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The State of Connecticut, Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) is seeking to hire for a Media Coordinator/Visual Media Designer 2 position to work within the Office of Communications and Governmental Affairs, located at PURA's office in New Britain, CT. 
 

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

  • Visit our NEW State Employee Benefits Overview page!
  • Professional growth and development opportunities
  • A healthy work/life balance to all employees
  • The State of Connecticut is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer, meaning you may be eligible to have qualifying student loans forgiven after 10 years of service. Click here for more information

 

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

  • This position is full-time, following a first shift schedule, Monday - Friday, and 40 hours per week with opportunities for a hybrid schedule that includes telework.
  • The Media Coordinator will assist in public-facing messaging in order to fulfill PURA's mission to create and build a strong and continuous messaging platform, including maintaining PURA's website and social media accounts, assist with press and media efforts. 
  • To ensure alignment with the public interest and policy goals, the Media Coordinator will play a key role in achieving a strong public following and greater interaction by the public in PURA's work.

 

ABOUT US 

The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) is statutorily-charged with ensuring that Connecticut's investor-owned utilities, including the state’s electric, natural gas, water, and telecommunications companies, provide safe, clean, reliable, and affordable utility service and infrastructure. PURA’s mission is essential to advancing the state’s energy, economic, and environmental goals and is critical to maintaining public health and safety as well as a robust economy.   

 

PURA is a quasi-judicial agency that interprets and applies the statutes and regulations governing all aspects of Connecticut’s utility sector. Among other things, PURA sets the rates charged by investor-owned utilities, advances the modernization of the electric distribution system, regulates the retail electric supplier market, implements federal requirements for natural gas pipeline safety, ensures adequate water system infrastructure investments, reviews mergers and acquisitions, provides education and outreach for consumers, and regulates the expansion of telecommunications infrastructure.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Five (5) years of experience in commercial or illustration art, or engineering drafting.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

One (1) year of the General Experience must have been in planning, designing, and preparing scale models and/or exhibits for public events or display.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

College training in fine arts or commercial art may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.