City of Somerville
Location
Somerville, MA | United States
Job description
The Communications Coordinator supports the full range of communications and community outreach functions of the Communications and Community Engagement Department with a particular emphasis on 1) managing a request system for information/meeting/hearing/event promotion for departments citywide, 2) coordinating hybrid/virtual support including access to tools, resources, equipment, and training for virtual and hybrid meetings for departments citywide, 3) collaborating on coordination of multilingual communications with the SomerViva Office of Immigrant Affairs (SOIA), and 4) management of a citywide photo and graphics library to support plain language and equitable communications. The CC will also provide support in coordinating and staffing neighborhood meetings, special events, and civic ceremonies.
The essential functions or duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various type of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.
Performs day-to-day communications coordination duties including but not limited to:
a. Assist with newsletter, website, blog, flyers brochures, and all other additional digital and print public-facing content.
b. Assist with responding to constituent correspondence and queries.
c. Prepare community notes or announcements.
d. Assist with researching information in response to media queries.
e. Assist with flyering, postering, and distribution of print materials to community locations.
f. Assist with placing and retrieving printing orders: banners, posters, flyers, door hangers, mailers, postcards, signs, etc.
Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree and two to four (2-4) years’ experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
Knowledge, Abilities and Skill
Knowledge: Excellent knowledge of grammar and usage. Good knowledge of and strong interest in local government. Strong understanding of hybrid and virtual meeting technologies and equity needs within these services. Thorough understanding of the components of quality constituent service. Understanding of equity, inclusion, and language justice needs within communications.
Ability: Ability to maintain, manage, and organize records; ability to juggle multiple assignments and to meet deadlines, facility for training and assisting others; ability to work effectively and maintain good relationships with the public, coworkers, department heads, and City officials; ability to maintain effective, efficient communication with broad range of colleagues; ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing; ability to maintain confidential information.
Skill: Excellent organizational skills; excellent written and verbal communication skills. Understanding of print design principles. Understanding of plain language. Superior mastery of hybrid and virtual meeting technology. Appropriate software application skills such as but not limited to word processing, spreadsheet, basic mapping, basic HTML, Canva, PowerPoint, Photoshop, Publisher. Photography skills a plus.
The work environment involves everyday discomforts typical of offices, with occasional exposure to outside elements. Noise or physical surroundings may be distracting, but conditions are generally not unpleasant. Employee may be required to work beyond normal business hours in response to attend evening meetings or complete work assignments.
Physical and Mental Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the position’s essential functions.
Physical Skills
Few physical demands are required to perform the work. Work effort principally involves sitting to perform work tasks, with intermittent periods of stooping, walking, and standing. May also be some occasional lifting of objects such as office equipment and computer paper (up to 30 lbs.)
Motor Skills
Duties are largely mental rather than physical, but the job may occasionally require minimal motor skills for activities such as moving objects, operating a telephone, personal computer and/or most other office equipment including word processing, filing and sorting of papers.
Visual Skills
Visual demands require constantly reading documents for general understanding and analytical purposes.
Hours: Full-Time
Salary: $64,945.93 annualized, plus benefits
Union: Non-Union
FLSA: Exempt
Date Posted:
City of Somerville residents are especially encouraged to apply.
The City of Somerville is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability or any other protected category. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Auxiliary aids and services, written materials in alternative formats, and reasonable modifications in policies and procedures will be provided to qualified individuals with disabilities free of charge, upon request. Persons with disabilities who need auxiliary aids and services for effective communication (i.e., CART, ASL), written materials in alternative formats, or reasonable modifications in policies and procedures in order to access the programs, activities, and meetings of the City of Somerville should please contact Adrienne Pomeroy at 617-625-6600 x 2059 or [email protected].
Benefits listed are for benefits-eligible positions and the above information is meant to be a general overview of the benefit programs offered by the City of Somerville and not a binding contract.
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