Senior Project Manager (Digital Media)
Company: NYC Parks
Location: New York
Posted on: May 28, 2023
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Job Description:
Title: Senior Project Manager (Digital Media)NYC Parks helps
bring together people from all over our great city. From the iconic
Central Park to neighborhood playgrounds, we own and operate some
of the most exemplary green spaces in the world. At NYC Parks, our
mission is to plan resilient and sustainable parks, public spaces,
and recreational amenities, build a park system for the present and
future generations, and care for parks and public spaces.Under NYC
Parks' Communications office, the Digital Media division develops
the official Parks website, custom content management systems,
partner websites, and the agency's email newsletter system. As part
of this work, the Digital team is responsible for designing and
building custom web applications for high-profile public-facing
Mayoral, City Council, and agency projects. You will be joining a
small agile team of developers and designers and working closely
with content producers to support the creation of compelling and
dynamic web experiences for over 8 million unique visitors to the
Parks website each year, as well as critical content management
systems used daily by hundreds of staff and partners.NYC Parks
offers innovation, leadership, the satisfaction of public service
and a place to grow and develop your career. Full-time employees
are also eligible for a wide variety of City benefits and
perks.Health Care Coverage - We offer a wide variety of health care
plans to meet the needs of you and your family.Pension - Upon
retirement, qualified members of the City's generous pension
program receive a guaranteed salary and health benefits for the
rest of their lives.Professional Development - We offer numerous
training programs, leadership development opportunities, and career
coaching services, while encouraging employees to attend approved
off-site trainings and seminars.Perks - Our employees are eligible
for discounts on some of the top attractions in the city, and all
employees receive free membership to our recreation centers.MAJOR
RESPONSIBILITIESUnder direction, with latitude for independent
initiative and judgment, coordinate multiple web application
development projects of varying scale and complexity.Formally
intake and document new project requests, change requests, and
user-reported system bugs, by using project and task management
tools.Work with project stakeholders, technical staff, and
management to interpret goals, analyze business processes and
develop detailed project requirements.Identify project obstacles,
suggest solutions and establish consensus to continually move
projects to completion.Collaborate with management to determine
project priorities and schedules.Organize project tasks and issues
and keep them up to date to help manage both internal and
stakeholder expectations.Provide quality assurance for projects and
system support, including internal testing, draft user guides, user
acceptance testing, training, as well as basic system
administration and troubleshooting.Administer and utilize Digital
Media's content management systems to make and facilitate updates
to the Parks website and web applications.Collaborate with various
City agencies and vendors to ensure timely task completion and
overall project success.Assist in managing project budgets and
contracts and participate in the procurement process.QUALIFICATION
REQUIREMENTSA baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in
computer science, engineering, human computer interaction,
interactive media, digital and graphics design, data visualization,
communication or a related field, and four years of satisfactory
full-time experience related to the areas(s) required by the
particular position and a specialization in a relevant technology,
process, methodology and/or domain; or,An associate degree from an
accredited college in computer science, engineering, human computer
interaction, interactive media, digital and graphics design, data
visualization, communication or a related field, and six years of
satisfactory full-time experience related to the areas required by
the particular position and a specialization in a relevant
technology, process, methodology and/or domain; or,A baccalaureate
degree from an accredited college, and eight years of satisfactory
full-time experience related to the area(s) required by the
position and a specialization in a relevant technology, process,
methodology and/or domain; or,Education and/or experience which is
equivalent to "1", "2", or "3" above.This position is exempt from
NYC residency requirements.PREFERRED
SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONSExperience managing public-facing web
applicationFamiliarity with web design, web technologies, usability
standards and their practicalStrong background in requirements
gathering and documentation, user story and issue tracking using
systems such as Jira, Trello and Confluence.Excellent writing,
analytical, organizational, communication and time
managementExperience coordinating internal system testing and user
acceptanceCertification in project management (PMP, Agile Scrum,
).Salary: $85,000 - $92,000 plus excellent benefitsWork Location:
Arsenal, ManhattanApply by 5/26/2023For external applicants, please
apply through www.nyc.gov/careersGo to nyc.gov/careers/searchSearch
for Job ID#: 584827References will be required upon request.THE
CITY OF NEW YORK IS AN INCLUSIVE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
COMMITTED TO RECRUITING AND RETAINING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE AND
PROVIDING A WORK ENVIRONMENT THAT IS FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION AND
HARASSMENT BASED UPON ANY LEGALLY PROTECTED STATUS OR PROTECTED
CHARACTERISTIC, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO AN INDIVIDUAL'S SEX,
RACE, COLOR, ETHNICITY, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE, RELIGION, DISABILITY,
SEXUAL ORIENTATION, VETERAN STATUS, GENDER IDENTITY, OR
PREGNANCY.TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE FOR THE DEAF: (212)
504-4115PDN-99192b57-9333-43d8-a427-e642a929f89b
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