This job is sometimes referred to as:

• Communications Adviser
• Communications Consultant
• Corporate Affairs Officer
• Media Relations Officer
• Public Affairs Officer
• Public Relations Executive
• Public Relations Officer
• Publicity Officer

Communication officers put together publicity plans for organisations

Communication officers assist in promoting the products, services and public image of an organisation.

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The diversity of public relations is what attracted Michael Allen to his role as a communication officer, although it wasn’t quite his original plan.

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Pay

Industry sources indicate that the average gross salary for communication officers in 2008 was about $61,200, with the highest-paid 25% earning about $71,650, while the lowest-paid 25% earned an avera

 

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Job Outlook

Job opportunities for communication officers have been growing, but the economic recession means jobs are currently harder to come by.

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