Digital Content Coordinator

The Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) is seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Digital Content Coordinator to lead the planning, creation, and oversight of digital communications across the organization. This role is central to shaping LACOE’s online presence, integrating multimedia, and web-based strategies to support communication efforts at a countywide level.

The Well Qualified Candidate Will Possess the Following

Knowledge:

• Principles and practices of public relations, media, marketing and advertising
• Multimedia production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods
• Basic website development including basic coding or scripting
• Basic video editing and short form video creation
• Principles, techniques, practices and production materials used in graphic design, digital image generation, camera-ready art, displays, banners, presentations, and internet web page design
• Social media best practices and technologies
• Design software applications such as Canva and Adobe Creative Suite
• Artificial Intelligence tools and other new media technologies
• Research, analysis, and evaluation methods
Fundamental concepts of employment laws, codes, and regulations, including EEO, FLSA, FMLA, and Cal/OSHA

Competencies:

• Critical Thinking – Analytically and logically evaluating information, propositions, and claims
• Decision Making – Choosing optimal courses of action in a timely manner
• Design Sense – Creating work products that are functional, intuitive and aesthetically pleasing
• Professional & Technical Expertise – Applying technical subject matter to the job
• Using Technology – Working with electronic hardware and software applications
• Attention to Detail – Focusing on the details of work content, work steps, and final work products
• Innovation – Imagining and devising new and better ways of doing things
• Oral Communication – Engaging effectively in dialogue
• Customer Focus – Attending to the needs and expectation of customers
• Relationship Building – Establishing rapport and maintaining mutually productive relationships
• Developing Others – Supporting others in stretching and expanding their capabilities
• Leadership – Guiding and encouraging others to accomplish a common goal
• Teamwork – Collaborating with others to achieve shared goals
• Project Management – Planning and tracking projects to ensure they are on-time, on-budget, and achieve their objectives
Cultural Proficiency – Modeling communications and interactions that respect and include all individuals and their languages, abilities, religions and cultures

Required Education and Experience

Education: A bachelor’s degree with a major in marketing, advertising, television, graphics, public relations, business or a closely related field from an institution of higher learning recognized by the Council for Higher Education. Foreign degrees and credit units require translation and equivalency established by an agency recognized by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

Experience: Four years of experience developing and implementing graphic and web designs, multimedia campaigns, including two years of lead experience.

Additional Requirements: A valid California driver’s license and the availability of private transportation or the ability to obtain transportation between job sites may be required.

Hybrid remote schedules may be available.

Selection Process

Candidates who meet the minimum requirements above will be invited to participate in an examination that may consist of a performance assessment and structured interview.

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Additional Information

Minimum qualifications must be met by the close of filing date. For more information, please go to https://lacoe.edu/jobs/hr/classified. For additional information on our testing procedures, please visit Applicant Resources on our website. Selection and promotion are based on a competitive examination process. Candidates who pass all exam parts are ranked according to overall exam score and placed on an eligibility (hiring) list. Vacant positions are filled from the top three ranks. Eligibility lasts for 12 months; however, additional recruitment may occur under a separate bulletin with additional candidates being merged onto the eligibility list. Some positions that involve public contact may require bilingual proficiency for which selective certification may apply (Education Code 45277.5). In addition, the eligibility list resulting from this examination may be used to fill vacancies in related job classifications for which no eligibility list exists (Education Code 45272). Veterans' Credit may be awarded for entry jobs.

Reasonable accommodations in completing an application, testing, and employment are available to individuals with disabilities. If you would like to request an accommodation, please call 562.803.8360 as early as possible.