Cycling Messaging & Promotion Coordinator, Cycling & Micromobility

In order to be considered for this position candidate must be serving permanently in the title, or reachable on the civil service list.
Transportation Planning and Management (TPM) is responsible for the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods on the City's streets, supporting the larger goals of economic and social vitality for people living, working, and doing business in New York City. The Division’s responsibilities include planning, street design, curb management, technical analysis, signs, transit development, freight mobility and markings, and ensuring the safety of motor vehicle occupants, pedestrians, and cyclists.
The Office of Livable Streets (OLS) is tasked with prioritizing strategic planning, community engagement, research, policy, design, implementation, and long-term management. Their goal is to create streets that are livable, supporting safety, accessibility, inclusion, resiliency, active modes, community cohesion, and economic vitality citywide. Additionally, they aim to enhance New York City's pedestrian, bicycle, and micromobility networks, providing comfortable, connected, green, and reliable transportation options across the five boroughs. They place special emphasis on Priority Investment Areas, mode shift, and reimagining streets. The office also develops innovative new programs, design typologies, project delivery, and analysis tools to meet the demands of a rapidly changing population with evolving needs and technologies.
The Cycling & Micromobility Unit is responsible for the nation's largest network of on-street bicycle facilities (1,200+ lane-miles), enhancing street safety for all users, and increasing bike ridership in the five boroughs. The team's focus is the innovative redesign of city streets to expand and improve the bike network, with emphasis on improving connectivity between neighborhoods, increasing access to safe bicycle infrastructure across the city, and creating a more equitable transportation network that serves all New Yorkers.
The Cycling & Micromobility Unit is seeking an experienced and dedicated Cycling Messaging & Promotion Coordinator. Under the supervision of senior staff, the selected candidate will develop micromobility-focused content, coordinate messaging, and support outreach efforts that streamline Unit announcements and updates around bicycle projects, planning initiatives, community engagement, bicycle and greenway network expansion, and programs that encourage cycling and micromobility. This position plays a critical role in the Unit’s goal of encouraging bike ridership in New York City. The selected candidate will draft presentations, project portal content, newsletters, and web content promoting and updating the public on the work of the Unit. The candidate will collaborate with units across the agency to develop bike safety and micromobility etiquette educational campaigns. The candidate will coordinate closely with the Communications & Press Division on media inquiries, announcements, events, and public messaging. The candidate will draft talking points, fact sheets, presentations, reports, planning and project-related web content, and other external-facing materials. Coordinating with other units, the candidate will identify and act on opportunities to highlight the unit's work through visual and written materials, as well as public events. The selected candidate will maintain the Unit’s webpage and project portals, including creating and organizing content, posting updates, and ensuring information is accurate, current, and accessible to the public. The candidate will coordinate with the Unit’s Graphic Artist on the development of maps, graphics, photography, videos, and other visual materials. Additional responsibilities include announcing and promoting the Unit’s programs and events, coordinating external stakeholder working groups and supporting outreach efforts tailored to community groups, partner agencies, and advocacy organizations.
The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) mission is to provide for the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods in the City of New York and to maintain and enhance the transportation infrastructure crucial to the economic vitality and quality of life of our primary customers, City residents. DOT is an equal opportunity employer, committed to recruiting and maintaining a diverse workforce in an open and inclusive environment.
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1. A master's degree in transportation engineering, mathematics, urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture, urban studies, or related physical and social science fields; or
2. A baccalaureate degree in engineering from an accredited college and one year of full-time satisfactory experience performing technical work on roadway transportation and traffic studies and area-wide traffic programs; or
3. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in "2" above; or
4. An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in "2" above; or
5. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in "2" above.
SPECIAL NOTE:
In addition to meeting the minimum Qualification Requirements above:
To be assigned to Assignment Level II, the candidate must have an additional year of experience as described in the "Qualification Requirements" listed under "2" above.
To be assigned to Assignment Level III, the candidate must have an additional two years of experience as described in the "Qualification Requirements" listed under "2" above.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.