Walker Nabs New Jersey League of Municpalities Award
Recognition for Best Web/Social Media in Public Information Category
Asbury Park Communication’s Director Hannah Walker has nabbed the NJ League of Municipality’s Best Web/Social Media award.
In a Thursday afternoon posting via social media [shown in featured photo], Walker holds the plaque given for the Municipal Public Information Contest’s for a Class B municipality; meaning with a population of 5, to 20,000 residents.
The recognition is one made in partnership with the Rutgers Center for Government Services and the New Jersey Municipal Management Association.
“It’s an honor to be recognized by Rutgers and the League of Municipalities as having the best web and social media for a town of Asbury Park’s size,” Walker said via written statement. “The social media world has so many uses and it touches so many aspects of modern life. It’s a wonderful tool for cities to get information out to residents and guests, and great way to be as accessible as possible; plus it’s a lot of fun and the best kind of creative challenge.”
Walker and other city officials are currently participating in the 101st Annual New Jersey State League of Municipalities Conference in Atlantic City. The event features a host of seminars and events.
Walker, took her post as the municipality’s Communications Director in January.
According to a posted job description, her duties include ‘providing advice, support and planning for developing and administering high-profile marketing initiatives, programs and projects relating to business recruitment and development.’
Walker also maintains the city’s social media sites and produces a weekly “Greetings from Asbury Park” events listing that incorporates online news and magazine coverage pertaining to the city.
Walker, a city resident, previously held the associate publisher title at the triCityNews, a weekly publication produced by publisher Dan Jacobson.
The police department’s social media postings are handled by its spokesman Ptl. Michael Casey. Those postings update residents on everything from inclement weather advisory to emergency alerts.
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