PUBLIC AFFAIRS MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST

JOB DUTIES

• Research, prepare and disseminate news releases, articles, web-based material and photographs on Army personnel and activities
• Gather information for military news programs and publications within your unit and around the Army
• Develop ideas for news articles
• Arrange and conduct interviews
• Write news releases, feature articles and editorials
• Conduct media training

Those who want to serve must first take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, a series of tests that helps you better understand your strengths and identify which Army jobs are best for you.

Job training for a Army Public Affairs Mass Communication Specialist requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and 12 weeks of Advanced Individual Training with on-the-job instructions.

Part of this time is spent in the classroom and part in the field, including learning hands-on how to write news stories, operate a camera, and edit newspapers and photographs. You’ll also put together a real newspaper contributing stories and photographs.

Some of the skills you’ll learn are:

• News, feature and sports writing and research
• Newspaper design and production
• Interviewing techniques
• Photojournalism (photography journalism)
• Public speaking
• Media Relations

We offer over 150 different jobs and offer to pay for college. We area self sustaining organization that would love to have you be apart of the team