What are the responsibilities and job description for the Digital Communications Assistant position at City Of Reading?
JOB VACANCY #: JV 2025-14
THE POSITION OF: Digital Comms Assistant
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION OF: Managing Director
FLSA CLASSIFICATION: Non-Exempt
CLASSIFICATION: N/A
SCHEDULE: Part-Time
SALARY: $15/HR
POSTING DATE: April 24th, 2025
Qualified, interested candidates must submit an application and current resume. For questions email: kenneth.perez@readingpa.gov
POSITION SUMMARY:
This position requires a creative, passionate Digital Editor. The position’s main goal is to assist in producing creative, engaging content to promote city programs, initiatives, events, and community services that enhance public engagement, align with the city’s mission, and strengthen its relationship with residents, visitors, and stakeholders.
Typical duties may include but not limited to:
- Involvement in overall digital communications and social media efforts
- Create, produce, and manage digital content (graphics, stills, text, and multimedia) across social media channels, the city website, and other digital platforms to enhance quality, organization, clarity, and content effectiveness
- Assist in photography coverage and support at City-related events, including but not limited to ribbon cuttings, groundbreakings, press conferences, etc.
- Track key performance metrics for digital communications efforts; make data-driven recommendations to enhance engagement. to enhance quality, organization, clarity, and content effectiveness
- Assist in the design of promotional and marketing materials to ensure consistent branding for the organization.
- Engage in team projects and initiatives to ensure consistent branding and messaging and to support city department initiatives.
- Keep abreast with new trends in web technology
- Perform other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Educational Requirements/Experience
- Associate degree in Communications, Media Content, Production, Public Relations, or a minimum of five years experience in a related field.
- SEO basic knowledge
- Excellent editing skills
- Knowledge of Marketing and SEO tools
- In-depth knowledge of software such as Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, , After Effects), Canva, and MS Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint)
- In-depth knowledge of marketing for Social Media
Salary : $15
