Career Opportunity

Communications Officer- Communications Team- City Attorney's Office (1312)

Recruitment: RTF0136728-01126883

Published: June 14, 2023

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About:

TPV

Temporary Provisional (TPV), limited to no more than 3 years in duration. This temporary position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process, is considered "at will" and shall serve at the discretion of the Department Head. This position will be subject to the Permanent Civil Service examination process. Successful participation in the Permanent Civil Service examination and selection through an open competitive process is needed in order to be considered for the permanent appointment.

Application Opening: June 13, 2023

Application Deadline: Continuous, earliest close 5:00p.m. June 27, 2023

Compensation Range: $87,594- $106,444

Recruitment ID: RTF0136728-01126883

About the Office: The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office (Office) is an innovative, nationally-recognized municipal law office working to protect and advance the rights and interests of the City and County of San Francisco and its residents. With over 300 talented, dedicated, and diverse employees, the Office provides exceptional legal services to the City’s Mayor, Board of Supervisors, officials, and departments. Our work empowers the City’s public servants with effective, responsive, and creative legal solutions and representation so they can deliver critical public services and our affirmative advocacy enhances the lives and wellbeing of San Francisco’s residents and visitors.

The Office recognizes that diversity in the backgrounds, identities, ideas, and lived experiences of our employees enriches our workplace and enhances our work. We aspire to recruit, employ, retain, and promote talented individuals representing the full spectrum of our community, and welcome all candidates, including candidates of any race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, and age, and candidates with disabilities. We have a clear vision: to be the place where a diverse mix of people want to come and stay, grow professionally, and find purpose and engagement, and where all employees feel welcomed and respected for their full authentic selves, and valued for their work and contributions to the Office and the City. To learn more about the Office’s efforts to provide an inclusive workplace where employees feel they belong and can meaningfully contribute, please click here. 

The Office offers a hybrid remote work schedule for eligible employees, with three days onsite and up to two days remote.

To learn more about the City Attorney’s Office please visit: https://www.sfcityattorney.org/

Role description

About the Communications Team

The Communications Team is a small, efficient, and collaborative group of communications professionals. The Team serves as the media’s point of contact in the City Attorney’s Office and is responsible for communicating the Office’s goals and achievements as well as frequently speaking on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco in legal matters. The Team works closely with the Executive Team and senior management to craft internal employee communications to ensure employees of the City Attorney’s Office are engaged and informed on officewide initiatives and goals. Members of the Team collaborate with attorneys to quickly distill a large amount of complex information and make it accessible to other employees, City stakeholders, and the general public.

Communications Officer Position and Responsibilities

The Communications Officer will be primarily responsible for creating and executing all of the Office’s internal communications to employees. They should have a strong working knowledge of social media platforms and graphic design and video editing software as they will be asked to create digital content and help manage the Office’s social media channels and websites. Occasionally, the Communications Officer will assist in responding to press and community inquiries. The responsibilities listed below are representative of the range of duties assigned and are not intended as an exhaustive list.

• Create and execute internal communications strategies to ensure employees feel connected and informed
• Work with senior management on communications related to Office policies and programs, employee achievements, Office events, and DEI initiatives
• Manage internal Office Intranet and conceive new features and additions to make the Intranet engaging and useful to employees
• Assist with managing and editing the Office’s external website
• Create and draft content, including graphics and video features, for several internal Office newsletters.
• Assist with managing and creating content for the Office’s social media channels
• Create a video strategy for the Office and film and edit video content
• Create digital assets, graphics, ads, flyers, and report and presentation templates.
• Assist in drafting press releases, statements, and talking points.
• Assist with planning and executing press conferences and media events.
• Assist with drafting responses to inquiries from members of the public.
• Help with community outreach initiatives, as needed.
• Assist with press inquiries and represent the City Attorney’s Office to the media when other Team members are unavailable.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

How to qualify

Minimum Qualifications

Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in public relations, journalism, English, mass communications, public administration, public policy or a related field.

and

Two (2) years of professional experience in public affairs, public information, editorial, newspaper, magazine, radio, television, public relations social media, digital engagement, advertising or similar work involving collection and dissemination of news and information wherein the preparation or direction of informational material for mass media on the development of public information program was a major part of the position.

Substitution

1) Additional experience as described above may be substituted for the required degree on a year-for-year basis (up to a maximum of 2 years). Thirty (30) semester units or forty-five (45) quarter units equal one year.

2) Possession of a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in public relations, journalism, mass communications or a closely related field may substitute for one (1) year of the required experience.

One year of full-time employment is equivalent to 2000 hours. (2000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40-hour work week.) Any overtime hours that you work above forty (40) hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine full-time employment.

Desired Qualifications

• Ability to assume responsibility quickly and work independently and efficiently.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to exercise good judgment, multi-task, and meet deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills, a positive attitude, and a desire to learn.
• Competency creating a cohesive strategy and using a variety of social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
• Ability to complete basic website edits and updates.
• Competency using the Adobe Creative Suite and Canva.
• Familiarity with other graphic design and video editing software.
• Commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment.
• Desire and ability to work successfully as part of a team.
• Additional language skills

Verification: 

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at https://sfdhr.org/how-verify-education-requirements”

Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

All work experience, education, training and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline. Information submitted after the filing deadline will not be considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed City and County of San Francisco application.

Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility, disqualification or may lead to lower scores.

Selection Procedures: The selection process will include evaluation of applications in relation to minimum requirements. Applicants meeting the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement to the interview. Depending on the number of applicants, the Department may establish and implement additional screening mechanisms to comparatively evaluate the qualifications of candidates. If this becomes necessary, only those applicants whose qualifications most closely meet the needs of the Department will be invited to participate in the next stage of the selection process. The stated desirable qualifications may be considered at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring.

What else should I know?

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco: 

• Information About the Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Veterans Preference
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

HOW TO APPLY

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit https://careers.sf.gov/ and begin the application process.

• Select the “Apply Now” button and follow instructions on the screen

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org, @famsf.org, @ccsf.edu, @smartalerts.info, and @smartrecruiters.com).

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

Human Resources Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please send your inquires to Nikki Chew, Sr. HR Analyst at nikki.chew@sfcityatty.org.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT:  All City and County of San Francisco employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Someone is fully vaccinated when 14 days have passed since they received the final dose of a two-shot vaccine or a dose of a one-shot vaccine. Any new hire must present proof of full vaccination status to be appointed. Any new hire who will be routinely assigned or occasionally enter High-Risk Settings, must provide proof of having received a COVID-19 booster vaccine by March 1, 2022, or once eligible.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.