New York State Civil Service is hiring : Content Writer in Albany

NY HELP No

Agency Senate, NYS

Title Content Writer

Occupational Category Other Professional Careers

Salary Grade NS

Bargaining Unit M / C - Managerial / Confidential (Unrepresented)

Salary Range From $40000 to $50000 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Unclassified Service

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 35

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address 80 South Swan Street

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12247

Duties Description The New York State Senate seeks a proactive problem-solver with strong writing skills to join the Senate Services Department to enrich the content they provide to members and all New Yorkers.Content Writer responsibilities include conducting thorough research on industry-related topics, generating ideas for new content types, and proofreading articles before publication. If you’re familiar with producing online content and have an eye for detail, we’d like to meet you. Ultimately, you’ll deliver quality writing pieces that appeal to our audiences, attract engagement, and boost brand awareness. This individual will be responsible for developing effective branding, marketing, and public outreach content as well as creating collateral materials that align with the Content Management Systems’s (CMS) overarching communication goals. The Content Writer uses communications consulting, research, interviews, journalistic skills, and storytelling to advance CMS’s goals and objectives. The candidate will need to standardize messaging across various platforms to promote a unified communications approach.Responsibilities in this dynamic role include :

• Research industry-related topics (combining online sources, interviews and studies)
• Write clear content to promote our members, their districts and state resources
• Proofread and edit posts before publication
• Submit work to editors for input and approval
• Coordinate with relevant departments and stakeholders to illustrate materials
• Ensure all-around consistency (style, fonts, images and tone)
• Update website content as needed

Minimum Qualifications The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and competencies :

Additional Comments This full time position is based in Albany, Monday through Friday. Salary range is $40,000 to $50,000, commensurate with experience and education.Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, two writing samples, and a resume to jobs@nysenate.gov. Submissions without all four items will not be considered.This recruitment will remain open until filled.Benefits :

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Hiring Coordinator

Telephone n / a

Fax n / a

Email Address jobs@nysenate.gov

Address

Street 80 South Swan Street

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12247

Notes on Applying Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, two writing samples, and a resume to jobs@nysenate.gov. Submissions without all four items will not be considered.