About The Agency
The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) oversees housing standards across all 3.7 million homes in New York City. As the nation’s largest municipal housing agency, HPD is responsible for building and preserving affordable housing, protecting tenants from harassment and displacement, and holding landlords accountable across the five boroughs. Under Commissioner Dina Levy and the Mamdani Administration, HPD is pursuing an ambitious housing agenda focused on the needs of New York’s tenants. With a broad set of tools including standards enforcement, tenant resources, and the creation of new affordable housing, HPD is committed to making New York City a more affordable place for renters and homeowners alike.
About The Agency
The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) oversees housing standards across all 3.7 million homes in New York City. As the nation’s largest municipal housing agency, HPD is responsible for building and preserving affordable housing, protecting tenants from harassment and displacement, and holding landlords accountable across the five boroughs. Under Commissioner Dina Levy and the Mamdani Administration, HPD is pursuing an ambitious housing agenda focused on the needs of New York’s tenants. With a broad set of tools including standards enforcement, tenant resources, and the creation of new affordable housing, HPD is committed to making New York City a more affordable place for renters and homeowners alike.
Your Team
The Division of Communications oversees all public relations for the agency and is responsible for crafting a proactive strategy to promote agency initiatives, programs, and accomplishments to the media, our partners, our staff, and the public. The division manages interactions with the press, social media channels, the agency’s website, internal communications, and digital and print materials.
Your Role
The Communications Writer will support HPD’s Communications team by drafting, editing, and preparing written content for internal and external audiences. Reporting to the Press Secretary, the Communications Writer will prepare remarks, talking points, testimony, briefing documents, internal staff communications, public statements, and other materials that help explain HPD’s work clearly and persuasively.
This role requires a strong writer who can translate complex housing policy, program, budget, operational, and legislative issues into clear, accurate, and compelling language. The Communications Writer will work closely with the Press Secretary, Deputy Press Secretaries, program teams, senior staff, and other agency partners to ensure communications are timely, accurate, well-organized, and aligned with agency priorities.
Your Responsibilities
Draft and edit remarks, speeches, talking points, testimony, briefing documents, statements, quotes, internal messages, and other written content for agency leadership and the Communications team.
Support planning and coordination for internal communications, including all-staff messages, leadership updates, town hall materials, newsletters, and employee announcements.
Support communications preparation for public events, press conferences, legislative hearings, stakeholder meetings, internal briefings, and other high-priority agency engagements.
Translate complex policy, program, budget, operational, and legislative information into clear and accessible language for internal and external audiences.
Work with program, budget, government affairs, communications, and other agency teams to gather information, verify facts, and ensure written content is accurate and complete.
Collaborate with external partners, other agencies, and internal teams to align messaging and develop joint communications, including press releases, quotes, talking points, and announcement content.
Support proactive press work by conducting background research, drafting press materials, and identifying story opportunities related to agency announcements and initiatives.
Ensure written content is clear, accurate, consistent, and aligned with agency voice, tone, and priorities.
Help maintain version control, approval tracking, and internal systems for talking points, testimony, briefing documents, and other communications products.
Support the Press Secretary and Deputy Press Secretaries with time-sensitive writing assignments and special projects, as assigned.
Preferred Skills & Experience
3+ years of experience in communications, speechwriting, journalism, public affairs, government or political communications, advocacy, or another writing-forward role.
Excellent writing, editing, proofreading, and research skills, with strong attention to accuracy, tone, and detail.
Experience drafting written materials for public officials, senior executives, campaigns, or public-facing institutions.
Ability to write clearly and quickly under deadline pressure while managing multiple assignments, edits, and approvals.
Strong judgment and discretion when handling sensitive, confidential, or time-sensitive information.
Ability to synthesize complex policy, program, operational, legislative, or budget information for different audiences.
Ability to work collaboratively with communications staff, senior leadership, program teams, and subject-matter experts.
Familiarity with New York City government, public-sector communications, housing policy, local media, or the city’s political landscape.
Ability to work outside business hours when needed to support time-sensitive agency needs.
Demonstrated interest in city government, public service, or affordable housing.
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Minimum Qualifications
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in "1" above.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.
Residency Requirement
New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.
Additional Information
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
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El Departamento de Preservación y Desarrollo de Viviendas (HPD) supervisa los estándares de vivienda en los 3.7 millones de hogares de la ciudad de Nueva York. Como la mayor agencia municipal de viviendas de la nación, HPD es responsable de construir y preservar viviendas asequibles, proteger a los inquilinos del acoso y el desplazamiento, y responsabilizar a los propietarios de las viviendas en los cinco distritos. Bajo el mando de la Comisionada Dina Levy y la Administración Mamdani, HDPD está llevando a cabo una ambiciosa agenda de vivientas centrada en las necesidades de los inquilianos de la Ciudad de New York. Con un amplio conjunto de herramientas que incluyen la aplicación de estándares, los recursos de inquilinos y la creación de nuevas viviendas asequibles, HPD se compromete a hacer de la ciudad de Nueva York un lugar más asequible para los inquilins y propietarios de viviendas por igual. Su Equipo La División de Comunicaciones supervisa todas las relaciones públicas de la agencia y es responsable de elaborar una estrategia proactiva para promover las iniciativas, programas y logros de la Agencia a los medios de comunicación, nuestros socios, nuestro personal y el público. La división gestiona las interacciones con la prensa, los canales de redes sociales, el sitio web de la Agencia, las comunicaciones internas y los materiales digitales y impresos. Su papel El escritor de comunicaciones apoyará al equipo de comunicación de HPD mediante la redacción, edición y preparación de contenido escrito para audiencias internas y externas. Informando al secretario de prensa, el escritor de telecomunicaciones preparará comentarios, puntos de discusión, testimonios, documentos internos del personal, comunicaciones y otros asuntos públicos que pueden traducir de manera clara y convincente. El redactor de comunicaciones trabajará en estrecha colaboración con el secretario de prensa, los secretarios de prensa adjunto, los equipos de programación, el personal de alto nivel y otros socios de la agencia para garantizar que las comunicaciones sean oportunas, precisas, bien organizadas y alineadas con las prioridades de la Agencia. Sus responsabilidades Drafting and editing remarks, speeches, talking points, testimonios, briefing documents, statements, quotes, internal messages, and other written content for the agency leadership and the Communications Team. Support planning and coordination for internal communications, including all-staff communications, leadership updates, town hall materials, newsletters, and announcements. Sin embargo, todos los candidatos deben tener al menos un año de experiencia como se describe en "1" anterior. Perdón de préstamos de servicio público Como un empleado potencial de la ciudad de Nueva York, usted puede ser elegible para programas federales de perdón de créditos y programas de ayuda estatal para el reembolso. Para obtener más información, visite el sitio web del Departamento de Educación de los Estados Unidos en https://studentaid.gov/pslf/. Requisito de residencia. La residencia en Nueva York City generalmente se requiere dentro de los 90 días de la cita. Sin embargo , los empleados de la Ciudad en ciertos títulos que han trabajado para la ciudad durante 2 años continuos también pueden ser elegibles para residir en Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland o el condado de Orange. Para determinar si el requisito de residencia se aplica a usted, por favor, discuta con la agencia representativa en el momento de la designación. La entrevista adicional de un empleador de la capital de Nueva Jersey es libre de identidad y la protección de la naturaleza, incluida la discriminación de género, el estatuto de una persona, la inclusión de la raza o la identidad sexual, pero no el estatus legal, la identificación de un trabajador de origen nacional, la edad y la orientación sexual, la reclutamiento de la fuerza de trabajo, incluyendo la condición de carácter étnico, el carácter legal y la recrutación, el derecho a la identidade, la protección del sexo o la protección a la propiedad intelectual, etc.