Public Information Specialist - NY HELPS

The Public Information Specialist 2 will work within the Bureau of Publications to serve as the assistant editor of the official magazine of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Conservationist. Duties will include:

• Developing content for each issue of the agency's Conservationist magazine through writing, editing, refining, and reviewing copy;
• Working with solicited and unsolicited contributors, photographers, and artists in securing articles and images;
• Working with graphic designers on layout and design;
• Performing quality control with proofreading, fact-checking, text corrections, and design modifications;
• Receiving and reviewing proofs from printer, working with designers on color corrections, and reviewing text for corrections;
• Assisting with quality control issues by working closely with the contracted printer and representing the magazine while monitoring the printing process in printed proofs;
• Working with the business manager to prepare honorarium packages for contributors, including letters and invoices, and returning any items to contributors if appropriate;
• Overseeing Conservationist web presence, including serving as the Publication Bureau’s Web Content Coordinator;
• Work closely with the staff on a coordinated approach to social media posts;
• Working with the business manager to prepare honorarium packages for contributors, including letters and invoices, and returning any items to contributors if appropriate;
• Working with Publications Bureau Director;
• Overseeing production of the digital edition of each issue of Conservationist magazine;
• Overseeing the production of Conservationist for Kids (C4K), an eight-page supplement to Conservationist magazine; and
• Supervising subordinate staff.

The Public Information Specialist 2 will work within the Bureau of Publications to serve as the assistant editor of the official magazine of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Conservationist. Duties will include:

• Developing content for each issue of the agency's Conservationist magazine through writing, editing, refining, and reviewing copy;
• Working with solicited and unsolicited contributors, photographers, and artists in securing articles and images;
• Working with graphic designers on layout and design;
• Performing quality control with proofreading, fact-checking, text corrections, and design modifications;
• Receiving and reviewing proofs from printer, working with designers on color corrections, and reviewing text for corrections;
• Assisting with quality control issues by working closely with the contracted printer and representing the magazine while monitoring the printing process in printed proofs;
• Working with the business manager to prepare honorarium packages for contributors, including letters and invoices, and returning any items to contributors if appropriate;
• Overseeing Conservationist web presence, including serving as the Publication Bureau’s Web Content Coordinator;
• Work closely with the staff on a coordinated approach to social media posts;
• Working with the business manager to prepare honorarium packages for contributors, including letters and invoices, and returning any items to contributors if appropriate;
• Working with Publications Bureau Director;
• Overseeing production of the digital edition of each issue of Conservationist magazine;
• Overseeing the production of Conservationist for Kids (C4K), an eight-page supplement to Conservationist magazine; and
• Supervising subordinate staff.

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).

For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a…