Public Information & Digital Communications Specialist

State of Iowa - Executive Branch; Des Moines (IA); In loco; USD 52.000 - 68.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

IPERS

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Vacation, sick leave, holidays

Life and disability insurance

Retirement savings options (RIC)

Flexible Spending Accounts

Descrizione del lavoro

The Iowa Department of Management seeks an Information Specialist 1 to support public-facing information, ensure accessible, brand-consistent content on the department’s website and Policy Hub, and assist leadership with records and responses to public information requests.

You will create, edit, and publish content in a CMS, ensure WCAG/Section 508 compliance, maintain retention logs, coordinate with IT and legal, and provide admin support to the Public Information Officer.

Competenze

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in journalism, public relations, graphic design, or communications.
• 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.
• A total of four years of education and/or full-time experience as described above, where thirty semester hours equals one year of full-time.

Mansioni

• Create, write, edit, and maintain public-facing content on dom.iowa.gov using the CMS.
• Ensure content meets agency branding and WCAG/Section 508 accessibility requirements.
• Review digital materials for accessibility and coordinate remediation with content owners and IT staff.
• Establish and maintain retention logs and files for departmental publications, reports, and web content.
• Support leadership in applying retention schedules and organizing departmental communication materials.
• Coordinate responses to public information requests and route records for legal review.

Conoscenze

CMS content management

Accessibility WCAG 508

Public information responses

Administrative support

Data entry

Microsoft Office/Teams

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in journalism/public relations/communications

Strumenti

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Teams

Descrizione del lavoro

The Iowa Department of Management seeks an Information Specialist 1 to support public-facing information, ensure accessible, brand-consistent content on the department’s website and Policy Hub, and assist leadership with records and responses to public information requests.

You will create, edit, and publish content in a CMS, ensure WCAG/Section 508 compliance, maintain retention logs, coordinate with IT and legal, and provide admin support to the Public Information Officer.