Content Strategist

ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE BOARD

The Campaign Finance Board is a nonpartisan independent city agency that empowers New Yorkers to have a greater impact on their elections. Our mission is to make local democracy more open transparent and equitable by removing barriers to participation.

We make it easier for New Yorkers to vote meaningfully support candidates for city office and run for office themselves. NYC Votes our voter engagement initiative meets people where they are to share trustworthy election information and help New Yorkers make a plan to vote. We publish the citywide Voter Guide which delivers information about candidates directly to voters doors. Our public matching funds program ensures small contributions can make a big difference allowing regular people to run for office by relying on the support of other regular people not just wealthy donors and special interests. And we lift the veil on how candidates raise and spend money increasing transparency and accountability in local government.

We believe that when every New Yorker is empowered to participate meaningfully in elections candidates will better reflect the communities they serve elected leaders will be more accountable to the public and New Yorkers will have a democracy they can truly trust.

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Marketing and Digital Communications unit leads the top-level marketing and communications strategy for the CFB and creates the strategy for all public-facing materials that directly engage and serve the needs of five million New Yorkers in thirteen languages through the agencys voter engagement initiative NYC Votes.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Public Affairs department of the New York City Campaign Finance Board seeks a Content Strategist to lead strategic efforts across the agencys digital and print communication addition to creating content about the agencys work and the public matching funds program the Content Strategist will take a lead role in creating voter education content to inform and engage voters under the agencys NYC Votes initiative. This position will report to our Associate Director of Digital Communications and will supervise a digital-first content team including a Social Media Manager and Digital Media Manager. Were looking for an exceptional writer and storyteller who wants to break down barriers to participation and engage New Yorkers in the electoral process by creating accessible relevant information that meets New Yorkers where they are.

- Implement the CFBs content strategy across web social and print including agency websites social media channels email and SMS campaigns and Voter Guide output.

- Create and maintain specialized content calendars built around key election dates and strategic ongoing goals for the Public Affairs division.

- Provide strategic guidance for organic and paid campaigns including targeting strategies budgets messaging and success metrics.

- Develop new approaches to adapt content and information to engage specific target audience groups among voters and potential voters including underrepresented groups such as youth and immigrant voters.

- Grow public-facing awareness around all aspects of the CFB mission from founding to current initiatives including the matching funds program and contributions.

- Leverage expanded partnerships with individuals and organizations to reinforce familiarity with NYC Votes information and grow credibility with internal and external audiences.

- Write and edit original content for voters volunteers partner organizations and the general public.

- Directly supervise the Content Strategy team (Social Media Manager Digital Media Manager and other team members as needed) in the Marketing and Digital Communications unit.

- Set long-term standards of management and leadership throughout the unit allowing staff members to assume responsibilities that will allow for ongoing professional development.

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE SKILLS ABILITIES & OTHER BEHAVIORS (KSAOs)

Were seeking individuals eager to make an impact even if they dont tick every box on our job description. We believe in the power of diverse perspectives and the unique blend of lived experiences non-traditional education pathways practical know-how and a variety of skills and abilities that each candidate brings to the table. If youre ready to learn and grow with us we encourage you to apply and be part of our dynamic team.

Knowledge

- Knowledge of digital content strategy across multiple platforms (web social print SMS email).

- Knowledge of content planning practices including how to build and maintain calendars tied to key events like elections.

- Familiarity with performance marketing principles including paid vs. organic digital strategies.

- Knowledge of performance metrics and KPIs (e.g. engagement rates open rates impressions).

- Familiarity with content accessibility standards (WCAG) and best practices for plain language.

- Awareness of current digital media trends and evolving platform capabilities.

- Understanding of content production workflows across web design social and video.

Abilities

- Ability to translate agency goals into actionable and audience-relevant content strategies.

- Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines especially in high-volume election seasons.

- Ability to synthesize feedback from multiple teams into a unified compelling content direction.

- Ability to lead a team with respect transparency and accountability.

- Ability to interpret strategic plans and align daily content decisions with long-term objectives.

- Ability to recognize opportunities for content improvement and act without needing external prompts.

- Ability to foster collaboration across teams breaking down silos while respecting boundaries.

- Ability to identify and escalate accessibility and EEO-related issues appropriately.

Skills

- Editorial and strategic writing: ability to craft persuasive informative plain-language content. Copywriting experience in the branding or agency world understanding of how to use language in a concise yet meaningful way.

- Digital content planning: calendar management campaign mapping coordination across teams.

- Performance analysis: interpreting analytics and making data-informed content decisions.

- Team leadership: supervising mentoring and conducting performance management.

- Stakeholder communication: facilitating collaboration across internal and external partners.

- Experience working alongside Art Directors/Creative Directors on creative campaigns has a trained eye for audience-right visuals

- Project management: administer deadlines priorities and long-term deliverables simultaneously.

- Cultural competency: creating inclusive content and engaging respectfully with diverse communities.

- Technical literacy: navigating content tools (CMS email platforms analytics dashboards social schedulers).

Preferred Skills/Qualifications

- Bachelors degree in communications journalism marketing public policy or a related field; advanced degree or equivalent professional experience a plus

- 46 years of experience in digital content strategy editorial planning or cross-channel campaign execution

- Demonstrated experience managing or contributing to multi-platform content ecosystems including social media websites email/SMS and paid digital advertising

- Proven ability to develop content for diverse and multilingual audiences with an understanding of accessibility and language access best practices. Facility with language(s) other than English would be a significant asset. Experience with running multilingual campaigns or working with multilingual creators.

- Strong understanding of editorial workflows including managing content calendars and collaborating across creative technical and policy teams

- Familiarity with New York City government civic engagement initiatives or voter education is highly desirable

- Excellent communication and project management skills with experience supervising or mentoring creative staff



TO APPLY:

All applicants must apply through NYC Government Jobs Explore Careers City of New York

- Please search and apply to the job ID number listed above.

- Resume and cover letter are required for consideration.

- Note that only applicants under consideration will be contacted.

- For more information on careers with the NYC Campaign Finance Board visit our website at to access the full listing of job opportunities and to learn more about our agency.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The City of New York provides generous medical benefits (including dental and vision through respective unions or funds) retirement tuition reimbursement and additional ancillary benefits. CFB offers a flexible and hybrid work schedule opportunities for career development learning & development (leadership training and coaching) wellness programs and much more!

As a prospective employee of the City of New York you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information please visit the U.S. Department of Educations website at

The CFB is an equal opportunity employer firmly committed to diversity. All individuals are encouraged to apply. If you anticipate needing any type of reasonable accommodation to apply for an employment opportunity please contact or .

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

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Qualifications :

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

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A bachelors degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by at least twelve-semester credits (or the equivalent of twelve-semester credits) in accounting auditing business or public administration computer science economics finance statistics graphic design personnel or human resources administration user experience design or a closely related area of study and one year of satisfactory full-time experience in accounting auditing (including compliance or investigative auditing) business or public administration business analysis computer science database administration economics finance fiscal or economic management or research statistics graphic design personnel or human resources administration user experience design or a closely related field; or

A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and five years of experience as described in 1 above; or

Education and/or experience equivalent to 1 above.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time