Communications Assistant (Part time)

City of Eden Prairie • Eden Prairie, MN

14h • $25 - $30 • Onsite

About The Position

The Communications Assistant supports the Communications Division with the City’s internal and external communications, including marketing and promotional efforts. The primary position responsibilities and areas of impact are: Provides support to the Communications team and other City departments for project coordination, and developing and distributing internal and external communications, including writing, editing, photography and graphic design for digital platforms, social media, video and print materials. Assists in developing and implementing content calendars and communication plans to support City initiatives and programs, including marketing support for departments. Creates graphics and visual assets and serves as content coordinator for the City’s multimedia displays. Organizes and maintains division resources, including photo and video assets, print material libraries, premium items and other related materials. Ensures compliance with branding and accessibility standards. While these areas are the primary focus of this position, we believe strongly in teamwork and employees will be called upon to perform a variety of duties as a part of their role with the City.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and three years of professional experience in strategic communications, multimedia marketing, social media content management, video production and graphic design, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Strong writing, editing and storytelling skills across digital, print and multimedia platforms required.
• Experience designing graphics and visual assets for web, video, social media and print campaigns required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) is required.
• Candidates must successfully complete and pass the City’s evaluation of the pre-employment process prior to their first day of employment. Pre-employment processes for this position include professional reference checks, background check, driver’s license check, work verification and education verification.

Nice To Haves

• Experience creating and editing video content preferred.
• Retail marketing experience preferred.
• Experience using graphic design software, such as Canva, Adobe Creative Cloud and InDesign preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides support to the Communications team and other City departments for project coordination, and developing and distributing internal and external communications, including writing, editing, photography and graphic design for digital platforms, social media, video and print materials.
• Assists in developing and implementing content calendars and communication plans to support City initiatives and programs, including marketing support for departments.
• Creates graphics and visual assets and serves as content coordinator for the City’s multimedia displays.
• Organizes and maintains division resources, including photo and video assets, print material libraries, premium items and other related materials.
• Ensures compliance with branding and accessibility standards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level