Communications Specialist

Communications Specialist Position Profile

Pay Range: $42.77 per hour to $53.97 per hour (depending on qualifications)

Deadline to Apply: April 20, 2026 @ 12:00 PM

Interviews (virtual): April 21 – April 26, 2026

Final Interviews (onsite): May 12, 2026

Pre-Employment Process: May 2026

Expected Start date: May – June 2026

Details

• Full-Time, Non-Exempt
• Benefits Eligible Date of Hire
• Reports to Communications Manager
• Located at Eden Prairie City Center (8080 Mitchell Road Eden Prairie, MN 55344)
• Typical hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Hours may vary and include occasional evenings or weekend events and live broadcasts. 

Responsibilities

The Communications Specialist is a professional-level position responsible for producing written and digital content supporting City communications initiatives in collaboration with team members. The role requires high-level strategic and tactical skills in all areas of marketing and communications. Primary position responsibilities and areas of impact: 

• Create and implement strategic, multimedia marketing and communication plans for various Citywide and individual department programs.
• Produce, edit and publish written, digital and video content for internal and external City initiatives.
• Design graphics and visual assets for web, video, social media and print campaigns.
• Manage internal communications content creation and dissemination.
• Lead efforts related to podcast production, live meeting broadcasts, PEG channel programming and broadcast equipment maintenance.
• Ensure compliance with branding and accessibility standards.

While these areas are the primary focus of this position, we believe strongly in teamwork and employees will be called upon to perform a variety of duties as a part of their role with the City.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism or a related field is required.
• Three years of related professional experience (in strategic communications, digital or multimedia marketing, social media content management, video production or graphic design) is required.  
• Experience in writing, editing and storytelling skills across digital, print and multimedia platforms required. 
• Experience designing graphics and visual assets for web, video, social media and print campaigns preferred.
• Computer software proficiency (i.e. MS Word/Google Docs, MS Excel/Google Spreadsheets, etc.) is required.
• Most work is done in an office environment. Physical effort is light for the majority of work with lifting or carrying limited to 25 pounds intermittently. There are occasional visits to City Department locations and off-site meetings. Between 15-45% of the time there is pressure associated with a project or activity deadline. Report preparation and writing at times requires extended use of a keyboard. Work interruptions are frequent.
• Candidates must successfully complete and pass the City’s evaluation of the pre-employment process prior to their first day of employment. Pre-employment processes for this position include professional reference checks, background check, work verification and education verification. 

Skills

• Communication: Communicates a compelling and inspired vision or sense of core purpose. Talks beyond today and about possibilities. Can inspire and motivate others. Provides direct, complete, actionable and positive feedback to others. Able to write clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles. Can get messages across that have the desired effect. Is effective in a variety of settings and in all facets of the organization. Uses effective tactics and techniques when presenting information to keep audience engaged to facilitate results.
• Decision Making: Can be counted on to independently make solid decisions based upon a mixture of analysis, experience and judgment. Able to take learned decisions in one area and apply in similar situations. Presents solutions and suggestions within the appropriate channels. Displays an in depth understanding of specific legal area. Routinely guides others to make lawful decisions.
• Project Management: Looks ahead to the future. Identifies appropriate objectives and timelines. Involves appropriate stakeholders. Continuously monitors project and adapts scope as appropriate. Effectively measures results and analyzes outcome. Follows through on commitments.
• Problem Solving: Ability to tackle a problem by using logical, systematic, sequential approach. Makes a systematic comparison of two or more alternatives. Notices discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information. Identifies a set of features, parameters or considerations in analyzing a situation or deciding the right course of action.

Our Values

We are a service organization. We take pride in what we do. We cultivate a supportive, encouraging and productive culture with a strong customer focus. We promote wellness and plan work/life balance into our goals. We value differences and foster inclusion. We achieve success by exhibiting our core values: collaboration, innovation, integrity, performance and relationships.