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Thank you for your interest in working with the Chicago City Treasurer’s Office. The Treasurer’s Office offers a variety of rewarding careers to help provide families and businesses with the tools to succeed. If you are interested in employment in the Treasurer’s Office, please fill out and submit an application from the links below.

Volunteer Intern

The Office of the City Treasurer offers intern opportunities year-round and has partnerships with many local colleges and universities through the internship program. However, we encourage all interested students to apply, including those outside of our network of partners.  

Internships are available in the following departments:  

  • Investment 

  • Intergovernmental Affairs  

  • Economic Development

  • Communications

Thank you for your interest in working with the Chicago City Treasurer’s Office. The Treasurer’s Office offers a variety of rewarding careers to help provide families and businesses with the tools to succeed. If you are interested in employment in the Treasurer’s Office, please fill out and submit an application from the links below.

Number of Vacancies: 1

The City of Chicago Treasurer’s Office is seeking an Integrated Marketing Communications Specialist to produce high-quality content that engages the Chicago residents and builds brand recognition for the City of Chicago Treasurer’s Office.

Responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

  • Supervise projects to guarantee all content is publication -ready
  • Create communication and marketing strategies for events and/or services
  • Work with the Public Information Officer to generate new ideas and
  • Develop and implement effective communication strategies that build awareness of office initiatives.
  • Create informative and interesting press kits, media alerts, newsletters, websites, and related marketing materials.
  • Plan and manage the design, content, and production of all online and marketing


Minimum Qualifications and Experience
:

  • Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, public relations, or a directly related field from an accredited college or university.
  • A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar
  • Proven experience creating targeted content is
  • Prior experience in the financial services industry and/or knowledge of financial services and products, is a plus


Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Strong knowledge of government communication practices and
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Creative and self-starter: the ability to initiate the crafting of engaging and compelling content and images
  • Well organized and able to multitask and work well under pressure
  • Excellent organizational and leadership


Other Work Requirements:

  • Initiative
  • Adaptable/Flexible
  • Dependability
  • Attention to Detail
  • Innovative


THIS POSITION IS SHAKMAN EXEMPT

Application Process

You must submit the following documents to:

  • Resume (required)
  • Cover letter
  • Portfolio that demonstrates your expertise


Contact:

Amanda Brown

CTO Director, Human Resources City Treasurer Office Amanda.Brown@cityofchicago.org


RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT

 All employees of the City of Chicago must be actual residents of the City of Chicago as outlined in Section 2-152-050 of the City of Chicago Municipal code. Proof of residency will be required.

City of Chicago Department of Human Resources

Lori E. Lightfoot, Mayor  
Christopher Owen, Commissioner

Annual Salary
$79,176

Number of Vacancies: 1

The City of Chicago Treasurer’s Office is seeking a Social Media Manager to help develop, implement, and promote an ongoing digital communication strategy to support and enhance the CTO initiatives and message.

Responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

  • Accentuating and illustrating the CTO’s impact on financial education programs and services through effective creative online content, including, but not limited to videos, photos, infographics, and/or text posts, etc.
  • Plan and develop social media campaigns that engage constituents and encourage greater participation in programs and initiatives.
  • Develop and manage daily, weekly, and monthly social media calendars and posts across all social media channels.
  • Monitor and create content for standard social media platforms (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Snapchat, and blogging) fostering direct and positive relationships with the community.
  • Staying on top of the latest social media trends, technology, and best
  • Increase online traffic and supporters through consistent
  • Support live feeds of events and program launches on social media channels
  • Maintain and update the website as needed
  • Protect brand guidelines as well as compliance with all online content
  • Making recommendations to improve social media effectiveness and external communications
  • Measuring and providing the analytics to ensure the effectiveness of social media posts and campaigns as well as website traffic
  • Identifying, establishing, and enhancing relationships with social media influencers to ensure a strong, supportive, and growing network


Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, digital marketing, internet marketing, or a directly related field from an accredited college or university
  • Experience as a social media manager and/or content developer
  • Experience managing and auditing websites
  • Prior experience as a copywriter
  • Prior experience as an in-house or agency content manager
  • Prior experience in the financial services industry and/or knowledge of financial services and products, is a plus


Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Knowledge of best practices for social media platforms, and maintaining and posting on social media channels, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and more.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Creative and self-starter: the ability to initiate the crafting of engaging and compelling content and images
  • Well organized and able to multitask


Other Work Requirements:

  • Initiative
  • Adaptable/Flexible
  • Dependability
  • Attention to Detail
  • Innovative


THIS POSITION IS SHAKMAN EXEMPT

Application Process

You must submit the following documents to:

  • Resume (required)
  • Cover letter
  • Portfolio or data points that demonstrate your expertise (required)


Contact

Amanda Brown
CTO Director, Human Resources City Treasurer Office Amanda.Brown@cityofchicago.org


RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT

All employees of the City of Chicago must be actual residents of the City of Chicago as outlined in Section 2-152-050 of the City of Chicago Municipal code. Proof of residency will be required.

City of Chicago Department of Human Resources

Lori E. Lightfoot, Mayor
Christopher Owen, Commissioner

Annual Salary
Commensurate with experience
$65,456 – $77,176