Minimum Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- One (1) year of experience creating designs and graphics for print and social application.
- 6 months of experience creating, editing, designing and building video projects for social and digital application.
Preferences:
- Experience in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After-Effects, etc.
Special Notes:
- Work experience and college/university courses will be measured equally on a month-for-month basis for the required experience.
- Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported in your employment history.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Creates brochures, publications, graphics, ads, flyers, signage, displays, webpages, videos, social media posts, communication campaigns and other effective methods.
Designs, develops, implements, and evaluates innovative and effective ways to convey information through print and digital displays, and audio/video methods. Coordinate projects in collaboratively with internal and external customers, personnel, agencies or vendors to ensure project success.
Designs and develops compelling pieces using written and visual communication skills to bring together text, images, video, animation and audio to communicate and educate the department’s constituents.
Assists with the development of multiple marketing and educational support materials (marketing collateral, landing pages, email blasts, direct mail, ad layouts, special event invitations, social graphics, etc.)
Supports the Office of External Affairs and the department in planning, executing and managing the organization’s social media strategy to include posting to, maintaining and monitoring social media platforms, and designing and producing graphics and video intended to increase brand awareness, cultivate relationships and drive traffic to the department’s digital platforms.
Other duties as required.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Knowledge of personal computers and related software (Microsoft Office: Word, Excel; Outlook, Publisher, Access).
- Proficient in design and photo- and video-editing and/or publishing software (i.e. Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After-Effects, etc.).
- Knowledge of graphic and video design techniques.
- Knowledge of current social media trends, platforms, and applications and appropriate sizes/ratios for social creative.
- Ability to produce conceptual designs, reports, and research and to maintain records.
- Knowledge of 508 standards and compliance.
- Familiarity with 4-color, spot and digital printing principles and prepress requirements.
- Effective communication skills both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, coordinate and complete multiple work assignments.
- Ability to work individually or in a team setting.
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships with diverse groups of people.
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS: A Level 2 criminal background check is a condition of employment. If selected for this position, you must provide your fingerprints. We will send your fingerprints to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a criminal background check.
IMPORTANT NOTICES:
We are committed to enhancing our workforce through the employment of Veterans, individuals with disabilities and seek qualified candidates from diverse cultures and backgrounds, abilities, skills, and talents to join our inclusive workforce.
Male applicants born on or after January 1, 1960, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website: https://www.sss.gov
The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.
Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.
VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.
Nearest Major Market: Tallahassee
