Digital Media Specialist

About the role

The City of Forney seeks a Digital Media Specialist to coordinate social media, marketing, and promotional efforts for the City and its departments. The position emphasizes creativity, written communication, and advertising across various media platforms.

Responsibilities

• Designs, coordinates, and implements social media and marketing strategies, campaigns, and public events to engage City residents and the public.
• Creates advertisements, brochures, and other promotional material to support City and City departments.
• Collaborates with all departments to ensure digital, printed, and other content is relevant and well-designed.
• Pursues relevant and proactive stories and content to promote the City’s image; advises departments on potential issues and opportunities in public engagement and marketing.
• Provides marketing counsel and support to departments in promoting special events, services, and programs.
• Affords assistance to the Director of Communications with a variety of projects and events; assists with the development of marketing material consistent with the City’s overall branding.
• Develops marketing and advertising plans for assigned departments; assists with all website and social media content and programming.
• Maintains current industry trends and technology through attendance at trainings, conferences, and webinars; participates in professional organizations and marketing information groups to advance knowledge and network with other industry professionals.
• Studies, plans, develops, and evaluates methods and practices to encourage public participation in projects and programs.

Requirements

• Valid driver’s license
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Three (3) years’ experience in marketing, media relations, advertising or a related field

Qualifications

None specified

Skills

Not specified

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Voluntary products
• Teladoc
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS)
• Deferred Compensation plan
• Direct deposit
• Paid holidays
• Paid vacation
• Personal leave
• Sick leave
• Other City Paid Plans
• Deferred Compensation plan
• Employee Assistance Program

Pay

$X per hour or $Y per year, depending on experience and qualifications

Schedule

Flexible schedule as needed