Fairfax County is hiring: Web Editor (Communications Specialist II) in Fairfax

Serves as public information professional responsible for creating and publishing digital content about Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board programs and services for internal and external audiences. As a member of this key team in the largest publicly funded behavioral health and developmental disability agency in the Commonwealth of Virginia, you will develop, manage, and implement the CSB's digital media communications that are aligned with key agency priorities and follows best practices, standards, and all agency and county policies and procedures.

Bring your knowledge and proven experience in writing, editing, video, multimedia design and social media engagement, to an agency with crucial messages to deliver to a diverse community of more 1.1 million people.

Responsibilities include managing the agency's public website, intranet, social media, and other digital outreach tools. Additional job duties include writing, editing and developing multimedia products. Performs other duties as assigned. Some duties occasionally require work after hours and on weekends.

Creative thinking, collaboration and the ability to work closely with staff at all levels are important assets to help meet the demands of a fast-paced communications environment. Attention to detail and organizational skills are also important elements of this position.

Responsibilities

• Planning and implementing photographic coverage of events;
• Plans and implements a Speakers Bureau or plans speaking engagements for department;
• Makes presentations on behalf of the department to community and County;
• Plans and implements event and meetings;
• Writes speeches for presentation to community and County;
• Writes proposals in support of departmental goals and projects;
• Produces multimedia productions to support the goals of the department;
• Implements and supervises the implementation of print production projects;
• Implements and supervises the implementation of website development and new media projects;
• Budgeting and cost control for communication projects that are supervised;
• Conducts audience / constituent research for evaluation and measurement of communication programs;
• Serves as a member of the department's communication planning team;
• Makes public presentations on behalf of department.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in communication, journalism, public administration, political science, or field related to a department's business, plus five years of progressively responsible experience in communication area of specialization or area of specialization of department represented.

Certificates and Licenses Required: Not applicable.

Necessary Special Requirements: The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check, a Child Protective Services Registry check, and sanction screening to the satisfaction of the employer. A TB screening upon hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in digital communication and content development for government or nonprofit clients
• 5+ years of experience working with SharePoint, web content management systems, and social media management platforms
• 5+ years collecting and analyzing digital media metrics
• 5+ years' writing, editing and designing print and online content for internal and external audiences
• 3+ years planning and creating multimedia products including graphics, animations and videos
• 3+ years implementing accessibility standards and 508 compliance
• Experience and/or familiarity with health communication principles, standards, and best practices, particularly in the context of behavioral health and substance use
• Current knowledge of principles, standards and best practices for online communication and social media
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to write and edit for multimedia projects, including use of plain language
• Experience and/or familiarity implementing or adapting health communication campaigns
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Creative Suite, Canva or other graphic design software
• Proficiency with photography equipment, planning photography coverage, and editing photos and videos

Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home. We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.