Special Projects Assistant (Intern) Salary $15.00 Hourly Location Denver, CO Job Type Temporary (9 months or less) Department Department of Transportation Job Number HAA-OTS-INTERN-11/18 Closing Continuous Department Information This position is open to Colorado residents and non-resident applicants. This is a temporary position that will last 9 months or less. This position does not receive benefits. Applications will be reviewed as they come in. It is in your best interest to apply as early as possible. About CDOT Are you looking for a challenge? Do you have a passion for helping people? Do you want to be part of a diverse team that is committed to making the transportation system in Colorado safe and efficient? Then, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is the place for you! CDOT is devoted to incorporating technology, providing equal employment opportunities, developing leaders, and improving systems in order to provide outstanding customer service. By saving lives and making lives better by providing freedom, connection, and experience through travel, CDOT is committed to becoming the number #1 Department of Transportation in the country. In working towards this goal, we believe every one of our employees plays a critical role. CDOT's core values include safety, people, integrity, customer service, excellence and respect. Please visit to learn about CDOT and how we are making Colorado a great place to live, work and play, now and for the future! #LI-POST Description of Job The purpose of this part-time internship is to provide meaningful professional media and marketing experience to collegiate students (or graduates within 3 years of graduation, or Colorado Refugee Services Program participants) with proven academic and job-related extra-curricular performance to learn and contribute within the context of the Office of Transportation Safety. Among its comprehensive responsibilities, the Office of Transportation Safety provides the innovation, procedures, processes, training, learning tools and support which facilitate and promote a culture of high-performance within employee safety at CDOT. Promoting a high-performing safety culture is reflected in CDOT's Core Values, and is guided by our statewide safety process Excellence in Safety. The Office of Transportation Safety works diligently with other organizations to identify current problems and provide viable solutions to help make our CDOT employees provide products and services in a more effective, efficient and elegant manner. DUTIES include the following but not limited to: 1) Assisting the Office of Transportation Safety with the design and creation of safety-themed special projects to supplement current Excellence in Safety processes. 2) Capture and edit video, photography and audio using modern media devices and software suites. Convert rough media products into final products to be used in current CDOT communication venues. 2) Developing marketing and media campaigns to promote safety services and products within CDOT; targeted at internal employees statewide. 3) Develop recommendations and approaches for improving current internal websites, social media efforts and overall branding of safety products and services within CDOT Excellence in Safety Branding Guidelines. 4) Providing a summary presentation at the conclusion to OTS management of the internship regarding the internship experience; 5) Communicate well verbally and in writing on a variety of platforms and settings. 6) Occasional travel within Colorado. 7) Perform other duties as assigned. This position is currently located on CDOT's Headquarters Campus, 2829 W. Howard Pl., Denver, CO 80204. This location is easily accessible by transit, bike, or foot and provides great connectivity to the RTD transit (bus and light rail) and city trail network. Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights This experience must be specifically documented on your application. Additional information submitted after the closing date of this announcement will not be considered in the review of your application. Qualified candidates must be either: Any college student enrolled in an accredited community college, college or university seeking an Associates, Bachelors, Masters or Ph.D. degree. OR A recent college graduate. Recently graduated means the individual should have attended an accredited college or university and have graduated with an Associates, Bachelors, Masters or Ph.D. degree within three calendar years. OR A certified participant in the Colorado Refugee Services Program. NOTE: A legible copy of your unofficial college transcript(s) or credential evaluation report must be submitted with your application. Transcripts from colleges or universities outside of the United States must be assessed for U.S. equivalency by a NACES educational credential evaluation service. Failure to provide a transcript or credential evaluation report will result in your application being rejected and you will not be able to continue in the selection process for this position. Stronger candidates will be those that demonstrate depth and breadth of skill and ability, through a combination of professional experience and formal training, to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this position. The Exceptional Candidate will be an undergraduate or graduate college/university student, or recent graduate as defined above, interested in applying learned and applied multimedia and visual marketing strategies in an organization and has proven accomplishments in the following: Completion of three (3) years or more in an accredited university in broadcast journalism, multimedia, or visual marketing related curriculum. Emphasis on advertising, application and web design is preferred. Knowledge and experience with strategy and execution of various media and marketing campaigns to best match identified stakeholders. Knowledge to operate digital video equipment, DSLR cameras and audio capture equipment. Hands-on experience creating products using Apple Final Cut Pro video editing software suite (including Compressor and Motion) and Adobe Illustrator, Photo Shop or Corel Draw. Hands-on experience creating accessible, responsive sites and web/phone applications. Excellent interpersonal and team-building skills. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to perform duties with minimal supervision. Ability to wear and function in various personal protective equipment. Ability to work in various weather conditions and indoor/outdoor maintenance environments. Familiarity with the Microsoft Office suite (including Visio), and Google mail ("Gmail") and related Google applications. Employment Screening If an applicant reaches the finalist stage of the hiring process, the Colorado Department of Transportation may procure a consumer report and/or investigative consumer report on the applicant in connection with his/her application for employment purposes, as defined under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. These reports may be obtained at any time after receipt of the applicant's authorization. As part of the employment screening an applicant will be requested to disclose any deferred judgments and convictions as well an explanation of the circumstances around any arrest or conviction. In the event that a screening returns information that the applicant believes is not accurate, he or she will have an opportunity to dispute the information with "Info Cubic". Info Cubic, a consumer reporting agency, will obtain the report for CDOT. Further information regarding Info Cubic, LLC, including its privacy policy, may be found online at . Info Cubic is located at 9250 E. Costilla Ave., Suite 525, Greenwood Village, CO 80112, and can be reached at 877.360.4636. The report may contain information bearing on the applicant's character, general reputation, personal characteristics, and mode of living. The information that may be included in the report includes: social security number trace, criminal records check, public court records checks, educational records, and driving records checks . CDOT will only request credit reports insofar as they relate to the position for which the applicant is applying. The information contained in the report will be obtained from private and/or public record sources. The applicant will have the right, upon written request made within a reasonable time after receipt of a notice, to request disclosure of the nature and scope of any investigative consumer report. Supplemental Information Applicant Checklist: Only complete applications submitted by the closing date for this announcement will be given consideration. Immediately after you submit your application you should receive an email that confirms that you successfully submitted an application for this position. If you do not, try submitting again until you receive the confirmation email. Be sure to also check your junk folder for email communications from the State of Colorado's website. Complete Applications must include the following documents: 1) A complete CDOT Application for Announced Vacancy (please submit online using the link in this announcement) 2) A complete Supplemental Questionnaire (must submit online as part of your application) 3) A copy of your official or unofficial transcript showing the name of the school, cumulative GPA, and whether a degree was granted must be submitted with your application or your NACES accreditation (please attach to your online application or you may email it to ) 4) A cover letter addressing your interest in and qualifications for this position (please attach to your online application or you may email it to ) Only complete applications will be given consideration. Every effort must be made to submit transcripts by the announcement close date. Where unusual circumstances prevent timely acquisition of transcripts, they must be submitted within five business days of the announcement close date. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application, but may be used to supplement information to the application. Failure to submit properly completed documents by the closing date of this announcement will result in your application being rejected. Former employees of the Colorado Department of Transportation System or any other State of Colorado Department or Agency, who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination, must disclose this information on his/her application. CDOT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER COMMITTED TO A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE WORKFORCE. Please note that each agency's contact information is different; therefore, we encourage all applicants to view the full, official job announcement which includes contact information and class title. Select the job you wish to view, then click on the "Print" icon. 01 I confirm that I either attached to my online application, or emailed to: melanie.vigil@state.co.us, the transcript and cover letter as requested in the announcement. Yes No 02 Have you been subject to disciplinary action in the last three years of your work experience? If so, please provide details of that disciplinary action. If not, please state "N/A". Required Question Agency State of Colorado Address See the full announcement by clicking the "Printer" icon located above the job title Location varies by announcement, Colorado, -- Website