Communications Specialist: Photographer - Writer

 

Communications Specialist: Writer - Photographer
This on-site position is located at our Nashville, TN office.
About Our Office

The Office of the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury is responsible for the audit of state and local governmental entities and participates in the general financial and administrative management and oversight of state government. The Office is led by Comptroller Jason E. Mumpower, a constitutional officer who is elected by the Tennessee General Assembly.
In the Comptroller’s Office, we strive to deliver on our mission to make government work better. We believe our success as an office depends on finding opportunities for employees to accomplish our office’s goals and answer challenges to make things better.
We want every member of our team to be excited to come to work every day and be challenged. Through dedicated hard work and commitment, every Comptroller’s Office employee accepts personal responsibility to accomplish our mission and uphold it.
Position
The Communications Team supports the overall employee culture, vision, and message of the Comptroller’s Office to internal and external customers.  The Team manages the creation, production, and distribution of digital, video, and print products; and marketing activities targeted to employees, the General Assembly, external stakeholders, and the media. The Communications Specialist will specifically support writing and professional photography for internal and external communication efforts across a variety of channels, including the Office’s intranet site.
The Comptroller’s Office seeks an enthusiastic and collaborative communicator who will provide creative and technical support to the projects managed by the Office’s Communication Team.  The Communications Specialist will be responsible for supporting existing communication efforts and contributing to the development of new initiatives.
Education and Experience
To qualify for consideration, an applicant should have graduated from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in communications, Photojournalism, Marketing, or a related field with at least one year of relevant experience. Experience with website content management (e.g. Adobe Experience Manager), Adobe Creative Suite, social media tools, camera operation, lighting, and photo editing is required. Familiarity with the Canon Mark IV camera, Paul C. Buff, Inc. lighting equipment, and Photo Mechanic file management software is preferred. 
Major Responsibilities will include:

• General Communications Support: Writing, editing, and proofreading for a variety of formats.
• Online Communications: Updating web content on a regular basis and monitoring website and social media metrics.
• Office Branding: Ensuring consistent format, tone, and style for communications.
• Communications Planning and Administrative Support: Assisting with maintaining the communications calendar, intranet content calendar, and supporting continuous improvement through data analysis.
• Photography: Camera operation, lighting, editing, photo print ordering, and digital asset management for the Office’s photography library.
• Communications Event Support.
• Other duties as assigned.

A successful team member in this role should possess excellent writing and photography skills, be highly organized, detail-oriented, able to multi-task and thrive in a collaborative environment. Candidates must have a positive attitude and be able to work independently as well as part of a team.
Compensation
The Comptroller’s Office offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package that includes twelve days each of annual leave and sick leave, 14 paid holidays, insurance plans, pension retirement plan, 401(k), college fee waivers, and much more.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Pursuant to the Comptroller of the Treasury’s Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the Office is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the Comptroller’s policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person’s race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, sexual orientation, transgender and gender identity status, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran’s status, or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.
 

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