Advertising Specialist

CTPP is recruiting diverse candidates for our Advertising Specialist (Associate Governmental Program Analyst) position. CTPP values diversity at all levels of our organization and is committed to fostering an environment where all employees from a variety of backgrounds, cultures, and personal experiences are welcomed, treated with dignity and respect, and can thrive. We believe each individual’s lived experiences and unique ideas inspire innovative solutions and further our mission to improve the health of all Californians by ending the disease and death caused by tobacco.

This position supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by working toward achieving a tobacco-free California and to reduce tobacco-related illness and premature deaths by implementing programs to reduce tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke.

The incumbent works under direction of the Staff Services Manager I, (SSM I), Chief, Communications Unit. The Associate Governmental Program Analyst (AGPA) has responsibility for major components of the advertising and public relations campaigns, including coordinating activities of the strategic media health marketing advertising, social media and public relations campaigns, collaborating with the Media Unit, the Local Programs and Advocacy Campaigns Unit, the Health Equity and Local Programs Unit, the Strategic Planning and Policy Unit, the Evaluation Unit, and others on CTPP’s statewide media health marketing campaigns. Monitors advertisement contract performance; develops materials for release to either California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and/or Health and Human Services (HHS) Agency executive staff, newspapers, reporters, and the public; and assists in the procurement development and contract award process for both public relations and advertising agency contracts.

How To Apply

Complete Application Packages (including your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) and applicable or required documents) must be submitted to apply for this Job Posting. Application Packages may be submitted electronically through your CalCareer Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. When submitting your application in hard copy, a completed copy of the Application Package listing must be included.

At the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), equity, diversity, and inclusion are at the core of our mission to advance the health and well-being of California’s diverse people and communities. We are genuinely and strongly committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness where we can grow and learn together with a diverse team of employees. In recruiting for team members, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring to us and the work we do.

The Mission of the California Tobacco Prevention Program (CTPP) is to work toward achieving a tobacco-free California and to reduce tobacco-related illness and premature deaths by implementing programs to reduce tobacco use and exposure to second smoke.
Our Core Values – What We Stand For: Health Equity, Social and Environmental Justice, Inclusion, Progress, Respect, Honesty, Accountability, Science Facts, Evidence, Leadership Empathy, Courage, Adaptability, Resilience.