Communications Director - Economic Development - Limited Service

Overview

The Department of Economic Development (DED) seeks an experienced creative professional to lead its communications efforts including content creation, as well as public and legislative outreach. 

 

The Communications Director is responsible for the development and implementation of a proactive content management plan consistent with the goals and mission of the Department. We need this person to help us tell the story of the impact of our programs across a wide swath of Vermont businesses, employees, and communities. 

 

Qualified applicants will have superior written and verbal communication skills, an attention to detail, experience in graphic design, the ability to successfully meet tight deadlines, and manage multiple projects. DED is telework friendly. 

 

Communications Team Structure 

The communications team is led by the ACCD Communications Director who reports to the Agency Secretary. Communications priorities, direction, strategy, and approvals across departments are done in collaboration with the ACCD Communications Director. 

 

The DED Communications Director will assist the Department of Housing and Community Development, as needed, with communications efforts. 

 

General Duties and Areas of Work 

• Press Releases: Work with program directors and other staff in the development or partners to write all press releases as they relate to program launches, grant award announcements, and other Department news as needed. 
•  Newsletters: Developed, write, edit, and lay out monthly department newsletters that are timely, dynamic, and offer a variety of content with visuals/photos, as well additional resources and information whenever possible. 
•  Social Media: Responsible for social media content creation and management for their department, including writing posts, sourcing photos or graphics, tagging partners and scheduling posts in advance. Also responsible for social listening and amplifying of partner content.
• Website Management: Manage the Department of Economic Development portion of the ACCD website to update content, post relevant press release, and support program managers as needed to keep website up to date. 
•  Presentations and Reports: Develop presentations as needed for industry conferences, meetings, briefings, or legislative testimony that outline projects, programs, and results of grants awarded by the department. 
•  Agency News and Success Stories: Research, develop, and write original content pieces that highlight information about or a specific success of a program at the Agency. This may include interviewing staff or outside partners and grantees about the subject matter and/or site visits to learn more about projects. These stories will be available for cross promotion across departments and on the Vermont Vacation or ThinkVermont website as appropriate. 

 

This is a limited-service position, which is non-tenured and authorized for a specific period of time, with the current end date expected to be June 30, 2025.

Who May Apply

This position, Communications Director - Economic Development - Limited Service (Job Requisition #49775), is open to all State employees and external applicants.  It is a Limited Service position, which is non-tenured and authorized for a specific period of time. Limited Service positions are established for specially funded projects or programs. 

If you would like more information about this position, please contact Joan.Goldstein@vermont.gov.

Resumes will not be accepted via e-mail. You must apply online to be considered.

Please note that multiple positions in the same work location may be filled from this job posting.

Environmental Factors

Duties are performed primarily in a standard office setting, but with significant travel to a variety of meetings, for which private means of transportation must be available. Some work outside of normal office hours may be required.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, journalism, or public relations; with five years at a professional level managing marketing, public relations, communications, or advertising programs.

Note: Experience as defined above may be substituted for the Bachelor's degree on a six months for semester basis.

Special Requirements

Candidates for the Agency of Human Services must pass any level of background investigation applicable to the position. In accordance with AHS Policy 4.02, Hiring Standards, Vermont and/or national criminal record checks, as well as DMV and adult and child abuse registry checks, as appropriate to the position under recruitment, will be conducted on candidates, with the exception of those who are current classified state emp