City of New York

Job Description

The Agency You’ll Join:

The NYC Mayor's Office administers all city services, public property, most public agencies, and enforces all city, state, and federal laws within New York City. New York City’s Mayor, Eric Adams is head of the executive branch of New York City's government. Mayor Adams has served the people of New York City as an NYPD officer, State Senator, and Brooklyn Borough President. The Adams’ Administration is leading the fight to make New York City’s economy stronger, reduce inequality, improve public safety, and build a stronger, healthier city that delivers for all New Yorkers. As an agency, we value fairness, helpfulness, transparency, leadership and build our teams around these values. For other current job opportunities visit our careers page.

The Team You’ll Work With:

The NYC Mayor’s Office of Equity (MOE) was established in 2022 and serves as New York City government’s centralized equity office. Focusing on developing critical, equity-driven strategies across our diverse communities, MOE includes the Commission on Gender Equity (CGE), the Young Men’s Initiative (YMI), and the NYC Unity Project (UP) as well as multi-agency bodies like the Pay Equity Cabinet (PEC) and the Taskforce on Racial Inclusion & Equity (TRIE).

New York City voters passed three ballot measures in November 2022 to embed racial justice in the heart of City government. The Mayor’s Office of Equity is hiring several new staff to develop and lead the successful implementation of these ballot measures and help realize a vision of racial equity in New York City.

MOE’s staff develop innovative programs, policies, initiatives, and campaigns designed to measurably reduce disparities and promote Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility (DEI&A). As a critical part of the mayor’s efforts to build a stronger and healthier city, MOE works across City agencies and external partners to effect meaningful change. Every MOE staffer plays an integral role in our unrelenting commitment to equity.

The Problems You’ll Solve:

Reporting to the Communications Director, the Senior Communications Manager will serve a critical role in activating communications, community and engagement outreach to advance the Mayor’s Office of Equity’s mission to foster a more equitable NYC. Focused on innovative practices and unconventional programs, this role will devise in-person, virtual, and hybrid events as well traditional and new media outreach campaigns that increase understanding of DEI&A concepts, support internal City agency culture change, regularly promote and increase awareness of the City’s equity initiatives, and engage diverse communities. Under the guidance of the Communications Director, the position will identify and communicate with press, develop distribution lists, create briefs, assist with SOPs and more. As an important part of the MOE team, this position will also support a variety of related projects including both internal and external communications, editorial, and other engagement channels.

Responsibilities:

The Senior Communications Manager will be responsible for crafting messages for the office to convey important information both internally and externally. In this pivotal role, you will take the lead in conceptualizing and composing the office’s messaging across both traditional and new media mediums and partners. Your primary duties will include short and long-form editorial writing as well as important outreach. You will serve an integral role by drafting speeches, remarks, editorial pieces, talking points, opinion bylines, and other written materials that reflect the voice of our leadership. You will spearhead all copywriting efforts with the creation of presentations, outlines, and other visual or communication aids required by our leadership for speaking engagements and community interactions. Additionally, you will provide general copywriting support for special projects.

The Senior Communications Manager will:

• Work in partnership with the Communications Director to develop and execute communications strategies to reach target audiences and stakeholders.
• Help generate ideas, shape approaches, craft language, and refine editorial and written delivery.
• Produce speeches, remarks, talking points, op-eds, and other written materials.
• Develop high level messaging to promote the office’s initiatives and to elevate the leadership’s voice for public appearances and internal appearances, including speeches, panels, broadcast media, radio, and other formats.
• Proactively seek out press opportunities to amplify the office’s message, including but not limited to speaking engagements, events, partnerships, and bylines in relation to the team’s overall communications strategy.
• Contribute to messaging for the office, including in response to crises and fast-moving developments.
• Provide end-to-end project management of events, workshops, roundtables, and presentations.
• Collaborate with communications and design staff to create content for outreach materials including social media posts, newsletters, flyers, and documents.
• Maintain event information on agency website and partner site as needed.
• Develop outreach and amplification programs externally for diverse communities.
• Identify engagement and community opportunities for partnerships and collaborations with internal and external stakeholders.
• Draft a suite of materials outlining the standard operating procedures for event preparations, swag purchases, creating people plans, and other work related to engagement.
• Analyze key performance indicators from events and outreach activities, researching and implementing changes based on the data.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with community-based organizations, organizers, influencers, and city engagement staff across agencies.
• Assist on all marketing, creative, and engagement initiatives, and perform other duties incidental to the role.

About You:

• Five to seven (5-7) years of press, communications or publicity experience.
• Bachelor's degree in English, journalism, public relations, communications, or a related field.
• Strong writing, outreach, event planning, project management, and reporting skills.
• Proficiency in MailChimp, Canva, Airtable, and Microsoft Suite.
• Familiarity with Meltwater, TVEyes and other media monitoring tools.
• Experience in building a network of volunteers and partner organizations.
• A creative thinker with the ability to think outside the box and brainstorm.
• The ability to meet deadlines, prioritize, and work autonomously.
• Excellent public speaking, communication, and organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interact effectively with all levels of the organization and external partners.
• A commitment to discovering and learning new outreach methods and tools.
• Passion and commitment to advancing equity and addressing socio-economic, health, gender, and other disparities.
• An understanding around the nuances of diversity and inclusion.
• Knowledge of website accessibility best practices and basic coding skills preferred, but not required.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity, and accessibility.
• Prior lived and/or work experience in communities facing historical oppression will contribute to your ability to help the office meet its racial justice mission.
• Demonstrated commitment, competency and familiarity with issues affecting Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, Middle Eastern, and/or Pacific Islander communities in New York City, or other marginalized groups.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, a strong ability to work well with others in a diverse team environment, and an enthusiastic work ethic.

Salary:

The City of New York Office of the Mayor’s compensation package includes a market competitive salary and exceptional benefits. Our cash compensation range for this role is $80,000-$100,000. Final offers may vary from the amount listed based on candidate experience and expertise, and other factors.

Equal Opportunity | Diversity Equity & Inclusion Statement:

The Office of the Mayor 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 individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

The Adams Administration values diversity in backgrounds and in experiences that are reflective of the city it serves. Applicants of all backgrounds are strongly encouraged and welcome to apply. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a veteran with a disability, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings or apply for a job on this site as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by EEO at EEO@cityhall.nyc.gov.

Residency Requirement: New York City residency is required within 90 days of appointment.

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Qualifications

1. Do you have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university?

2. Do you have an associate degree from an accredited college or university along with two (2) years of experience with administrative, analytic, coordinative, supervisory or liaison responsibilities?

3. Do you have a four-year high school diploma, or its educational equivalent approved by a state's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization along with four (4) years of experience as described in question "2" above?

4. Do you have a satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to that described in questions "1," "2," and/or "3" above?

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 individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.