Digital Communications Specialist
Full Time
Grand Junction, CO 81501
Posted
Job description
Description
Digital Communications Specialist
Hiring Range $4,513.60 - $5,080.40/monthly
New to the City of Grand Junction Team? Receive 40 hours Paid Time Off starting on your hire date!
Digital Communications Specialist
Are you a master Storyteller who is passionate about bringing stories to life?
The City of Grand Junction is seeking a Digital Communications Specialist who can channel their passion, and creativity for sharing stories through outstanding writing, video production and editing, and multimedia experience to help bring our content to life.
Reporting to the Director, you will be an integral member of the Communications and Engagement Department. You will play a critical role in bringing City of Grand Junction stories to life online using social media and city websites. Most importantly, you will help ensure our narrative is authentic and celebrates our successes and our community. Ideally, the candidate will have journalism/communications experience with a track record of creating compelling, human-centered storytelling in new and innovative ways.
This is a unique opportunity for a versatile multimedia storyteller that is passionate about creating compelling narratives to join a highly collaborative team in a fast-paced environment.
What We Offer:
We know that a healthy and happy workforce is a thriving workforce, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package that supports quality work-life balance including 32 days of paid annual leave to be used for holiday, personal, and/or sick days, health insurance options, employer-matched retirement, a City employee health clinic, wellness program, and an Employee Assistance Program. Of equal importance, we offer an opportunity to serve the community you love and live in. Our employees find their work rewarding and fulfilling, knowing that their day job makes a positive impact.
About the Communications Department
The Communications and Engagement Department provides strategic communications to inform, consult, involve, collaborate, and empower internal and external stakeholders, including community members. The department manages media relations and communications channels including City websites and social media accounts.
About Our Culture:
At the City of Grand Junction, we lead the way with continuous improvement, collaborative partnerships, and exemplary service. Our core values are demonstrated by our willingness to challenge the status quo, ability to work together using all areas of expertise to achieve a common goal, and commitment to fulfilling the needs of our community through thoughtful interactions.
Duties
What You’ll Do:
- Create and schedule content for the City’s social media accounts; post multiple times daily and/or weekly including videos and graphics; post content consistent with the City’s brand, standards, and processes; develop and advocate best practices; respond in a timely manner to comments and direct messages on City social media sites.
- Plan, create, optimize, and implement new and existing websites and/or functionality modules and update website specifications.
- Perform daily site maintenance of the website to maintain content for accuracy and enforce defined web standards and specifications; monitor, interpret, and apply requirements and best practices of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
- Ensure consistency of electronic content with document retention policies, style guides, best practices, and City and/or department policies and procedures; provide training to staff related to City website content and publishing policies and procedures.
- Prepare reports for supervisors, management, and City Council on social media trends, website statistics, and usability utilizing analytics and other website monitoring tools.
- Inform, educate, and engage the community via digital platforms on City initiatives, programs, and special events.
- Take photographs and video and create graphics for use in a broad variety of outreach communications designed to increase community engagement on social media and the website.
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Qualifications
What We’re Looking For:
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, business or public administration, journalism, or related field.
- Three years’ experience in communications, public relations, and marketing experience or other related field.
- 3 - 5 of years relevant experience telling compelling stories.
- Proven track record of creating compelling, human-centered storytelling content in new and innovative ways.
- A portfolio that demonstrates effective storytelling, and experience with multimedia.
- An entrepreneurial spirit with a strong collaborative mindset; able to both self-start and work with others to create outstanding content.
- Keen ability to thrive in a dynamic; fast paced environment managing multiple deadlines to produce engaging content.
Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
Supplemental Information
City of Grand Junction Employee Childcare Facility:
We know finding a quality childcare provider can be challenging, that's why the City of Grand Junction is proud to offer its employees affordable childcare through the City of Grand Junction Childcare Facility (GJCCF). GJCCF offers childcare for children ages 6 weeks (infants) to 6 years of age (preschool). With flexible scheduling and highly trained Early Childhood Education professionals, know that your little one will be in good hands while you support your community.
Explore the Area:
Grand Junction, Colorado is the gateway to the mountains and canyonlands of western Colorado and eastern Utah. Centrally located between Denver, CO (250 miles east) and Salt Lake City, UT (270 miles west), Grand Junction is surrounded by 1.2 million acres of public land. Residents enjoy world-class whitewater rafting on the Colorado and Green Rivers, golfing, fishing, skiing and snowboarding, and exploring mountain bike and hiking trails through the Colorado National Monument and the Grand Mesa National Forest. Grand Junction has a robust downtown and hosts multiple art, music, food, and market events annually. With a population of over 150,000 in Mesa County (65,000 within the City limits) we have many of the big town amenities without the big town stresses such as traffic and trail congestion. With an average of 245 days of sunshine, Grand Junction is the perfect place to work and play.
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At the City of Grand Junction, we proudly operate as an Equal Opportunity Employer, purposely building an inclusive workforce representative of various cultures, perspectives, and experiences. We believe in respect for all and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identification, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, and/or genetic information.
If you have questions or need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact our Human Resources office at 970.244.1512.
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