DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST

If you are hired provisionally in this title you must take and pass the Civil Service Exam when it becomes available to be eligible for continued employment.

The DSS the Office of Communications and Marketing (OCM) helps to develop digital and video content for the programs within the DSS (HRA DHS DSS). OCMs functions including communications and marketing functions for the Agencies. This includes client and providerfacing communications digital communications (social media video production website intranet) as well as internal communications to different program areas leadership and staff. Additionally OCM handles all external marketing and advertising including that which is placed in subways and on buses internet channels local and ethnic print channels and radio among others.

Under supervision of the Digital Communications Manager the incumbent performs work of technical responsibility related to digital and graphic updates to the Agencys external website internal intranet and all Agency social media channels. The incumbent uses knowledge of basic HTML and Adobe photoshop to accomplish updates. Projects and products are tracked and monitored in SharePoint and/or Interwoven TeamSite.

The Office of Communications and Marketing is recruiting (1) one Graphic Artist I to function as a Digital Communications Specialist who will:

Assist Digital Communications Manager with the maintenance design and layout of new pages for DSSHRADHS web properties coding in HTML. Ensures that necessary text graphics images and video updates to external and intranet sites are completed in a timely fashion while working with NYC DoITT and DSS Information Technology Services (ITS).

Directly support the Digital Communications Manager in the execution of online and social media marketing strategies for diverse audiences across a variety of communities in New York City highlighting online content that focuses on the agencys work for posting to all websites and social media.

Assist with creating and posting content for DSS social media presence on Instagram Twitter Facebook and LinkedIn.

Work with Graphics and Videographer teams to provide specifications for the creation of animations video and images to utilize on social media and intranet/internet sites.

Facilitate communications with ITS as a liaison for technical issues and to assist with user acceptance testing (UAT) and launching new projects including developing the Intranet functionality and design to better serve DSS staff.

Provide clerical support to the digital communications team including answering calls taking messages and handling correspondence typing preparing and collating reports organizing and servicing meetings (producing agendas and taking minutes) and managing databases.


Work Location:
4 World Trade Center

Hours/Schedule:
MF 95

GRAPHIC ARTIST 91415

Qualifications :

(1) A baccalaureate degree with a major in fine or graphic arts from an accredited college and one year of fulltime paid experience as a commercial or graphic artist; or
(2) A fouryear high school diploma or its educational equivalent plus two years of training in a technical school approved by a states Department of Education or comparable governmental agency in oils water colors painting design black and white layout computer graphics and other art media and three years of acceptable fulltime paid experience as a commercial or graphic artist.
To be qualified for assignment to Assignment Level II individuals must have:
(a) at least one year of experience as a Graphic Artist Assignment Level I; or
(b) the Qualification Requirements described in 1 or 2 above plus two additional years of acceptable specialized paid experience conceptualizing and initiating graphic art projects.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime