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About the Position

Are you looking to share your expertise in an educational setting, helping launch lasting and impactful solutions for Maricopa County school districts and schools? The Learning Acceleration Partnership Media Specialist supports the grant team in the design of communication and professional learning materials to ensure high-quality programming for partner school districts.

About Us

The Office of the Maricopa County School Superintendent is led by the elected Superintendent. The office provides statutory services related to school governing board elections, bond and override elections, appointments, school finance, and maintaining homeschool and private school records. The Superintendent also oversees the Maricopa County accommodation district, ensuring educational opportunities for at-risk students, including those in detention schools. We are an education service agency providing resources and services to schools and districts in Maricopa County, and beyond!

Proud to Offer

• Work with a greater purpose
• Tuition reimbursement
• Exceptional work-life balance, with hybrid and alternative work schedule options
• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County
• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents
• Child care benefits, including access to our on-site center, Maricopa County Kids Club, dedicated to serving Maricopa County families
• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave
• Extensive wellness program, including an incentive
• Enrollment in the Arizona State Retirement System, a defined retirement benefit requiring a 11.98% monthly contribution rate that includes a 100% employer match on Day 1
• Want to learn more about the County’s Qualifying and Compensation Philosophy? Follow this link to learn more! Work With Us | Maricopa County, AZ

We Require

• Two years professional experience using graphic design tools to create communications/professional materials
• Bachelor's degree in graphic design, multimedia, communications, or related field.
• A combination of post-secondary education and/or job-related experience may substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

We Also Value

• Experience in a school/district setting
• Background in positions such as web design, video production, and/or photography

Job Contributions

• Coordinates, plans, designs, and produces a broad spectrum of communication and professional development materials
• Gathers requirements and design new resources for use in digital and printed applications. This may include workbooks, slide decks, presentations, large-format print work, brochures, infographics, process maps, and data tables.
• Re-design existing resources (such as workbooks, quick guides, presentations, and reports) for aesthetic appeal
• Facilitate feedback loops throughout the production process
• Design infographics that demonstrate understanding of the user experience
• Format documents for various print size requirements
• Create graphics for use in social media formats
• Order materials and manage inventory of equipment
• Create graphic art and collections of graphic design elements for use across differing software platforms and mediums
• Create multi-media, interactive resources with clickable links, smart processes, and embedded code (such as interactive .pdfs)
• Design high-performance, interactive tools using MS Excel
• Collaborates with agency communications team on social media content and strategies
• Confers with client groups to assess needs, priorities, and objectives
• Plans and coordinates staffing, equipment, and materials for media productions, programs, or events
• Recommends any needed equipment, software, and production processes
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Working Conditions

This position will work extensively in school and classroom settings with considerable interactions with school leaders, coaches, teachers, staff and students. This position will likely include standing, talking, hearing, walking, and sitting. The employee must use hands, arms and fingers to input data, handle, feel or reach; employee may occasionally push or lift up to 50 lbs. such as boxes, supplies, etc.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, and the ability to adjust focus, close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud and can vary in temperature. The nature of this position is fast-paced and may occasionally be thought of as stressful. Through interaction with the public and other county, school, and district employees, the employee may encounter different scents. Traveling to assigned school sites and the Maricopa County School Superintendent’s Office is a requirement of this position. 

Selection Procedure

• Consideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications

• Candidates will be contacted primarily through email and their Workday online application profile

• Must pass a pre-employment background and/or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy, including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety-sensitive

Maricopa County is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application process or to perform the essential functions of the position under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please contact [email protected] to initiate the interactive process.

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