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About the Role
About You
- One year of permanent competitive or non-competitive experience as a Public Information Specialist, Multimedia Production Technician, Graphic Designer 1, or Photographer 2.
- Six years of experience in public or governmental relations, and/or in writing or producing content for various media.
- An associate's degree in media, new media, English, communications, journalism, broadcasting, public relations, films, TV productions, or digital marketing.
- A bachelor's degree in these fields can substitute for four years of experience.
Benefits
- $66,951 plus $4,000 in location pay for new state service employees.
- Opportunities for promotion examinations.
The Division of Housing and Community Renewal is responsible for the supervision, maintenance and development of affordable low- and moderate-income housing in New York State. The Division performs a number of activities in fulfillment of this mission, including: Community Development - Administration of housing development and community preservation programs, including State and Federal grants and loans to housing developers to partially finance construction or renovation of affordable housing; Housing Operations - Oversight and regulation of the State's public and publicly assisted rental housing; Rent Administration - Administration of the rent regulation process for more than one million rent-regulated apartments in both New York City, and those localities in the counties of Albany, Erie, Nassau, Rockland, Schenectady, Rensselaer and Westchester subject to rent laws; and Policy Research and Development - Study the long-term housing needs of the State and help develop appropriate policies.