Website Content Coordinator

State of Iowa • Des Moines - 50313 - Polk County, IA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a non-merit, temporary position. The Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing (DIAL) is seeking temporary employees to join our regulatory department and serve as a Website Content Coordinator within our Professional Licensing Division at our central office near Valley Junction in Des Moines, Iowa. Positions in this class are exempt from the screening and referral requirements of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services - Human Resources Enterprise. DIAL’s mission is to Achieve Compliance through Education, Regulation, and Due Process for a Safe and Healthy Iowa. Our goal is to be an effective, efficient and approachable regulatory agency. DIAL is a multifaceted regulatory agency charged with protecting the health, safety, and well-being of Iowans, and is comprised of eight core operational divisions: Administrative Hearings, Building & Construction, Health & Safety, Investigations, Labor/OSHA, Licensing, Workers’ Compensation, and Administration.

Requirements

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Conducts business in a professional, courteous and approachable manner
• Displays high standards of professional and ethical conduct
• Detail oriented and committed to providing high quality service
• Ability to work collaboratively with team members, supervisors, and both internal and external partners
• 5+ years of experience in editing digital content or media
• 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 (as described in number one) and/or full-time experience (as described in number two), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work equals one year of full-time.

Nice To Haves

• Motivated, organized, and detail-focused individual
• Proven track record of completing tasks on a strict deadline
• Experience working with diverse populations
• Work well in a team environment
• Desire to learn rules for various professions

Responsibilities

• Serve as website coordination lead for the professional licensing division’s website standardization project
• Interview employees to obtain information about agency programs, including licensure and continuing education requirements for publishing on the DIAL website
• Produce standardized website content for 26 licensing boards in alignment with templates provided by communications staff
• Serve as a content editor for website language
• Ensure compliance with document accessibility standards
• Collaborate with DIAL’s communications team

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level