Responsibilities

• Writes and edits the City's monthly newsletter for residents and monthly internal newsletter for employees
• Produces copy for the City's websites and social media sites
• Photographs and compiles digital images for publications, websites and other online and print materials
• Writes copy for news releases and other projects as needed
• Performs miscellaneous projects for the Communications and Engagement Department and for other departments, including producing financial documents and other newsletters as assigned
• Creates content for social media
• Other duties as apparent & assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, English, or a closely related field
• Three years of experience in communications
• One year of work experience interviewing individuals and writing news articles and feature stories
• One year of work experience working with various software packages including Microsoft Office Suite
• One year of work experience creating social media content
• Valid driver's license or access to reliable transportation required to perform job duties
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated production creativity

Preferred

• Communications experience in a government setting
• Additional experience writing news articles
• Still photography skills
• Familiarity with graphic design software, including Adobe InCopy and InDesign

Benefits

• Benefits Ineligible
• Temporary/Seasonal employees do not receive benefits outside of Paid-time Off (PTO) at rate outlined in employee handbook.
• Paid-time Off (PTO) at rate outlined in employee handbook and eligible for paid parental leave after 6 months of employment.