Career Opportunity

Illustrator and Art Designer - Citywide - (5320) - (E00147)

Recruitment: REF18055R

Published: October 31, 2022

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About:

The City and County of San Francisco employs over 30,000 workers. With more than 60 departments, we can use your skills and abilities. When you work for the City, you choose purpose!

This selection process is being conducted in accordance with the 48th Supplement to Mayoral Proclamation Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency Dated February 25, 2020 and temporary Civil Service Commission [CSC] Rule 111.17.

Application Opening: October 31, 2022
Application Deadline: Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as this announcement may close any time after 11:59 PM on November 7, 2022
Compensation Range: $90,142 to $109,616 yearly (for more information, click here)
Recruitment ID: E00147

Role description

Under general supervision, performs specialized manual and/or desktop-published illustrating and artwork in connection with the preparation of presentation drawings, publications, public information releases and similar media; and performs related duties as required.

Essential duties include:
According to Civil Service Commission Rule 109, the duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to this job code/class and are not intended to be an inclusive list.

1. Prepares a wide variety of graphs, charts and maps to illustrate and provide comparative information on proposed projects and projects under construction; prepares and designs the format, page lay-outs and typography and executes various types of plain and color art work for a variety of publications.
2. Paints and draws illustrations for use of publicity releases; prepares a variety of illustrations for inclusion in departmental reports.
3. Does artistic hand lettering and embossing; arranges displays of photographs and drawings for publicity; produces desktop lettering and designs; designs and executes exhibit panels of special projects.
4. May be assigned to drafting work in connection with the preparation of construction and landscape drawings and plans.
5. May set type for small printing press or be assigned to drafting and map work.
6. Takes a variety of photographs to illustrate various projects in reports and displays.

How to qualify

A Category 18 exempt appointment in Class 5320 with the City and County of San Francisco with a minimum of one year of service by December 15, 2022.

Underlying Minimum Qualifications

1. Possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Graphic Design, Commercial Art, Illustration, or a related field; AND
2. Four (4) years professional, journey-level experience in graphic design or commercial art. This experience must include journey-level experience using computer-based desktop publishing (DTP) platform (Mac or PC) with associated scanners, printers, and software.

Substitution:
Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year for year basis.

VERIFICATION
Candidates being offered a permanent appointment will be required to submit verification of having met the underlying minimum qualifications [education and experience] at the time of appointment to the exempt position. 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

Failure to submit verification will result in disqualification from this selection process.

What else should I know?

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 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.

SELECTION PROCESS:
Qualified applicants will be ranked on an eligible list according to length of Cat 18 exempt City service and any other qualifying points such as promotive or Veteran’s Preference in accordance with CSC rules. Work history will be verified through City records which will be the final authority.

Eligible List/Score Report
A confidential eligible list of qualifying candidates will be created and used for certification purposes only. A score report will be established, so applicants can view the ranks, final scores and number of eligible candidates. Applicant information, including names of applicants on the eligible list, shall not be made public unless required by law. However, an eligible list shall be made available for public inspection upon request once the eligible list is exhausted or expired and referrals resolved. The eligible list/score report resulting from this selection process is subject to change after adoption (e.g., as a result of appeals), as directed by the Human Resources Director or the Civil Service Commission.

The duration of the eligible list resulting from this examination process will be 12 months.

For those candidates that do not have their qualifying 12 months at the time of eligible list posting, you will be placed under waiver on the eligible list and not available for appointment until you qualify. For example, if you were appointed to your Cat 18 position in November 2021, you would be under waiver until November 2022.

Certification Rule
The certification rule for this selection process will be Rule of the List.

Terms of Announcement and Appeal Rights:
Applicants must be guided solely by the provisions of this announcement, including requirements, time periods and other particulars, except when superseded by federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations. Clerical errors may be corrected by the posting the correction on the Department of Human Resources website at https://careers.sf.gov/.

The terms of this announcement may be appealed under CSC Rule 110.4. Appeals concerning the provisions of an examination announcement must be received by the Human Resources Director within five (5) business days from the issuance date. The Human Resources Director shall rule on all appeals and shall notify appellants in writing of the decision. This decision is subject to appeal to the Commission as provided elsewhere in these Rules.

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:
Applicants must be guided solely by the provisions of this announcement, including requirements, time periods and other particulars, except when superseded by federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations. Clerical errors may be corrected by the posting the correction on the Department of Human Resources website at https://careers.sf.gov/.

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

HR Analyst Information
If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact Maggie Lau at Maggie.lau@sfmta.com

Recruitment ID: CBT-5320-E00147

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.