Employment Opportunites

passionate service supporting the creative field

The Nevada Arts Council and State of Nevada is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action in recruitment of its employees and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.


Public Initiatives Program Specialist

Public Initiatives Program Specialist – Manages the Public Awareness and Arts Initiative Program and performs a wide range of agency and constituent services that promotes Nevada’s arts industries, supports the agency’s and program area’s mission and goals to strengthen the state’s cultural infrastructure.

Objectives include agency and program area marketing, social media, graphic design, website page planning, coordination, creation, updates, and implementation. Special projects include managing and coordinating creative and cultural surveys, agency listening and information gathering sessions, event planning for the statewide Nevada Creative Conference, collaborating with the Administrator on the agency’s strategic planning process, select board member support, and other duties as assigned

Desired Work Experience

  • 2-5 years in marketing/branding / creative design experience
  • Experience using Adobe Create Suite or similar
  • Experience in WordPress page creation with the content management interface
  • Experience using social media platforms
  • A creative problem solver that can multi-task and juggle several projects at a time
  • Excellent planning and organizational skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills, team building and collaboration
  • Strong writing skills
  • Works well under pressure in a fast-paced digital environment
  • Experience in developing/managing budgets
  • Demonstrated commitment to professional development and long-term learning
  • Ability to navigate and excel in a variety of social and professional settings to support program objectives and constituents from across the state

Preferred Skills, Abilities

  • Works with teams to ideate and define marketing and communication goals
  • Develops and implements strategies for clients
  • Adapts concepts and content to all channels, keeping in mind all deliverables when creating a marketing strategy and implementation plan and keeping all messaging consistent
  • Develops concepts of outstanding quality for from concept to production (storytelling), either collaboratively or independently
  • Writes or edits copy as needed for all applicable platforms
  • Creative capabilities in design, photography, and videography.
  • Tracks consumer and content analytics and generates reports and presentations
  • Other duties as assigned

Position Location: northern Nevada