The Analyst II will serve as the OPP Digital Data Design Lead (Design Lead) and provides design skills for the development of Data Briefs and other published reports, documents, white papers, articles and web pages in multiple mediums. The Design Lead serves as the lead of OPP’s Digital Environments Committee (DEC), collaborate with OPP staff and leadership to independently create diverse, visually effective, documents and materials in alignment with OPP and CDPH practices and guidelines, including ensuring that published materials are structured and formatted in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines. The Design Lead provides design support for the development of communications materials such as articles, reports, web pages, social media content and serves as liaison with the Office of Communications (COMMS). Develop and maintain guidelines for submitting OPP communications and materials for internal and external distribution and publication, and provide recommendations to leadership based on these guidelines.
The Design Lead supports the CDPH Strategic Plan by supporting the timely creation and distribution of effective, professional communications that support internal and external partners in providing data-informed public health programs to improve the health of those in California.
The mission of the Office of Policy and Planning (OPP) is to advance transformative policy and systems change that promotes state and community health improvement through prevention, equity, and collective action. The OPP promotes public health policy priorities and supports CDPH capabilities for community health improvement, policy development, research and analysis, integrated planning, decision intelligence, lean transformation, and grants management.
Under the direction of the Supervisor II, Operations and Contracts Management Section Supervisor, the Design Lead assigned to work independently on broad range of varied and complex assignments and coordinate projects, ensures that OPP is disseminating materials that are professional, timely, effective and supportive of our partners and all Californians.
In July 2025, the State of California implemented the Personal Leave Program (PLP) 2025. This program temporarily reduces employees’ monthly base pay in exchange for paid leave credits. This position is subject to PLP 2025 and will have a monthly base pay reduction of 3% in exchange for 5 hours of leave credits through June 2027. The salary ranges shown on this job posting do not reflect the salary reduction.
This position may be eligible for telework. The amount of telework permitted is at the discretion of the Department and is subject to change, consistent with CDPH’s Telework Program. All employees who telework are required to be California residents in accordance with Government Code 14200. Candidates who reside outside of the state of California may be interviewed; however, the selected candidate must have a primary residency in the state of California prior to appointment (and continue to maintain California residency) as a condition of employment. Failure to meet this requirement may result in the job offer being rescinded.
Travel may be required for this position. Reimbursement for travel takes into consideration an employee’s designated headquarters, as reflected in the duty statement, and is subject to regulations and bargaining unit contract provisions. All commute expenses to the designated headquarters office will be the responsibility of the selected candidate.
The headquarters office location for this position is identified in the attached duty statement.
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