Assistant to the Village Administrator/Communications Manager

The Village of Morton Grove is seeking a qualified and motivated individual to serve in the newly created role of Assistant to the Village Administrator/Communications Manager . Under the direction of the Village Administrator, performs work related to the role of overseeing internal and external communications for the Village and serving as a liaison for certain Commissions and providing support for Village initiatives and special events.

THE VILLAGE OF MORTON GROVE
The Village of Morton Grove (5.1 square miles) is a diverse suburban community (pop. 25,297) that offers hometown charm and has been featured as one of the best places to live in Illinois. The Village is close to downtown Chicago, O’Hare Airport, Interstates 94 and 294 and is serviced by Metra trains and Pace buses. The Village has outstanding restaurants and shops and a balance of residential, retail, and commercial properties that provide diverse offerings to its residents. Almost 20% of the Village encompasses the Cook County Forest Preserve allowing residents to take advantage of many biking and hiking trails, golf courses, and parks. Morton Grove is described as an “Incredibly Close. Amazingly Open” community of neighbors that enjoys living in Morton Grove and care about each other.

VILLAGE ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
The Village of Morton Grove is seeking an individual to serve in the newly created role of Assistant to the Village Administrator/Communications Manager. This role supports the Village Administrator with day‑to‑day operations, project coordination, and organizational initiatives while overseeing the Village’s internal and external communications.

POSITION IN BRIEF
The Village is creating the position of Assistant to the Village Administrator/Communications Manager to support daily operations and strengthen internal and external communications. This role provides administrative and project support to the Village Administrator while overseeing public information, community engagement, and digital communications.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The responsibilities of the position include:

• Manages and oversees the Village’s public communications, including overseeing ongoing website content updates and preparing website content, administering the Village’s social media, newsletter and postcard layout and production, production and/or copy editing of significant documents; develops and designs graphics for use in Village publications; administers and conducts staff training on the Village’s communications plan and style standards
• Plans, implements and manages an internal employee communications program, including regular employee communications, intranet and special communications projects
• Cultivates and maintains strong working relationship with the media, serves as primary public information officer for non-Public Safety matters, prepares press releases, responds to media inquiries, facilitates periodic media relations training
• Manages crisis and emergency communications in coordination with the Village of Administrator and public safety agencies.
• Assist in promoting community engagement efforts and enhancing the Village’s public outreach.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Supports and manages the Village’s special events programs by serving as the Village’s liaison to the Special Event Commission.
• Coordinate special events including, but not limited to, Morton Grove Days, Sustainability Expo, Adopt a Planter, Community Garage Sale, and Santa Comes to Town.
• Serves as the liaison for the Village’s Community Relations Commission, Advisory Commission on Aging, and Environment and Natural Resources Commission.
• Assists the Village in responding to customer service issues and coordinate training for staff to ensure the Village’s standards and expectations are met.
• Provides oversight to the staff members who run the programming in the American Legion Civic Center including rentals and senior programming activities.
• Promotes and leads continuous process improvement initiatives by reviewing and assessing business processes, seeking opportunities to improve efficiency, researching best and emerging practices, recommending and implementing process changes to improve the quality and/or cost of services provided in a customer-centric manner, champions integration of software and technology in business processes

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
The Village of Morton Grove offers a competitive benefits package that includes a pension through IMRF, health, and dental insurance. The anticipated salary range for the position $83,585.00 to $108,123.00 depending on qualifications.

HOW TO APPLY
Interested applicants should submit a resume and cover letter by 5:00 pm on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, to the attention of Human Resources at [email protected].

The Village of Morton Grove is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Pay: $83,585.00 - $108,123.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person