Job Description

Ocean Associates, Inc. (OAI) is seeking an individual to provide support to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), West Coast Region. OAI supplies personnel support services on contract to government and industry clients for marine fisheries and protected species.

Background

The Communications and External Affairs (CEA) Branch of NOAA Fisheries’ West Coast Region (WCR) develops pro-active communications strategies to share information about the WCR’s programs and activities to conserve living marine resources. This work requires that complex scientific and policy information is made understandable and accessible to a wide range of audiences, and available through various online and print platforms. The CEA Branch is responsible for communicating key regional actions, policies, and achievements to stakeholders, partners, the public, and other interested parties via outreach material it designs.

Duties

Key tasks include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Product Management:Work with program staff, graphic designer, and Communications branch chief to conceive, design, review and support WCR clearance of visual communication products like brochures, reports, infographics, signage, etc.

Guide product development to meet desired communications goals and objectives.
Work with staff to meet necessary timelines for distribution, printing, etc.
Work with graphic designer to evaluate and implement any needed changes to product scoping and design procedures to increase efficiency and effectiveness.

• Social Media and Digital Community Management:Work with scientific and management staff to develop multimedia content for web and social media on NOAA Fisheries WCR science, management, and conservation work.

Use the latest digital techniques to integrate written and visual content to relay complex scientific and technical content.
Recommend strategic digital platforms and strategies to maximize outreach performance using the web and social media.
Oversee social media content creation including creating and maintaining a production schedule, consider input from staff and managers, coordinating with internal and external partners, and distributing content.
Evaluate social media performance through appropriate analytical tools, develop quarterly reports, and make proposals to improve performance as appropriate.
Maintain social media accounts and ensure that quality guidelines are met and projects are completed on time.
Provide guidance and best practices to regional staff to increase quality and quantity of social media posts
Maintain stakeholder email listserv accounts through Government Delivery and ensure that quality guidelines are met and projects are completed on time and properly reviewed
Provide guidance and advice on best practice to regional staff on use of stakeholder email listservs to increase quality of digital engagement.
Produce reports on email stakeholder listserv impact, including recommendations for improvement

Other duties

• Social media posts-Due on an as needed basis.
• Stakeholder communications through Government Delivery
• Infographics and visual communication products (fact sheets, presentations, brochures, flyers, outreach materials)
• Graphics to support website feature stories
• Maintain and catalogue photo and videos files
• Develop, authorize and execute longer-term social media campaigns which maximize outreach performance
• Develop, authorize and execute longer-term social media campaigns which maximize outreach performance
• Produce reports on social media outreach impact, including content that addresses WCR strategic priorities and recommendations for improvement

Travel is anticipated

Start Date: October 03, 2023

Location: West Coast Regional Center at 7600 Sand Point Way, Seattle WA 98115.

Salary and Benefits: $29.00 to $33.50 /hr. This is a full-time position with benefits. Salary commensurate with experience.

Minimum Required Knowledge and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in a related field of study and at least seven (7) years of experience as a product and social media manager or in a similar position.
• Expertise in managing business, non-profit, or government agency presence on Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, and other social media platforms
• Working knowledge of search engine optimization, keywords, Google Analytics, and social media metrics
• Ability to develop and publish new content for social media audiences (narrative text, infographics, photos, video, etc.).
• Knowledge of current trends in online media and ability to translate that knowledge to recommendations for responsive content
• Experience building repositories, managing, and maintaining photo files
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively both individually and collaboratively in a team/group setting.
• Ability to receive constructive feedback and implement appropriate action.

Only qualified applicants that meet minimum experience or background requirements stated above need apply. When applying for this position you will be asked to upload your resume at the end of this online application.

Applicants should submit a resume that includes the following:

• Cover letter that briefly describes how you meet the required and preferred qualifications listed.
• Work history for past 10 years or since last full-time education.
• Education.
• Previous experience or training with similar requirements.
• Three professional references.
• Include your name in the document file name.
• Upload your resume in readable, not scanned, PDF or Word format (PDF is preferred).

How to Apply

Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Full-Time. Salaries: 60,000 - 80,000.

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