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Apply to join our team today! The City of Arvada promotes Equal Pay for Equal Work. Starting salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity. The range listed reflects the entire range and typical placement is entry to mid range.
Pay Range: $66,566.40-$91,019.28 Annual
Join the City of Arvada as a Communications Coordinator!
Are you a creative communicator who enjoys crafting clear, engaging messages that connect people and build community? The City of Arvada is seeking a Communications Coordinator to support the development, coordination, and delivery of both internal and external communications.
In this role, you’ll help manage city newsletters, website content, social media messaging, and special projects that keep our residents informed and involved. If you’re detail-oriented, collaborative, and passionate about public service and storytelling, we’d love to have you on our Communication and Engagement team.
Essential Job Functions
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Assists with content coordination and copyediting for the Arvada Report. The Arvada Report is distributed bi-monthly to all residents and businesses in Arvada.
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Coordinates content and is the editor of the City’s electronic newsletter to subscribers twice monthly.
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Creates and maintains content for various city websites ensuring important information gets shared with the public in a timely manner.
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Provides project support for the Communication and Engagement team such as coordinating venues, materials and staffing for events.
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Manages and integrates department messaging, as assigned, across all City communication platforms (web, social media, and print).
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Coordinates content and edits internal communication newsletters.
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Monitors activities related to community partners, and shares that information with the community, as appropriate.
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Travels to and attends team and organizational meetings, training, events and activities and appropriately and professionally represents the department.
Other Job Functions
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Recommends strategic goals for their area of responsibility to support organizational goals.
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Assists with special projects as requested.
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Performs other duties assigned.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
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Excellent writing and editing skills.
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Ability to handle multiple demands, adapt to interruptions and prioritize to meet deadlines.
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Familiarity with content creation for a variety of platforms.
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Familiarity with accessible communication techniques.
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Ability to effectively communicate information, both verbally and in writing, to support organizational objectives and interact with all levels of personnel within the city in a positive and cooperative manner.
Knowledge Skills Abilities Preferred
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Knowledge of City policies and procedures.
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Familiarity with local government structures.
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Knowledge of WCAG guidelines for digital accessibility.
License & Certification
Education Degree
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Bachelors Degree (BA, BS, BBA)
Education Major
Education Required
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An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Work Experience Related
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Three (3) years’ experience in marketing or communications, demonstrated experience managing complex projects.
Work Experience Preferred
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Experience working in a government agency.
Other Qualifications
Physical Demands
- Minimal physical effort typically found in clerical work. Primarily sedentary, may occasionally lift and carry light objects. Walking and/or standing as needed and minimal.
Hazards
- Minimal exposure to hazards are typically found in general office environment where there is rarely to no exposure to injury or accident.
Work Environment
- Exposure to routine office noise and equipment.
The City of Arvada offers a robust Total Rewards package. To find out more details, select here.
The City of Arvada does not offer benefits to temporary and/or seasonal employees. Temporary, Variable Hour and Health Plan Eligible employees will earn 1 hour of sick leave for every 30 hours worked, up to a maximum cap of 48 hours.
Vision: We Dream Big and Deliver
Mission: We are dedicated to delivering superior services to enhance the lives of everyone in our community.
Values:
- Innovation: We excel in creativity, flexibility and the use of best practices while valuing diverse backgrounds, ideas and perspectives.
- Passion: We are a high performing, inclusive team inspiring each other to pursue excellence.
- Opportunity: We value our diversity, embrace possibilities, face challenges, persevere and take action to deliver quality results.
The City’s Core values are in every employee’s individual Performance Plan which helps us to reinforce our expectations for living and working by our Core Values.
Every City employee is expected to perform his/her job to the highest professional standards. This includes upholding the City’s values with integrity and accountability, acting in a manner that is respectful and inclusive towards others, and adhering to the City’s policy on employee conduct as detailed in the personnel rules sec. 70-143.
The City is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
