College Aide

New York City is home to approximately 1.64 million older adults, and the Department for the Aging (DFTA) is committed to helping them age in their homes and communities. The mission of DFTA is to eliminate ageism and ensure the dignity and quality of life of diverse older adults. DFTA also works to support caregivers through service, advocacy, and education.

DFTA seeks a creative, dynamic, and motivated college student or graduate student to serve as the Communications and Public Information College Aide, reporting to the Director of Press and Public Information. The Press and Public Information unit promotes the agency’s services and priorities in the community through media relations and public-facing platforms such as the agency website, social media platforms, and marketing materials.

This unit oversees:

• The agency’s public communications, press outreach, digital platforms, and media campaigns.

• The preparation of agency officials for interviews and speeches, and drafting press releases, op-eds, talking points, and briefing documents.

• The agency’s press conferences and events.

The ideal person for the Communications and Public information College Aide position will help create and design marketing collaterals that promote DFTA’s services and programs through communications and marketing needs.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Creating agency marketing materials and collaterals (brochures, social media graphics, website graphics, etc.).

• Creating and posting videos, photos and posts to social media and analyzing the performance of content.

• Assisting in the development of media campaigns and PSAs.

• Writing content for agency website and intranet.

• Performing research.

• Tracking relevant press coverage, devising response as appropriate, and determining whether a larger public response/strategy is warranted.

• Promoting agency accomplishments through targeted media pitching, events and other creative strategies.

• Helping prepare agency officials for media interviews and roundtables.

• Organizing press events and press conferences.

• Assisting to create fact sheets, briefings, and talking points as needed for Commissioner and executive staff.

For Assignment Level I:

Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school. Employment is conditioned upon continuance as a student in a college or graduate school.

For Assignment Level II (Information Technology):

Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school. Employment is conditioned upon continuance as a student in a college or graduate school with a specific course of study in information technology, computer science, management information systems, data processing, or closely related field, including or supplemented by 9 semester credits in an acceptable course of study.

For Assignment Level III (Information Technology Fellow):

Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school. Employment is conditioned upon continuance as a student in a college or graduate school with a specific course of study in information technology, computer science, management information systems, data processing, or other area relevant to the information technology project(s) assigned, including or supplemented by 9 semester credits in an acceptable course of study. Appointments to this Assignment Level will be made by the Technology Steering Committee through the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications.

SPECIAL NOTE

Maximum tenure for all Assignment Levels in the title of College Aide is 6 years. No student shall be employed more than half-time in any week in which classes in which the student is enrolled are in session. Students be employed full-time during their vacation periods.

• Proficient in MS Office and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Graphic design skills.
• Proficient in Excel to manage media projects.
• Ability to adapt video and photo content for various social media (YouTube, FB, Twitter, and IG) platforms according to best practices.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to keep projects on track creatively and in accordance with deadlines.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual’s sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

As a current or prospective employee of the City of New York, you be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs.

Please be sure to submit a resume & cover letter when applying.

All current City Employees apply by going to Employee Self Service (ESS) http://cityshare.nycnet/ess

Click on Recruiting Activities/Careers and Search for Job ID # 536251

All other applicants, please go to www.nyc.gov/careers/search and search for Job ID# 536251

Please do not email, mail or fax your resume to DFTA directly.

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.