City of Golden, CO

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Salary: $29.39 - $35.26 Hourly Location : Golden, CO Job Type: Full-Time Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid Job Number: 2025-00113 Department: Communications Opening Date: 11/21/2025 Closing Date: Continuous FLSA: Non-Exempt The City of Golden is currently recruiting qualified applicants for Social Media & Multimedia Specialist. Come see why the City of Golden is the place you want to be! Why work at the City of Golden? Being a Golden employee is more than just a job, it's a lifestyle. Golden is a vibrant outdoor community making it a great place to live, work and play. • Location, location, location- Work near great restaurants and shops, hit the trails, and enjoy the outdoor scenery of Clear Creek and the foothills. Convenient commuting from all directions. • Paid time off- Paid vacation starts at 16 days (that's over 3 weeks!), plus 12 days of sick time and 12 paid holidays each year. • Great benefits- The City matches up to 8% of your retirement contributions, plus offers a full-spectrum of benefits and perks, including tuition reimbursement ()! Works under the direction of the Director of Communications and Community Engagement to coordinate social media and digital communication efforts for the City of Golden and Visit Golden. Develops, schedules, and publishes content across multiple social media platforms, ensuring alignment with the City's strategic communications plan and Visit Golden's tourism marketing goals. Collaborates closely with the Director to provide strategic direction, creative input, and performance analysis to strengthen the City's online presence and community engagement. Coordinates the social media content calendar, executes digital newsletters for both the City of Golden and Visit Golden, supports digital campaigns, and ensures consistent messaging, tone, and visual identity across all channels. Assists with photography, videography, copywriting, and analytics reporting to evaluate impact and engagement. Must be able to work a flexible schedule including some evenings, weekends, and non-traditional business hours. JOB SUMMARY Responsible for the timely development, creation, and dissemination of external content, including but not limited to: • Serves as the point person to ensure cross-channel coordination, support and messaging across all City of Golden and Visit Golden digital platforms, ensuring alignment with each brand's audience and purpose. • Provides structure and strategy for both resident and visitor focused social media. • Creates and manages comprehensive social media calendars for City and Visit Golden channels. • Collaborates with the Communications team to plan and execute proactive messaging that enhances community engagement for residents and visitors. • Writes, designs and posts social media content (Facebook, X, YouTube, Instagram, NextDoor, etc.) tailored to each audience - residents, businesses, and visitors. • Coordinates production and distribution of the City's weekly digital newsletter, ensuring timely, relevant updates for residents and community stakeholders, and manages the routine Golden e-newsletter, featuring events, attractions, and stories that inspire visitation and support local businesses. • Maintains and further develops, through their own photography and videography, an organized library of digital assets of photo and video. • Assists contracted photographers with day-of coordination, including developing shot lists, identifying key visuals, and ensuring coverage aligns with project goals and communication needs. • Tracks analytics, engagement, and insight across both brands and compiles monthly reports. • Works across all departments to provide communications support to build and execute public information and marketing campaigns • Works with Graphic Designer to meet visual brands of both the City and Visit Golden. • Meets WCAG 2.1 AA compliance for all social media and newsletter publications. • Assists with other key projects assigned by the Director. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES May oversee the work of interns and volunteers as approved by the Director QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor's Degree in Journalism, Communications, Public Administration, Media Relations, Marketing, or related field. Minimum 2 years prior experience in social media content creation, writing, editing, public information, and or public relations experience. Government communications experience a plus. Any equivalent combination of training and experience that demonstrates the applicant possesses the necessary traits and skill required for the position may be considered as substitution for degree. CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS Valid driver's license with good driving record. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read, analyze and interpret written and oral communications well enough to identify potential problems, make necessary edits and notify Communications Manager as necessary. Ability to make effective and persuasive presentations intended for the general public, citizen groups, elected officials and employees. Ability to communicate effectively with others to capture their needs in multimedia projects. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Must possess the mathematical aptitude to understand and communicate complex municipal finance issues graphically. REASONING ABILITY Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form. OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES Working knowledge of municipal government or tourism helpful. Must be a high-energy self-starter. Must be flexible, able to work independently and meet strict deadlines. Ability to pay strict attention to details and timelines. MATERIALS & EQUIPMENT DIRECTLY USED All general office and computer equipment. PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit, stand, and walk. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus. WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee primarily works in a small studio setting. Occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Some evenings, weekends, and off-hours work are required. City of Golden is an Equal Opportunity Employer Regular Full-Time (RFT) employees of the City of Golden currently receive numerous benefits as part of their total compensation package. These benefits are in addition to mandated benefits such as: workers' compensation, unemployment insurance, and social security. Some benefits are provided at no cost to the employee while others require employee cost sharing or contributions. Employees are eligible to enroll in most benefits upon hire. The City of Golden's benefit package can comprise an average of 35% of total compensation. Employer Paid Benefits Include: Term Life Insurance Short Term Disability Long Term Disability Employee Assistance Program Cost Sharing Benefits Include: Medical Coverage Dental Coverage 401(a) Retirement Plan Full-time employees can also take advantage of: Wellness Benefits Flexible Spending Account Dependent Care Account 457 Deferred Compensation Plan Vision Coverage Tuition Program Supplemental Life Insurance Full-Time employees receive the following leave options: 128 Hours of Annual Leave (accrued each pay period) 96 Hours of Sick Leave (accrued each pay period) 12 Paid Company Holidays For more detailed information please refer to the section of our website. 01 The hiring range is $29.39 - $35.26 per hour dependent on qualifications and experience. Are you comfortable with this range of pay? • Yes • No 02 Please select your highest level of education. • High School or GED • Associate's Degree or some college • Bachelor's Degree or higher in Journalism, Communications, Public Administration, Media Relations, Marketing or related field • Bachelor's Degree or higher in non-related field • None of the Above 03 Please select your years of experience in social media content creation, writing, editing, public information, and/or public relations. • Less than 2 years • 2 to 3 years • 4 to 5 years • 6 years or more 04 Do you have Municipal or Local Government or Tourism Communications experience? • Yes • No 05 If you answered "Yes" to having Municipal or Local Government Communications experience, please briefly explain your areas of emphasis and include the years of experience in each area. 06 What interested you regarding this position and the City of Golden? 07 Do you possess a valid driver's license and good driving record? A good driving record includes, but is not limited to, no suspension or revocation of license within the last three years and no conviction of a DUI, DUID, DWAI or any hit and run accident within the last two years. • Yes • No Required Question