels and other criminal enterprises that deal in drugs, women and children, weapons, and illegal aliens, and smoke out their networks of bosses, money launderers, stash houses, suppliers, and allies. • Defend American sovereignty: secure our border and help deport and punish illegal aliens, whose very existence on American soil is criminal; protect the integrity of our elections; guard our institutions against foreign interference. • Eradicate public corruption: hold accountable those in power who betray public trust through bribery, procurement or grant fraud, election crimes, and abuse of office. • Protect the American taxpayer against fraud: ensure that taxpayer dollars are used only for their lawful intended purpose by prosecuting those who fraudulently steal funds or rig systems related to federal benefits, government contracts, natural disasters, and immigration. Draft, edit, proofread, and distribute press releases and other content in accordance with Associated Press (AP) style. Build media relationships, respond to inquiries, and prepare spokespeople for interviews and public speaking. Research issues and develop strategic communications for social media, websites, and other public channels. Manage social media communication and content marketing; support website management and review engagement. Coordinate with communications, public relations, and marketing colleagues; contribute graphic design materials as needed. Your impact: Accurate, timely messaging helps the public and media understand program updates and access reliable information. Requirements Strong writing, editing, proofreading, research, and communication skills; journalism or professional communications experience is relevant. Experience with media relations, public relations, strategic communications, or marketing is preferred. Familiarity with AP style, press releases, social media management, social media content marketing, and website management. Public speaking experience and the ability to communicate clearly with varied audiences. Graphic design experience is a plus; the ability to collaborate across communications functions is important. This position is contingent on a federal award. Pay: $26.57 - $32.00 per hour Work Location: On the road

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