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Position Description

Work, Serve, Thrive. With the City of Durham
Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.
Hiring Range: $19.37 - $21.81 per hour
Hours: Schedule will vary, working 25-29 hours per week
The Budget and Management Services Department works to solve Durham’s biggest challenges. We are innovators, managing City resources like they’re our own, guiding the City’s future through strategic planning and encouraging a culture of innovation and continuous improvement through special projects, partnerships and trainings. If innovating to solve challenges drives you, too, join our team in Durham!

The City of Durham’s Office of Performance and Innovation in the Budget and Management Services Department seeks a public service-motivated, community-oriented individual to assist with content design and community engagement. This is a part-time position (approx. 25-29 hours per week) responsible for working with Participatory Budgeting (PB) staff to create content to drive engagement to inform and engage residents using multiple channels, including Instagram, FB, and X. The ideal candidate must have experience with CANVA and or other design tools and must be passionate about equitable engagement.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Design and create engaging content for various channels, including social media, newsletters, videos, and websites.
• Manage social media platforms and update the website as needed.
• Design and write marketing and informational materials to clearly and concisely communicate.
• Plan and execute equitable community engagement initiatives, including leading events, workshops, canvassing, tabling etc.
• Facilitate community conversations, and focus groups to gather input and feedback from a broad range of residents.
• Experience working with historically marginalized communities.
• Support with volunteer coordination.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

• Must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program at an accredited university or college or have completed a degree.
• Experience creating visuals, including flyers, presentations, reels, and other relevant content for social media platforms and websites.
• Must be creative and pay attention to details.
• Must be a quick learner and enjoy a fast-paced environment.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• "Self-starter" - Must be able to work independently on assigned projects with minimal supervision.
• Must be tech-savvy.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, to accommodate community events and meetings during high-engagement seasons.

Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year)

• 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
• State retirement plan

Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period)

• 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
• State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire
• Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire
• Dental and life insurance, after one year of service
• Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service