Junior Graphic Designer OR Media Assistant

The⠀purpose of⠀this⠀position⠀is to⠀provide⠀support⠀and assist⠀the media⠀team with⠀graphic⠀design,⠀digital⠀media and⠀print⠀publications.⠀Under the⠀general⠀direction⠀of the⠀Communications⠀and Media⠀Specialist,⠀the Media⠀Assistant⠀will⠀provide⠀written⠀and design⠀support to⠀expand the⠀City’s⠀brand,⠀outreach,⠀and⠀communications⠀programs.⠀Work⠀involves⠀but is not⠀limited to⠀designing⠀flyers for⠀print,⠀designing⠀digital⠀graphics⠀for⠀multiple⠀platforms,⠀researching,⠀planning,⠀and⠀developing⠀print and⠀digital⠀media,⠀writing,⠀and⠀producing⠀media⠀communications⠀and⠀providing⠀quality⠀assurance⠀in⠀accordance⠀with the⠀City’s⠀branding⠀and best⠀practices.

Position⠀Scope:

This⠀position⠀is⠀classified⠀as⠀non-exempt,⠀full-time⠀with an⠀anticipated⠀forty (40)⠀hour work⠀week.

Illustrative Examples of Essential Duties

This is⠀not⠀intended⠀as a⠀comprehensive⠀list; it⠀is⠀intended⠀to provide⠀a⠀representative⠀summary of⠀the major⠀duties and⠀responsibilities.⠀Incumbent(s)⠀may be⠀required⠀to perform⠀all duties⠀listed,⠀and may be⠀required⠀to perform⠀additional,⠀position-specific⠀tasks.

• Assists in⠀designing⠀digital⠀graphics⠀for social⠀media, the⠀website,⠀SIBTV, and⠀email⠀campaigns.
• Assists⠀in⠀designing⠀print⠀materials⠀such as⠀flyers,⠀magazines,⠀pamphlets,⠀and⠀brochures.
• Assists⠀in⠀designing⠀city⠀publications,⠀including⠀the⠀city’s⠀quarterly⠀magazine,⠀Sunny⠀Isles⠀Beach Live⠀and Play,⠀the⠀City’s⠀monthly⠀newsletter,⠀Islander,⠀and the⠀City’s⠀annual⠀desktop⠀calendar.
• Consults⠀with⠀project⠀managers⠀on⠀concepts,⠀copy and⠀layout.
• Assists⠀with the⠀development⠀and⠀optimization⠀of⠀graphics⠀for web⠀and social⠀media⠀platforms.
• Assists⠀in⠀maintaining⠀the city's⠀corporate⠀image and⠀identity,⠀which⠀includes⠀the use of⠀logos and⠀signage.
• Assists⠀in⠀maintaining⠀standards⠀of design⠀in all⠀print and⠀digital⠀materials.
• Works⠀with⠀various⠀departments⠀to ensure⠀PDFs, web⠀forms and⠀graphics⠀are ADA⠀compliant⠀for the⠀city⠀website.
• Assists⠀in⠀producing⠀reports⠀for⠀digital⠀platforms.
• Consults⠀with⠀project⠀managers⠀on⠀concepts,⠀copy and⠀layout.
• Assists⠀Graphic⠀Designer⠀with⠀projects⠀for⠀various⠀departments.
• Assists⠀in digital⠀media⠀content⠀creation,⠀including⠀but not⠀limited to⠀reels,⠀stories,⠀videos,⠀and⠀posts.
• Types,⠀proofreads,⠀and⠀processes⠀a variety⠀of⠀documents⠀including⠀general⠀correspondence⠀and⠀specialized⠀documents⠀from⠀drafts,⠀notes, or⠀verbal⠀instruction.
• Assists⠀in the⠀administration⠀of the⠀City’s⠀strategic⠀communications⠀plan⠀including⠀working⠀with all⠀City⠀departments⠀to keep⠀the public⠀informed⠀of⠀departmental⠀programs,⠀events,⠀accomplishments,⠀and⠀activities.
• Maintains⠀accurate⠀records⠀and⠀prepares⠀reports⠀related to⠀program⠀activities⠀and media⠀campaigns.
• Consults⠀with⠀project⠀managers⠀on⠀concepts,⠀copy and⠀layout.
• Maintains⠀accurate⠀records⠀and⠀prepares⠀reports⠀related to⠀program⠀activities⠀and media⠀campaigns.
• Assists⠀with City⠀event and⠀activity⠀coverage⠀using⠀still⠀photography,⠀digital⠀video, and⠀social⠀media.
• Assists⠀in⠀researching⠀and⠀developing⠀new⠀techniques,⠀approaches⠀and trends⠀and makes⠀recommendations⠀to the⠀Communications⠀and Media⠀Specialist.
• Assists⠀in⠀developing⠀advertising⠀and⠀promotional⠀programs⠀for the⠀City.
• Promotes⠀and⠀represents⠀the City⠀to the⠀public in⠀a⠀friendly,⠀helpful,⠀and⠀professional⠀manner⠀using⠀principles⠀of good⠀customer⠀service.
• Establishes⠀and⠀maintains⠀effective⠀working⠀relationships⠀with⠀clients,⠀government⠀officials,⠀and media⠀representatives⠀and uses⠀these⠀relationships⠀to develop⠀new⠀marketing⠀opportunities.
• Performs⠀tasks and⠀assignments⠀as⠀directed⠀by the⠀Communications⠀and Media⠀Specialist,⠀and Media⠀Manager⠀through an⠀established⠀chain of⠀command.
• Ability⠀to⠀effectively⠀demonstrate⠀excellent⠀organizational,⠀oral, and⠀written⠀communications⠀skills,⠀including⠀the⠀ability to⠀follow⠀complex⠀oral and⠀written⠀instructions.
• Performs⠀additional⠀task as⠀assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Skill in⠀applications⠀contained⠀in the⠀Adobe⠀Creative⠀Suite⠀including⠀Illustrator,⠀Photoshop,⠀Acrobat⠀and⠀InDesign.
• Knowledge⠀of social⠀media best⠀practices⠀and⠀platforms,⠀such as⠀Facebook,⠀Instagram,⠀Twitter,⠀YouTube,⠀and⠀LinkedIn.
• Skill⠀in the⠀operation⠀of general⠀office⠀software⠀including⠀Microsoft⠀Excel,⠀Microsoft⠀Word,⠀Microsoft⠀PowerPoint.
• Ability⠀to plan,⠀schedule,⠀and⠀produce⠀work with⠀minimal⠀supervision,⠀establishing⠀priorities⠀and⠀meeting⠀deadlines.
• Ability⠀to⠀maintain⠀awareness⠀of current⠀events⠀that may⠀impact⠀implementation⠀of City⠀policies⠀and public⠀information⠀programs.
• Ability⠀to⠀establish⠀and⠀maintain⠀effective⠀working⠀relationships⠀with⠀employees,⠀co-workers/team⠀members,⠀elected⠀officials,⠀local⠀media,⠀community⠀members,⠀and the⠀general⠀public.

Additional Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (preferred but not required):

• Knowledge⠀of website⠀guidelines⠀including⠀WCAG 2.0⠀requirements⠀and⠀industry⠀standards,⠀and⠀communication⠀industry⠀best⠀practices,⠀as well as⠀the⠀ability to⠀perform⠀the basic⠀functions⠀of website⠀content⠀management⠀systems.
• Ability⠀to make⠀publications,⠀documents,⠀forms,⠀images,⠀videos,⠀and other⠀forms of⠀media⠀accessible⠀to all in⠀compliance⠀with⠀Section⠀508 of the⠀Rehabilitation⠀Act.
• Photography⠀and⠀videography⠀skills.
• Knowledge⠀of email⠀marketing⠀tools,⠀such as⠀Mailchimp.
• Knowledge⠀of web⠀content⠀management⠀systems,⠀such as⠀WordPress.
• Knowledge⠀of social⠀media⠀management⠀tools,⠀such as⠀Sprout⠀Social.
• Understanding⠀of the⠀professional⠀use of⠀social⠀media⠀platforms.
• Understanding⠀of⠀information⠀design and⠀information⠀architecture,⠀including⠀layout and⠀design.

Minimum Requirements

Required Education & Experience:

• Associate’s⠀degree in⠀graphic⠀design,⠀public⠀relations,⠀or⠀communications.
• Proficient⠀with Adobe⠀Creative⠀Suite.
• Ability⠀to⠀fluently⠀read,⠀write, and⠀communicate⠀in English⠀is⠀required;⠀Spanish or⠀Russian as⠀a second⠀language⠀preferred.