EDITORIAL ASST

Number of Positions: 1

(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Starting Salary: $55,344

This position is open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City's collective bargaining agreement with AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) - BARGAINING UNIT 1, 3, 4 & 5. Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.

BID INSTRUCTIONS: Apply on the bid site: https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en AND

1. Check the box on your profile titled "Currently employed by the City of Chicago"

2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled 'payee/employee number')

3. Select your correct bargaining unit

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on 12/2/2025.

Under general supervision, proofreads and edits materials for publication in the Journal of Proceedings of the City Council, and performs related duties as required

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

* Intake and processing of legal documents, notifications, and reports.

* Organizing and checking documents for accuracy and completeness.

* Drafting summaries of legislation filed with the department.

* Cataloging and classifying legislative files. Data entry and maintenance via legislative document management system.

* Research and compilation of legislative records.

* Preparing documents and legislative references for inclusion in official City Council record (Journal of Proceedings).

* Proofread draft copies of Journal entries both individually and as a team.

* Prepare posting of document on website.

* Attends City Council meetings and receives new business documents including ordinances, resolutions, and orders which are introduced by Aldermen

* Gathers and distributes various documents at City Council meetings

* Captions documents for the City Clerk to read into the record

* Indicate whether the items of business brought before the City Council were passed and/or their disposition.

Additional duties may be required for this position

Location: 121 N. La Salle Street, Room 107, Chicago, IL 60602

Days: Monday - Friday

Hours: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE

* Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree or higher in Journalism, English, Communications or a directly related field.

Should the above criteria not be fulfilled, the following options are acceptable:

* Four (4) years of work experience in editing and proofreading

* Graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate's degree in Journalism, English, Communications or a directly related field, plus two (2) years of work experience in editing and proofreading

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

This position requires applicants to complete an interview which will include a written exercise and/or a skills assessment test as part of the interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, based on the oral and written parts of the interview will be selected.

For Information on our employees benefits please visit our benefits website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html

For Information on our salary and title structure visit our classifications website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp_info/JobClassification/2025_Classification_and_Pay_Plan.pdf

APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. The Department of Human Resource staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference for applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices click here.

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago in an Equal Employment Opportunity, Military Friendly, and Fair Chance Employer.

City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor