Digital Content Creator

City of New York • New York City, NY

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Design and Construction seeks a Digital Content Creator that can make an immediate contribution within our Creative Services unit. The selected candidate will join an active studio and collaborate with writers, illustrators, photographers, and designers. The Content Creator will work on projects from concept development to implementation, creating social media content that is engaging and informative. The candidate should excel at creating sharable content, shooting and editing vertical videos, and have experience with motion graphics and a good understanding of typography. They should be comfortable facilitating interesting discussions, with both experts and non-experts, and converting those discussions into content. The selected candidate will thrive in a team environment and be able to work independently to drive projects efficiently to final execution.

Requirements

• Experience with motion graphics.
• Good understanding of typography.
• Ability to work independently.
• A baccalaureate degree, with a major in fine or graphic arts, from an accredited college and one year of full-time paid experience as a commercial or graphic artist; or
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent plus two years of training in a technical school approved by a state’s Department of Education or comparable governmental agency, in oils, water colors, painting, design, black and white, layout, computer graphics, and other art media, and three years of acceptable full-time paid experience as a commercial or graphic artist.
• At least one year of experience as a Graphic Artist, Assignment Level I; or
• The Qualification Requirements described in "1" or "2" above, plus two additional years of acceptable specialized paid experience conceptualizing and initiating graphic art projects.

Nice To Haves

• Photography skills is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Creating social media content that is engaging and informative.
• Creating sharable content.
• Shooting and editing vertical videos.
• Utilizing motion graphics.
• Facilitating interesting discussions with experts and non-experts.
• Converting discussions into content.
• Working on projects from concept development to implementation.
• Driving projects efficiently to final execution.

What This Job Offers

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