Assistant Police Director of Communications

Assistant Police Director of Communications

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Pay Range: $57.69/hr.

- $74.52/hr. | $120,000 - $155,000 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Friday, January 23, 2026

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

An Assistant Police Director of Communications job is available within the Police Chief’s Office of the Fort Worth Police Department. Under the direction of the Police Chief’s Office, the Assistant Police Director assists in planning, developing, implementing, and managing the dissemination of news and information to the public, FWPD employees, and the media regarding departmental and/or Citywide programs.

The Assistant Police Director supports crisis responses and manages crisis communications, media relations for critical incidents, and helps build community trust. This position also develops and ensures consistent messaging and branded presentation of content on various FWPD platforms, including but not limited to the website, social media, printed and electronic publications, and news releases. It works closely with the Chief Communications Officer in the City Manager’s Office to ensure timely, accurate, and consistent messaging on print and media related content as well as critical incident situations.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Public Administration, Business Administration, Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Social Sciences, Marketing or a related field
• Five (5) years of increasingly related responsible experience with a proven track record in traditional, digital and crisis communication
• At least two (2) years in a manager or supervisory role

• Leading, managing and developing strategic relationships with key points of contact in a complex organization
• Managing integrated communications and marketing campaigns via multiple platforms
• Designing and delivering multiple programs, projects and tasks in a dynamic environment

• Works directly with the Chief of Police to establish strategic departmental messaging
• Oversees the PIO team to ensure cohesive communication and effective and efficient media outreach
• Directs the daily operations of a public information office, including overseeing staff responsible for research and compilation of statistical and historical data
• Sets and develops FWPD messaging and communications strategies in alignment with department and citywide framework
• Manages responses to breaking news, critical incidents, and helps keep the public abreast of major department announcements
• Assists in researching issues and drafting communications for the Chief of Police and develops talking points for public information officers and community engagement
• Plans, reviews, edits, writes, produces and manages content for internal/external communications, marketing, promotional materials, website and social media, monitoring effectiveness and impact
• Develops and maintains positive working relationships with the local media and civic organizations and serves as a spokesperson and representative for the department to the media and external organizations including community, schools, and government groups when necessary

As stated on the official City job description:

• Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions.
• Sedentary work – positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, negligible amount of force frequently, and/or constantly having…