Visual Communications Manager

Schedule: Full-time

What You'll Do: The Office of Communications is seeking a Visual Communications Manager to develop, plan & administer overall visual communications program for ODH & supervise assigned staff. This position will:

Manage visual communications team & activities/projects including graphic design & video projects (e.g., promotion/information videos, training videos, public service announcements, traditional & digital marketing communications, print collateral, digital design, brand standards, & photography)

Advise agency staff (i.e., executive & senior management staff) in conjunction with marketing manager on production of creative services products to promote the agency, bureaus & programs

Consult with stakeholders & clients on creative service needs

Ensure creative services brand standards & communications policies & procedures are adhered to for all productions

Direct & oversee creative services staff (e.g., provides technical & creative advice, monitors & delegates daily work activities, identifies staff development needs & provides training or coaching, onboards & trains new employees, participates in recruitment process which includes conducting interviews & evaluating candidates, reviews & approves leave requests in accordance with established policies, completes employee performance evaluations within required time frames, facilitates regular staff meetings to communicate goals, updates, & expectations, recommends or initiates corrective &/or disciplinary action when appropriate)

Manage full-scale video production in collaboration with videographers (e.g., scheduling, scripting, storyboarding, filming, audio engineering, editing)

Work with the Office of Communications team on full scale production, development, & promotion, & generates additional materials for the ODH Podcast

Act as technical liaison to resolve most complex issues related to audio-visual (AV) equipment testing

48 mos. trg. or 48 mos. exp. in electronic graphics AND 24 mos. trg. or 24 mos. exp. in web site creation, design &/or development.

-Or completion of associate core program in visual communication technology or multimedia production technology AND 48 mos. trg. or 48 mos. exp. in web site creation, design &/or development.

-Or completion of undergraduate core program in visual communications with emphasis on graphic design/industrial design AND 48 mos. trg. or 48 mos. exp. in web site creation, design &/or development.

-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.

Job Skills: Graphic Arts

Technical Skills: Arts, Digital Marketing, Public Broadcasting, Visual Design

Professional Skills: Adaptability, Attention to Detail, Collaboration, Creativity, Developing Others, Organizing and Planning

EDUCATIONAL TRANSCRIPT REQUIREMENTS:

Official educational transcripts are required for all post-high school educational accomplishments, coursework or degrees claimed on the application. Applicants will be required to submit an official transcript prior to receiving a formal offer of employment. Failure to provide transcripts within 5 working days of being requested will cause the applicant to be eliminated from further consideration.

Please note that a transcript is considered "official" only if it is an original copy from the educational institution and includes an institutional watermark, ink stamp or embossed stamp. Transcripts printed from the institution's website will not be accepted. ODH reserves the right to assess the academic credibility of an educational entity's award of a putative degree.