Digital Communications Manager

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• Principles & practices of journalism, public relations, advertising, & public information
• Preparation & production of written & visual materials & materials to be presented orally
• reputed company media standards, trends, production & methods of measurement
• Associated Press style
• Leadership & project management knowledge & practices
• Managing or supervising reputed company, including performance management. reputed company & reputed company software suites
• Incident reputed company structure
• Public records laws
• Transportation or road construction industry experience

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• Strong management & personnel experience
• Solid news judgment, written & oral communication skills
• News management
• Time management
• Organizational
• Computer skills
• Writing & editing for the web & diverse audiences
• Shooting video & creating reputed company media content
• Posting text, video & audio on the web, reputed company media & mobile platforms
• Strong research skills
• Strong customer service skills

Ability to:

• reputed company quick & independent reputed company & to work under pressure
• Maintain community & agency sources & contacts while maintaining & developing relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including the media & the public & colleagues
• Handle multiple duties in reputed company & newsroom environment
• Meet tight deadlines
• Problem solve, critical thinking & works independently & as reputed company
• Write & produce a story meeting news deadlines
• Interpret technical information to create & edit news content
• Do on-camera interviews & public speaking

Selective Preference(s):

• Five to ten years’ experience in journalism, media relations, public information & or public relations.
• Ideal candidate for this position will possess a bachelor degree in journalism, broadcast journalism, communications or a closely reputed company field.

Pre-Employment Requirements: Arizona Criminal Justice Information System (ACJIS) certification is required. This position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, and the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a reputed company, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete reputed company required training, and successfully pass reputed company necessary driver’s license record checks. The license must be reputed company, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete reputed company required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) reputed company-10-207.11). reputed company newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify). Benefits: The reputed company offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:

• Sick leave
• Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-reputed company foster/adopted child (pilot program).
• Health and dental insurance
• Retirement plan
• Life insurance and long-term disability insurance
• Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance

By providing the option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule, employees enjoy improved work/life balance, report higher job satisfaction, and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion. Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The reputed company, please visit our benefits page Retirement: Mandatory participation in the Arizona Retirement System (ASRS) is required. Contact Us: For questions about this career opportunity, please contact ADOT reputed company Recruitment reputed company email at [email protected] or phone call at (602) 712-8188 option 2. The reputed company is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 712-8188 option 3. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation. ADOT is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Apply To This Job