Communications Consultant 1

State of Washington•Thurston County – Olympia, WA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is seeking a Communications Consultant 1 to support communications and workforce development within the Multimodal Planning & Data Division in Olympia, WA. This role involves developing, editing, coordinating, and distributing communications materials to support planning, policy, data, and analysis services. The consultant will collaborate with various stakeholders to create clear and effective documents, graphics, emails, web content, and other communications, while also providing quality control. The work aims to advance the division's mission of informing decisions through expertise and innovation for a statewide sustainable and integrated multimodal transportation system.

Requirements

Growth Mindset: Actively demonstrates a commitment to learning and growth.
Service-Oriented: Demonstrates a willingness to take action to meet the needs of others.
Strong writer with ability to edit the writing of others.
Ability to develop and publish web content consistent with agency guidelines.
Ability to use industry standard software to develop a variety of graphic elements, including logos, images, flow charts, and design visualizations.
Able to take large amounts of text/photos/graphics/tables and import them into a document for publication using Microsoft Word and/or Adobe InDesign. Documents must pass accessibility check.
Actively supports all aspects of in-person, hybrid, and virtual meetings, including scheduling, developing materials, arranging speakers, presenting, arranging food, setting up, and cleaning up.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge about WSDOT communications and graphic style requirements.
Experience editing websites using Drupal.
Experience and/or certification in the Lean process improvement methodology.
Base level knowledge about creating and publishing documents that are accessible for the widest possible audience.

Responsibilities

Import, format, merge, and manipulate text and graphic images using standard PC applications.
Review and assist with copy editing, design, layout, publication, and sharing of materials through email, Teams, SharePoint, and the web.
Research and work with internal partners to draft division publications, including folios, reports, fact sheets, and one-pagers consistent with WSDOT style and graphic standards.
Assist in developing graphics, tables, charts, polls, and surveys using Microsoft, Adobe, SurveyMonkey, and/or Mentimeter.
Draft content for internal communications, including blogs, newsletters, Teams channels, and other publications.
Draft materials that increase the visibility and credibility of planning and data products and services.
Assist with sharing messages about how the division supports strategic goals, including the WSDOT Strategic Plan, Federal Planning Emphasis Areas, Title VI, and state environmental justice goals.
Develop scripts, record, and edit videos to support planning-related communications.
Support virtual, hybrid, and in-person meetings and conferences, including scheduling, agendas, presentations, speakers, registration, food and materials, technical support, and day-of-event activities.
Review and assist with revising web content and build and update content in Drupal for the WSDOT public website and/or InsideDOT employee intranet.
Collaborate with authors and subject matter experts to review, revise, and update web content and provide workflow feedback to improve governance.
Perform other duties as assigned to support operational needs, team projects, and cross-functional initiatives.