The State of Colorado is dedicated to managing and conserving Colorado’s natural resources, and they are seeking a Marketing & Communications Specialist III to join their Colorado Parks and Wildlife team. This role involves coordinating web content, implementing emerging technologies, and ensuring effective communication of CPW programs to various audiences.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinates with CPW web team’s Content Strategist and Communications Supervisor, staff SMEs, Branding and Communications teammates, Executive Management Team and other relevant parties to plan, update and maintain website content
- Subject matter expert on translating the need and process for including new technologies into the Drupal site from staff or vendor
- Work with web team, CPW Business Tech team and vendor(s) to understand implementation concerns and maintain expert working knowledge of these tools and their integration with the CPW website
- Review and update scientific content into accessible, plain language standards
- Review, refine, revise and update current web material on a regular and timely basis
- Evaluate content performance and leverage best practices in accessibility (WCAG), search engine optimizations, and include semantic content creation that is comprehensive, contextually relevant, and addresses user intent and topic depth
- Attend team meetings as scheduled
- Be a partner/liaison to Section’s project manager for web projects and prioritization
- Cover for teammates during leave, illness, etc. on all areas of the website
- Design/give presentations on certain areas of the website or overall website strategy for other staff clients
Requirements:
- Six (6) years of relevant experience in Communications, Computer Science, Applied Computing, Computer Engineering, IT related to the work assigned to this position
- A combination of related education in Communications, Computer Science, Applied Computing, Computer Engineering, IT and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to six (6) years
- Strong organizational skills
- Organizational and time management skills
- Strong level of written and oral communication skills
- Strong multi-tasking skills
- Proficiency in Drupal or similar content management system (CMS), Digital Asset Management (DAM) experience, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) compliance, Asana work management experience, HTML, CSS, Google suite
- State of Colorado residency is required at the time of application
- Occasional travel for meetings, conferences, workshops, etc., will be required
- Current or former State experience relevant to this position
- Masters degree in communications, marketing, graphic design, business administration or a related field
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud Applications (Photoshop, Acrobat, Premiere, etc.)