Visual Information Specialist (PCN 060609)

State of Alaska; Anchorage (AK); Hybride; USD 70 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The State of Alaska's Department of Health seeks a Visual Information Specialist in Anchorage to design graphics, infographics, videos and animations and to film, edit, and produce finished materials.

This role requires organizing visual assets, ensuring branding consistency across programs, and delivering engaging content to Alaskans across state channels.

Hybrid work arrangement, travel within Alaska may be required, and the team emphasizes adaptability, collaboration, and professional growth.

Qualifications

• Competency-based minimum qualifications require KSAs across communications and media.
• Attention to detail in all visual assets.
• Multimedia technologies including video production.
• Strong oral and written communication for diverse audiences.

Responsabilités

• Design graphics, infographics, videos, and animations.
• Film and edit video, create motion graphics, and use design and editing software to produce finished materials.
• Organize and maintain visual assets so they remain current and accessible.
• Work with departments to align content with organizational branding and messaging and reach intended audiences.

Connaissances

Attention to Detail

Communications and Media

Creativity and Innovation

Multimedia Technologies

Oral and Written Communication

Formation

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field

Outils

Video editing software

Graphic design software

Motion graphics tools

Description du poste

Visual Information Specialist (PCN 060609) in Anchorage, AK

This position is open to Alaskan Residents only.

What you will be doing:

• Design graphics, infographics, videos, and animations.
• Film and edit video, create motion graphics, and use design and editing software to produce finished materials.
• Organize and maintain visual assets so they remain current and accessible.
• Work with departments to align content with organizational branding and messaging and reach intended audiences.

Our organization, mission, and culture:

The Department of Health’s mission is to promote and protect the health and well-being of Alaskans. Team members are expected to be high-performing professionals who work independently with limited supervision while demonstrating positive attitudes, teamwork, innovation, efficiency, and a growth mindset. Success in this environment requires effective communication in all work produced for the department and in interactions with clients, coworkers, and collaborators.

The benefits of joining our team:

Our team fosters a supportive environment that prioritizes learning, skill development, and professional growth through collaborative, high-standard projects. The broad range of our work provides opportunities to strengthen existing skills, develop new areas of expertise, and grow as a communications professional. Team members contribute to meaningful work that helps Alaskans understand health information and connect with programs and services. We value positive attitudes, teamwork, innovation, efficiency, and a growth mindset. Together, we support the Department of Health’s mission to promote and protect the health and well-being of Alaskans.

The working environment you can expect:

This Anchorage-based position is part of the Department’s centralized Communications team and currently works a hybrid schedule from home and an office setting, as appropriate. Because DOH is one of the State of Alaska’s largest and broadest departments, the daily environment is fast-paced, varied, challenging, and creative, requiring independent and collaborative work on both long-term projects and time-sensitive communications for audiences across the state.

Who we are looking for:

The ideal candidate will possess some or all of the following position-specific competencies in addition to the minimum qualifications listed below.

• Flexibility: Is open to change and new information; rapidly adapts to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles.

• Customer Service: Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.
• Professionalism:Consistently displays the collection of competencies and skill expected of a professional. Professionalism is defined by its key behaviors including being accountable for actions and assigned projects; practicing efficient work habits to effectively manage time and workload; clearly communicating and expressing thoughts and ideas in writing and in person; possessing the ability to understand how non-verbal communication impacts the workplace; working effectively as part of a team to achieve productive outcomes; and consistently demonstrating, emotional intelligence, integrity, and ethical behavior.

Special Notice:

• This position may require travel within the state of Alaska.

Minimum Qualifications

Competency-Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions

This job class uses competency-based minimum qualifications.Please ensure your application (through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations rather than specific tasks and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to successfully meet the competency, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in

• Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
• Communications and Media: Knowledge of the production, communication and dissemination of information and ideas to inform and entertain via written, oral, visual media and social media.
• Creativity and Innovation: Develops new insights into situations; questions conventional approaches; encourages new ideas and innovations; designs and implements new or cutting-edge programs/processes.
• Multimedia Technologies: Knowledge of the principles, methods, tools, and techniques to develop or apply technology using text, audio, graphics, or other media.
• Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

Any combination of preparatory post-secondary education and/or professional level experience in journalism, art, public relations, English, audio-visual arts, marketing, ad agency work, photography, or information work with emphasis on writing and motion picture-still photography, or a closely related field/industry.

Special Note: “Competencies” means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation.

“Typically gained by” means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.

“Training” and “education” in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs.

“Professional experience” means work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment.

Additional Required Information

• Three (3) professional references whom we may contact by phone are required. One (1) of these references must be your current or most recent supervisor, if not already provided in the application.
• Three (3) work samples, demonstrating graphic design, video production, and publication layout. Please include at least one example of each (such as an infographic or campaign graphic, a finished video, and a brochure or report). For each sample, briefly identify your contribution and the software you used.
• A current resume.
• A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial is okay; please ensure that the institution name/URL is listed on the transcripts) is used to support that you meet the minimum qualifications competencies.

To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies, you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each application (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts). Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview; if not, transcripts will be required before employment.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION

If education is completed in a foreign college or university, it may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education, you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. The omission of the required documentation listed will result in an incomplete application, and you will not receive further consideration.

WORK EXPERIENCE

When using work experience not documented in your application, please provide the employer's name, job title, employment dates, and whether you worked full-time or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and if minimum qualifications are met. Work experience needed to meet the minimum qualifications must be documented in the application. If the application does not support minimum qualifications, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment. A resume will not be used to determine that minimum qualifications have been met for the position you are applying for.

NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application. Noting "see resume or CV" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting. The State of Alaska does not provide VISA Employer sponsorships.

EEO STATEMENT

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodations, auxiliary aids, or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-4095 in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal-opportunity employer.

Contact Information

For specific information in reference to the position, feel free to contact the hiring manager at:

Sara Tennis, Department Communications Manager
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

Phone [phone] (Statewide toll-free number)
[phone] (Juneau and out-of-state callers)