Responsibilities

• What You'll Do: The Office of Communications is seeking a Visual Communications Manager to develop, plan & administer overall visual communications program for ODH & supervise assigned staff.
• Manage visual communications team & activities/projects including graphic design & video projects (e.g., promotion/information videos, training videos, public service announcements, traditional & digital marketing communications, print collateral, digital design, brand standards, & photography)
• Advise agency staff (i.e., executive & senior management staff) in conjunction with marketing manager on production of creative services products to promote the agency, bureaus & programs
• Consult with stakeholders & clients on creative service needs
• Ensure creative services brand standards & communications policies & procedures are adhered to for all productions
• Direct & oversee creative services staff (e.g., provides technical & creative advice, monitors & delegates daily work activities, identifies staff development needs & provides training or coaching, onboards & trains new employees, participates in recruitment process which includes conducting interviews & evaluating candidates, reviews & approves leave requests in accordance with established policies, completes employee performance evaluations within required time frames, facilitates regular staff meetings to communicate goals, updates, & expectations, recommends or initiates corrective &/or disciplinary action when appropriate)
• Manage full-scale video production in collaboration with videographers (e.g., scheduling, scripting, storyboarding, filming, audio engineering, editing)
• Work with the Office of Communications team on full scale production, development, & promotion, & generates additional materials for the ODH Podcast
• Act as technical liaison to resolve most complex issues related to audio-visual (AV) equipment testing

Requirements

• 48 mos. trg. or 48 mos. exp. in electronic graphics AND 24 mos. trg. or 24 mos. exp. in web site creation, design &/or development.
• -Or completion of associate core program in visual communication technology or multimedia production technology AND 48 mos. trg. or 48 mos. exp. in web site creation, design &/or development.
• -Or completion of undergraduate core program in visual communications with emphasis on graphic design/industrial design AND 48 mos. trg. or 48 mos. exp. in web site creation, design &/or development.
• -Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.
• Job Skills: Graphic Arts
• Technical Skills: Arts, Digital Marketing, Public Broadcasting, Visual Design
• Professional Skills: Adaptability, Attention to Detail, Collaboration, Creativity, Developing Others, Organizing and Planning

Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)
• *Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.