City Of New York

Deputy Communications Director for the Office of Mass Engagement

City Of New York$100K — $120K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in communications, public affairs, organizing, journalism, or campaigns
  • Strong writing skills with the ability to draft diverse communication materials
  • Experience in developing messaging strategies for community engagements
  • Ability to build and manage a proactive organizational communications calendar
  • Familiarity with media engagement and public relations work in government or civic sectors

Responsibilities

  • Develop messaging for community events like parades and town halls
  • Coordinate strategic messaging across City Hall offices and agencies
  • Craft narratives that engage and inform New Yorkers about government efforts
  • Maintain a communications calendar for policy announcements and campaigns
  • Draft remarks, talking points, and varied content for different media platforms
  • Generate proactive media coverage with the Mayor's Press Office
  • Collaborate with digital teams to create effective content for diverse audiences

Benefits

  • Opportunity to influence public engagement initiatives
  • Work directly with high-level city officials and agencies
  • Contribute to the civic life and community organization across New York City
  • Dynamic work environment with a focus on innovation and public service
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Deputy Communications Director will play a critical role in connecting more New Yorkers to one another and to the administration, strengthening the organizing capacity in neighborhoods across the five boroughs, and bringing more New Yorkers into civic life. The Deputy Communications Director will also serve as the City Hall point person for the agencies within the Office's portfolio, including the Office of Faith-Based Partnerships, the Public Engagement Unit, NYC Service, Civic Engagement Commission, and more. This position reports to the Communications Director in the Office of the Mayor.

Roles and Responsibilities will include:
-Develop messaging and communications strategies for major community engagements, including parades, celebrations, block parties, and town halls.
-Work with City Hall offices and agencies to ensure messaging is coordinated, strategic, and reflects the administration's priorities.
-Develop coherent narrative and identify creative opportunities to tell stories about the administration's work through organizing, direct engagement with New Yorkers, and demystifying government.
-Build and manage a proactive communications calendar for the Commissioner of the Office of Mass Engagement and the office itself, including policy rollouts, announcements, organizing campaigns, events and initiatives, and earned media opportunities.
-Draft remarks for the Commissioner, talking points for staff, releases, video scripts, op-eds, social media copy, and more.
-Partner with Mayor's Press Office to generate proactive media coverage about the Office of Mass Engagement, including owning stories from end-to-end (pitching and preparing administration staff and outside partners).
-Collaborate with the digital communications team to produce compelling, affirmative content that reaches New Yorkers across platforms.

About You:
The ideal candidate is innovative, tenacious, and aligned with the administration's bold vision for building public engagement campaigns that grow the power of New Yorkers and inspire participation in civic life.

Minimum Required Qualifications:
-Candidates should have at least five years of relevant experience in communications, public affairs, organizing, journalism, campaigns, or a related field.

Required:
-You must submit a maximum two-page writing sample on a relevant topic, plus a one-page resume with your application.

Additional Information
-In addition to the resume, a cover letter is required to apply.

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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?

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