Salary
$30.08 - $48.12 Hourly
$62,558 - $100,093 Annually
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This position is a Pay Band 80Posting Details
Interviews are anticipated to be conducted within two weeks of closing date.
Why does the job exist?
Collaborate with communications and strategic outreach teams to develop and implement workflow of all NMPED communications collateral, including but not limited to electronic newsletters, publications, and website, and helps maintain editorial quality of all communications materials that flow throughout the NMPED. This key position on the communications team helps to strengthen the accuracy, grammar, and clarity of materials and to codify processes within the agency, furthering the mission, vision, and goals via its various channels that reach a variety of constituents. It also provides Spanish to English and English to Spanish translation for agency documents and the website. The position provides oversight on the quality of its communications materials and branding and helps accomplish the communications team's overall goal of promoting transparency and conveying a positive image for the agency, which establishes the NMPED as a primary source of information about education in New Mexico.
How does it get done?
Creating processes and monitoring workflow of agency communications, including electronic newsletters, web updates, print
and digital publications, and other materials
Providing copy editing on high-level agency communications materials, reports, and other collateral
Providing Spanish to English and English to Spanish translation for the agency
Monitoring branding implementation across the agency
Updating and editing agency website as needed
Other duties as needed
Who are the customers?
Constituents and stakeholders, including families and children attending public schools, the public at large, educators, school
leaders and administrators, school staff, state employees, PED staff, education advocacy groups, and others who access public
education services and resources via the state.
Ideal Candidate
Ideal Candidate may have:
Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects across various teams with a range of requirements and deadlines
Highly organized with an ability to develop monitoring and tracking systems and editorial calendars for various projects
Strong copy editing and editing skills, with a keen attention to detail
Strong interpersonal skills with both internal staff and external stakeholders, with an ability to coordinate among remote teams
Ability to research and convey accurate information to constituents in a concise, professional, and friendly manner, often under
pressure
Minimum Qualification
Bachelor's degree in Education, Public Administration or Business Administration and five (5) years of experience as a teacher and/or program administrator. Substitutions apply. See Substitution Table below.
Substitution Table
These combinations of education and experience qualify you for the position:
- Education and years of experience must be related to the purpose of the position.
- If Minimum Qualification requires a specific number of "semester hours" in a field (e.g. 6 semester hours in Accounting), applicants MUST have those semester hours in order to meet the minimum qualifications. No substitutions apply for semester hours.
Employment Requirements
Must possess and maintain a valid New Mexico's Driver's License.
Working Conditions
Work is performed in an office setting with exposure to Visual/Video Display Terminal (VDT) and extensive personal computer and phone usage. Some sitting, standing, bending and reaching may be required. Some occasional travel is required for meetings and conferences.
Supplemental Information
Benefits:
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Agency Contact Information: Kelly Pearce Email
For information on Statutory Requirements for this position, click the Classification Description link on the job advertisement.
Bargaining Unit Position
This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement and all terms/conditions of that agreement apply and must be adhered to.
