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This is an EXCITING time to join the City of Richmond! We are committed to nurturing talent, fostering growth opportunities, and building strong connections within our workforce. As we continue to make strides toward becoming the employer of choice, we are thrilled about the following employee benefit enhancements:
- Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
- Language Incentive
- Referral Bonus
- Tuition Assistance Program
The City of Richmond Office of Strategic Communication and Civic Engagement is currently seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Communications and Marketing Analyst. The selected individual will support the department’s mission to provide timely and accurate information to the public and internal audiences on community services, programs, projects, and consumer responsibilities.
Responsibilities include:
- Creating and developing content for managing internal and external communications.
- Developing collateral materials for dissemination to the department’s stakeholder groups.
- Enhancing the department’s education and outreach activities with a focus on event planning and coordination as well as digital communications such as website management and social media.
This position is considered Essential. The incumbent is required to work when the City is closed due to public emergencies, critical or hazardous conditions, and inclement weather.
- Providing communications support within the department.
- Planning and coordinating education and outreach activities.
- Managing the department’s website.
- Providing content for the department’s social media accounts.
- Developing and managing collateral material (e.g. brochures, inserts, newsletters).
- Designing and editing documents, page layouts, and graphical elements.
- Preparing PowerPoint and video presentations.
- Providing photography and videography services.
- Writing scripts and talking points.
- Designing and implementing internal communications campaigns.
- Providing crisis/emergency public information and professional communications support.
- Participating in meetings and events.
- Attending and participating in conferences, meetings, and industry groups.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Project management experience to develop effective relationships.
- Knowledge of social media platforms and content creation.
- Proficiency in Drupal or basic HTML for web content management.
- Proficiency in English and AP Stylebook for writing content.
- Ability to think strategically, manage time effectively, multi-task, and problem solve.
- Adept at learning new industries, products, or technical knowledge and effectively conveying that knowledge.
- Effective communication skills with internal and external clients at all levels.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Minimum Training and Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in public relations, journalism, communications, marketing, public affairs, English, or a related field.
- Two years of public communications experience such as education and outreach event planning, writing, editing, graphic design, and layout.
- An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may meet the minimum qualifications.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.
Working conditions may include exposure to:
- Travel to other locations within and outside the City of Richmond.
- Hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.
- Atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dust, gases, and poor ventilation.
- Inadequate lighting and intense noise.
- Environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment.
- Perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks with frequent interruptions and under time constraints.
- Regularly talk, see, hear, and use substantial repetitive motions of the wrists, hands, and fingers.
- Occasionally climb, balance, stoop, crouch, reach, stand, walk, lift, and grasp.
- On-call availability may be required.
- Considered to be light work, exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, 10 pounds frequently, and a negligible amount of force constantly.