{"id":18104,"date":"2025-10-23T21:05:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T21:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/18104\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T21:05:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T21:05:08","slug":"san-antonio-mayor-gina-ortiz-jones-seeking-assistant-to-deal-with-media-colleagues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/18104\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones seeking assistant to deal with media, colleagues"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones\u2019 staff has mostly consisted of folks from outside of San Antonio politics. Credit: Courtesy Photo \/ Gina Ortiz Jones<\/p>\n

Do you have what it takes to work for Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones?<\/p>\n

San Antonio\u2019s newish mayor is seeking a personal assistant to help her handle communication with members of City Council, city staff, citizens and the media, according to a LinkedIn job posting that went live this week<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The listing doesn\u2019t mention a salary. However, it emphasizes that the slot is an \u201cunclassified position, meaning that whoever gets the job is an at-will employee and can be fired at any time, for any reason.\u201d<\/p>\n

That could be reason for concern among potential candidates \u2014 especially since Jones\u2019 office has shuffled staff frequently since she took office in June.<\/p>\n

Former communications director<\/a> Gary Cooper was \u201creassigned\u201d to another city office after less than a week on the job.\u00a0Meanwhile, former chief of staff Jordan Abelson and event services director Rory Vance also left within the mayor\u2019s first 100 days in office.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Three former campaign staffers for Jones, who asked to remain anonymous because they signed non-disclosure agreements, told the Current they weren\u2019t surprised by the departures, citing an intense work environment under Jones\u2019 leadership.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Anyone applying to become the mayor\u2019s assistant must have a valid Class C Texas Drivers License, a Bachelor\u2019s Degree from an accredited university and five years of professional experience, the job listing states. <\/p>\n

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