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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 to becoming the employer of choice, we are thrilled about the below employee benefit enhancements:

• Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
• Language Incentive
• Referral Bonus
• Tuition Assistance Program

Description

The City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities is currently seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Communications and Marketing Analyst. The selected individual will be responsible for supporting the department’s mission to provide timely and accurate information to the public and internal audiences on utility services, programs, projects and consumer responsibilities. Efforts will include creating and developing content for and managing internal and external communications and other collateral materials for dissemination to the department’s stakeholder groups. The selected candidate will work to enhance 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.**

Duties include but are not limited to

• 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 to the department by performing journey-level public information, public affairs, and marketing work.
• Participating in meetings and events, as assigned.
• Attending and participating in conferences, meetings and industry groups 

Qualifications, Special Certifications and Licenses

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

This position requires considerable project management experience to include developing effective relationships to enhance success. Knowledge of social media platforms, including creating, developing, and posting content as well as Drupal or basic HTML for entering content on the website and Intranet is required. Using the English language and the AP Stylebook in writing content for newsletters, web, social media and other platforms is required. Must possess the ability to think strategically, manage time effectively, multi-task and problem solve. This position will be adept at learning new industries/companies, products, or technical knowledge and effectively conveying that knowledge. Must write and communicate effectively with internal and external clients at all levels and react and adapt to situations related to developments and changes in business/market influences. Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision. 

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERINCE:

• Bachelor's Degree in public relations, journalism, communications, marketing, public affairs, English, or directly 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 be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification.

Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements

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.

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment. 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks, with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, see, hear and use substantial repetitive motions of the wrists, hands and fingers (pick, pinch, type or otherwise work primarily with fingers). The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, crouch, reach extending hands and arms in any direction, stand, walk, lift, and grasp applying pressure to an object with the fingers or palm. The working conditions may contain environmental hazards, depending on area of focus. This class may involve on-call availability. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be light work, exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The City of Richmond provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

The City of Richmond is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, the City of Richmond will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodations are needed to participate in the job application and/or the interview process, please contact Jessica McKenzie, Talent Acquisition Partner, Senior at (804) 646-4705 or by mail at Jessica.McKenzie@RVA.GOV.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

The City of Richmond Values Veterans-We are an Official V3 Certified Company.

With over 4,000 employees, the City of Richmond is an "Employer of Choice" among cities throughout the nation. The City strives to hire and retain employees who bring dedication and talent to the workforce. Offering a competitive, cost effective, and quality benefits package is one element of an "Employer of Choice".

The City offers a full range of benefit programs from initial hire through retirement. Please visit our Web site for details.