Digital Content Creator - Communications

Salary : $63,585.60 - $98,633.60 Annually
Location : Des Moines - 50319 - Polk County, IA
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 27-01153
Agency: 553 Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS)
Opening Date: 10/22/2026
Closing Date: 11/8/2026 11:59 PM Central
LinkedIn Tag: #LI-POST
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To Apply: To ensure full consideration for this position, all requested materials must be completed and uploaded through the NEOGov online application process.

Job Description

Please note: This is NOT an IT position.
Digital Content Creator (Information Specialist 3)

What you'll do:

The Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS) is looking for an outstanding communicator to join its Strategy Division to develop dynamic resources that educate IPERS' 450,000 members about their retirement plan.

The ideal candidate excels in digital content creation and is enthusiastic about developing and implementing a content strategy that elevates IPERS' communications tactics with modern digital assets.

A successful candidate:

Will understand the nuances of aligning appropriate digital communications to a broad and diverse audience and will work intimately with a small team and various subject matter experts.

Elevate Your Application

Candidates are encouraged to include detailed information about their relevant experience in their application or submit a cover letter and resume in addition to their application. If you wish to review a copy of the Position Description Questionnaire, please contact

Links to digital portfolios featuring samples of work products listed above are encouraged.

Skills that will set you apart:

• Video, audio and photography production
• Writing and storytelling
• Adobe Creative Suite fluency (graphic design)
• SharePoint and Drupal website management
• Email marketing
• All aspects of social media execution

Bonus skills we love:

• Knowledge of Section 508 compliance

Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday; some nights and weekends, occasional in-state and out-of-state travel.
Beyond the Paycheck

Your wage is just one part of your total compensation. The State of Iowa's commitment to its employees is demonstrated by the provided to you. In addition to your direct compensation as a State of Iowa employee, we provide a variety of benefit plans and programs for you and your family, including from a variety of vendors.

Reclaim your personal time with massive paid time off packages, including generous vacation accrual, separate sick leave, and 9 paid statutory holidays every year.

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Minimum Qualification Requirements

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:
1) Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in journalism, public relations, graphic design, or communications and experience equal to four years of full-time work planning and developing content for dissemination through traditional media (newspapers, publications, radio, and television), websites, social media, and/or public speaking.
2) All of the following (a and b):

a. Four years of full-time work experience in planning and developing content for dissemination through traditional media (newspapers, publications, radio, and television), websites, social media, and/or public speaking; and

b. A total of four years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in journalism, public relations, graphic design, or communications equals one year of fulltime experience.
3) Number two above, where twenty-four semester hours of postgraduate coursework in journalism, public relations, graphic design, or communications from an accredited college or university may substitute for one year of the required full-time work experience.
4) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes experience equal to 18 months of full-time work as an Information Specialist 2.

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