Digital Engagement Specialist (Graphic Designer)

**VIEW OUR JOB FLYER** [**HERE**](https://www.dublin.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/44852/DES-Recruitment-Flyer-2026)**!** The City of Dublin is looking to hire a mid-level Graphic Designer to join our Community Engagement Division. This person will play a key role in how the City communicates with residents, shaping the visual identity behind everything from social media campaigns and promotional materials to email newsletters and community outreach programs. The ideal candidate combines strong design craft with excellent writing ability, since they'll often be asked to create both the visuals and the words that go with them. The ideal candidate has three (3) to five (5) years of professional graphic design experience spanning both print and digital media. They are highly proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) and can produce polished work across a wide range of formats, including flyers, brochures, banners, signage, newsletters, social media graphics, presentation decks, and website assets. They understand how to design for accessibility and readability, which matters greatly when communicating with a broad, diverse public audience. Excellent written communication is essential to this role, not optional. The ideal candidate writes with strong grammar, a clear and consistent voice, and the judgment to adjust tone for different audiences and purposes. They should be comfortable drafting marketing copy and social media captions and be able to proofread their own and others' work with a sharp eye for detail. They also understand or are eager to learn the unique considerations of designing for a government audience, including plain-language principles, accessibility standards, cultural sensitivity, and the need for consistent, trustworthy branding across departments. As the fourth member of a small division, this person needs to be a true team player: flexible, communicative, and willing to contribute wherever needed. They should be ready to support the City’s emergency communications, producing quick-turnaround graphics and copy for unplanned incidents. They take direction well but also bring their own ideas to the table and are self-sufficient enough to manage their own workload and deadlines with minimal oversight while keeping teammates in the loop. Experience with photography and basic videography is a strong plus, since this person may occasionally be asked to photograph community events or capture footage for short social media videos. **General Purpose** Under general supervision, performs a variety of professional-level duties in support of the City’s communication, public engagement, and digital media functions. Responsibilities include designing print and digital collateral; planning, creating and executing multimedia content for City communication platforms, including video, photo, website, and social media; supporting public outreach and marketing initiatives, ensuring alignment with the City’s brand identity. **Distinguishing Characteristics** This is the journey-level class within the Digital Engagement Specialist series. Positions in this class are fully competent to perform the full scope of assigned duties with limited supervision and may assist in guiding the work of the Digital Communications Technician, intern, part-time, or contract staff. This class is distinguished from the Senior Digital Engagement Specialist in that the latter performs the most difficult and responsible types of duties assigned to classes within this series including exercising technical and functional supervision. **Supervision Received and Exercised** - Receives administrative direction from the Division Manager. - May exercise technical and functional supervision over the Digital Communications Technician, intern, part-time or contracted staff as appropriate. The following duties are typical for this classification. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the…