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Agency Testimony

Porter highlights newsletters, social media growth, and digital strategy

New York City Council · Sep 22, 2026 · starts 0:16:58 · 1 min 51 sec

The NYC Jobs newsletter reaches 250,000 people; social media impressions are up 251%, interactions up 329%, and video views up 408%.

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We take a comprehensive approach to promote civil service.

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In addition, we also publish the New York City Jobs newsletter and send out monthly e-blasts to get the word out to hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers about career opportunities in municipal government.

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In addition to the efforts undertaken at the agency level.

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With the monthly New York City Jobs newsletter alone, we reach more than 250,000 New Yorkers looking for work.

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Beyond, we also manage and maintain New York City's job website.

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In 2025, the New York City Jobs website received over 1.8 million applications.

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When it comes to social media, we are currently expanding our presence online and looking to more generally utilize this important touch point.

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As per our last analysis, our average reach

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across our social media channel is north of 460,000 impressions and growing.

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When it comes to social media, we are executing a highly intentional data-driven strategy to maximize this critical touchpoint.

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Rather than simply expanding our presence, we have actively shifted our focus to authentic storytelling, short-form video, and real-time community engagement.

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As a result of this approach, our latest analysis for the month of August shows our cumulative reach across our social media channels.

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Channels has surged to over 460,000 impressions, a massive 251% increase year over year.

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Additionally, the strategic pivot has skyrocketed our total audience interactions by 329% and our video views by 408%.

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Proving that our streamlined operations are deeply resonating with New Yorkers and rapidly growing our digital community.