Salary: See Position Description
Location : Port St. Lucie FL 34984, FL
Job Type: FULL-TIME
Job Number: 202302382
Department: COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT
Opening Date: 08/25/2023
Closing Date: 9/11/2023 5:00 PM Eastern
POSITION SUMMARY
The City of Port St. Lucie is an equal opportunity employer.
This position requires the applicant to successfully pass a drug screening.
This position is Essential and is required to report to duty before, during, and immediately after a civil emergency.
Facilitates the development of public trust and confidence in the City.
This position has been budgeted for fiscal year 23/24 and will be filled on or after 10/1/2023. The hourly rate of pay is also indicative of the updated position start rate for the new fiscal year.
The starting rate for this position is $30.76-$35.37, depending on qualifications.
Responsible for planning, writing, and editing content ensuring it is clear, compelling, and properly distributed across web, print, mobile, and social platforms and adheres to a consistent brand philosophy. The Content Strategist is a storyteller who can take complicated subjects and write about them in an easy-to-understand style. The Content Strategist also designs and implements strategies to use written content to reach targeted audiences and uses research and data to design strategies and plans.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
The following duties are illustrative for this position. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.
- Keeps the mission, vision and values of the City of Port St. Lucie at the forefront of decision making and action; builds strategic and collaborative relationships and interacts with others in a way that builds confidence and trust; provides excellent customer service by taking action to accomplish objectives, maintains high levels of work and productivity by generating innovative solutions to work situations.
- Carries out research on assigned topics.
- Fact-checks any data collected during the research process.
- Creates content in the form of articles, blogs, or papers based on research data collected.
- Develops well-researched pitches and submits to editor for review.
- Reads style guides or project briefs and uses them to develop content for assignments.
- Converts the information acquired into readable, easy-to-understand content tailored to a specific audience.
- Revises work based on editorial feedback.
- Creates strategies to deliver key messages to targeted audiences.
- Writes a broad range of content, including speeches, press releases, presentations, annual reports, articles, website content, social media content, letters, reports, and marketing materials.
- Other duties as may be assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE.
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Public Relations, or English required. Possession of valid Florida driver’s license and maintenance of clean driving record required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES
- Knowledge and insight into the effectiveness of different content.
- Skill in communication and leadership.
- Skill in Storytelling.
- Advanced skills in writing and editing.
- Skill in social media.
- Skill in speech writing.
- Skill in organization and time management.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees and the public.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally.
- Ability to focus on the positive in every situation.
- Ability to model respect for individuals, teams, and the organization.
- Ability to stay centered when challenged.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Ability to follow through with assigned tasks.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, hear, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is frequently required to walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and stoop, kneel, and crouch. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The office environment is fast paced. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions that may be adverse and extreme (heat, humidity, cold, rain, etc.). The employee is frequently exposed to noise, dust, fumes, airborne particles, uneven surfaces, and stressful situations.
12 paid holidays per year
Vacation Leave:
1-3 years- 10 days
4-9 years- 15 days
10-19 years- 20 days
20+ years- 25 days
PT employees accrue depending on hours worked
Personal Days:
2 days for non-exempt employees per year
3 days for exempt employees per year
Sick Time:
FT employees accrue 8 hours per month
PT employees accrue 4 hours per month
Retirement Plan:
The City contributes an amount equal to 11.4% of an eligible employee’s biweekly earnings into a 401(a) Defined Contribution Plan. Employee contributes 1%.
457 Deferred Compensation Plan and Roth IRA
$50,000 Basic Term Life Insurance
$50,000 Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
Health, Vision and Dental Insurance
Optional Benefits:
Tuition Reimbursement
Flexible Spending Account
Wellness Program
Health Reimbursement Account
Employee Assistance Plan
Supplemental Life
Legal insurance
The of City Port St. Lucie provides a wide array of benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. For additional details on benefits offer by the City of Port St. Lucie, see the link below.
01
Do you have a valid driver’s license?
- Yes
- No
02
Do you have a clean driving history?
- Yes
- No
03
Do you possess a Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Public Relations, or English from an accredited college or university?
- Yes
- No
04
Do you have experience creating content in the form of articles, blogs, or papers based on research of data collected?
- Yes
- No
05
Explain your experience with writing a broad range of content, including speeches, press releases, presentations, annual reports, articles, website content, social media content, letters, reports, and marketing materials.
Required Question