ECMC - Digital Asset Program Manager I

Full Job Description

This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.

Are you interested in investing in a career that makes a difference? Consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources.

It’s our mission to manage and conserve Colorado’s natural resources for the benefit of people today – and tomorrow.

That means we have to balance development with conservation so the state we all love provides similar opportunities for our children and their children.

We invite you to explore our website at https://dnr.colorado.gov/about-us to find out more about the work we do to manage Colorado’s natural resources for today – and tomorrow.

The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply.

In addition to offering rewarding, meaningful work, we offer:

• Medical, Vision and Dental plans

• Strong, flexible retirement plans including PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus pre-tax and Roth 401K and 457 plans

• Paid life insurance

• Short- and long-term disability coverage

• Employee Wellness programs

• Flexible Spending Accounts

• Health Savings Accounts

• 11 paid holidays per year plus generous vacation and sick leave

• Flexible work schedule options and remote-work options

• Career advancement opportunities throughout the State system

• Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

• Managing the strategic development of ECMC, including development of strategic plans, projects, and programs including leadership and workforce development
• Developing and overseeing all ECMC internal and strategic communications
• Identifying the need for and developing shared services, such as:
• Digital asset management
• ECMC information system management
• Training
• Organizational and professional development
• ECMC Program Coordination
• ECMC Administrative Support
• Workforce development
• Organizational change management (OCM)
• Developing leadership and organizational resilience and succession planning
• Developing and implementing ECMC information management systems (IMS)

Requirements

This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.

This position is ECMC’s Program Manager and Senior Authority for digital asset programs and projects related to Colorado's energy regulation, and will serve as the agency’s subject matter expert (SME) on all digital asset projects, tools, digital asset training, and templates etc.

This position will reside in the Strategic Development Unit but will provide the following support to all ECMC staff:

• Management of all digital asset programs and projects
• Subject matter expert on accessibility needs analysis and services
• Ensure continuous improvement of all internal and external facing digital assets
• Management/consultant on digital contract projects
• Senior Authority on ECMC Digital Assets working with all ECMC Units and Sections, other DNR
• Divisions, and state accessibility entities, as appropriate
• Increase ECMC’s capacity to fully comply with HB21-1110 Colorado Law for Persons with Disabilities and other digital asset rules and regulations
• Subject Matter Expert for Adobe Creative Cloud and other digital asset-related programs and software
• Manage vendor contracts and relationships to further ECMC’s accessibility work including overseeing language translation services and other accessibility-related contracts.
• Collaborate with ECMC Units, other state and federal agencies, third-party consultants, and various stakeholders to ensure that all digital assets are clear, accurate, and accessible to the public and relevant stakeholders.
• Provide strategic oversight of the seamless transition and adaptation of all digital assets as technological landscapes shift and evolve to ensure the continued accessibility, integrity, and utility of these unique digital assets for future endeavors and applications
• Oversee all ECMC Information Management Systems (IMS) and protocols including AI technology in current databases (Lazerfiche, Google Drive, COGIS)
• Determine, develop, and measure metrics related to IMS data

• Conduct digital asset audits (COGIS database, Laserfiche, Hyland, Onbase, Google, forms applications, etc.)
• Prioritize digital asset projects and programs
• Outline all digital asset business process workflows
• Manage internal, external, and third party digital asset programs and projects including accessibility projects
• Develop, implement, and maintain brand governance standards and approved visual and document identity requirements
• Create and make available all digital asset protocols
• Subject Matter Expert for ECMC regarding accessibility, specifically regarding all digital assets
• Ensure that all digital assets comply with WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) and other relevant accessibility standards and regulations
• Increase ECMC technological literacy and accessibility capacity
• Develops and maintains internal Intranet resource page with up-to-date best practices and training content
• Holds regular office hours to answer staff digital asset questions
• Develop training to increase staff capacity and to develop internal SOPs to incorporate ECMC brand standards, digital asset protocols, and accessibility best practices into daily operations
• Determining how and when to best communicate with ECMC staff regarding new digital asset work streams
• Collaborating and working with ECMC cross functional teams on new processes

Qualifications

This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.

Experience Only:

Eight (8) years of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position

OR

Education and Experience:

A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to eight (8) years

Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

• Current or former State experience relevant to this position.

• Experience in program and/or project management with the ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize deliverables.

• Proficient in Laserfiche, Google, Adobe Creative Cloud, or other relevant databases or software.

• Experience with digital accessibility, including all current Federal and State rules and regulations.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Familiarity with ECMC rules and regulations and regulatory processes.

• Understanding of best practices for Digital asset storage.

• Experience working with diverse stakeholders, internal and external, of various computer literate backgrounds to ensure comprehension and compliance with ever changing technology and regulations.

• Familiar with the ADDIE model instructional design and Kirkpatrick Model of training evaluation.

• Familiarity with branding.

The current work arrangement for this position is as follows:
(Please note, this arrangement can be subject to change)

• Hybrid: This position will work from a home office, in person from the main Denver office one (1) day a week and will travel around the state for meetings as directed by supervisor.

• Colorado residency is required at the time of application.
• This is a Remote/Hybrid position - Work is primarily performed from a home office, however the selected candidate must be willing and able to, at times, report to the office at 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 801 - Denver, CO or other locations for meetings, training, and projects as directed by the supervisor.
• Former employees of the state of Colorado must have concluded employment in good standing to be eligible for rehire.
• You must be legally eligible to work in the United States to be appointed to this position. DNR does not sponsor non-residents of the United States.
• Must possess and maintain a valid state of Colorado driver's license if operating a State vehicle.

Additional Information

• All applications received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed by an HR Specialist against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement.

• Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process. Part of, or all of, the comparative analysis for this position will be a structured application review by Subject Matter Experts.

• Resumes, cover letters and other attachments are not considered as part of initial reviews, therefore, it is important to document in your application your education, experience, minimum qualifications, and preferred qualifications as outlined in the job announcement.

• Please thoroughly answer all supplemental questions (if listed) since question responses may be evaluated for content, writing ability, spelling, grammar, and effective communication.

• This recruitment may involve additional testing and/or exams to arrive at the top group for interviews.