Teresa
Public Affairs Specialist

A Public Affairs Specialist in the national media relations office deals with the
national media. We write news releases, we write fact sheets; we setup 
nterviews with reporters and the commissioner or other executives at the IRS.
 
The minimum requirements for a Public Affairs job at the Internal Revenue Service
is a Bachelor’s Degree in the subject of your choice, but I would strongly
recommend that you also have skills in communication, particularly writing,
speaking, being an excellent team player and also have the ability to
think strategically.

My typical workday is writing and editing videos and podcasts so I spend a lot
of time at the computer, on the e-mail, talking back and forth with subject
matter experts and getting approvals for these scripts. I’m on the phone a lot -
I’m in meetings a lot.

My advice for new employees at the IRS is take on any task that you’re offered
no matter how small you think it is. It’s an excellent opportunity to learn about
the agency.

The benefits at the Internal Revenue Service, let me count the ways. First of all
you have a pension. You also have health insurance, lots of choices and very
reasonable premiums. You have a 401k plan which is called a thrift savings plan
to help for retirement. If you have young children many buildings have on site
daycare. If you have a disability and you need special equipment, the IRS will
provide you with reasonable accommodations so that you’re able to do your job.

I feel I am very valued by the Internal Revenue Service. For one thing, they invest
in a lot of training for me, so I feel like I can grow just staying at this one agency
for the rest of my career.