Communications & Intergovernmental Affairs
Communications Representative
$42,539 a year
Posted until October 5, 2026 · posted September 15, 2026
Requirements
No education or experience needed
Exam
Non-competitive title
A job title where a competitive exam is not practical, so the agency checks that your qualifications meet the standard instead. You apply directly. On our job pages this shows as "No exam for this title".
≈ $20.45 an hour · $1,636 every 2 weeks, before taxes (40-hour weeks).
NYC minimum wage is $17/hr. This beats it by $3.45/hr, with health insurance and a pension on top.
What you'd have made
$1,631 If you'd started this job 2 weeks ago, at this pay, before taxes.
An hour of this job pays for about 6.8 subway rides ($3 fare).
Price anything in hours of this job
Overtime added $2,434 on average that year, and it isn't guaranteed. Base salary of active employees paid a yearly rate, fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025). Source: NYC's payroll data
Check yourself
What they actually ask for.
No education or experience needed
- There are no formal education or experience requirements for this position. However, the ability to understand and carry out simple instructions is required.
- Candidates must be able to understand and be understood in English.
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The work
What the job is.
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Weekends
“You may be scheduled to work nights, weekends, and holidays.”
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OFFICE OF CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER
The Office of Chief Medical Examiner investigates cases of persons who die within New York City from criminal violence, by accident, by suicide, suddenly when in apparent health, when unattended by a physician, in a correctional facility or in any suspicious or unusual manner or where an application is made pursuant to law for a permit to cremate a body of a person.
Read the rest, from the posting
Our core purpose is to protect public health and serve impartial justice through forensic science and medicine. We exist to provide answers in support of families and communities during times of profound need.
The core values of CARES guide our work for communities and inform our behavior toward each other and all those we serve.
- Commitment: Dedicated to the mission at all times
- Accountability: Responsible to each other and the community
- Resilience: Adapt in the face of adversity
- Excellence: Achieve and maintain the highest quality
- Service: Innovate to meet evolving needs
Under the general direction of the Assistant Director of Communications and specifically under the supervision of a Communications Lead Supervisor, incumbent will facilitate communication between OCME Forensic Operations personnel and relevant stakeholders reporting deaths to the OCME. Duties will include but are not limited to:
- Answer telephones and obtains vital information from law enforcement agencies, various medical facilities, funeral homes, hospital nursing homes, and the public.
- Learns to accurately enters data into OCME's “Case Intake” computerized data-base system.
- Learns to notify Medicolegal Investigators of their assigned cases and all pertinent information necessary to investigate that case
- Trains in providing all pertinent information necessary to the Medical Examiner Transport Team to recover assigned cases.
- Provide all pertinent information necessary to agency staff to support high profile and / or emergency operations.
- Other duties as assigned
Please note that this operation is 24/7/365. You may be scheduled to work nights, weekends, and holidays. Selected candidates will most likely be scheduled for the 4pm to 12am and 12am to 8am shifts.
SPECIAL NOTE:
Selected candidates will be required to provide a DNA sample by swabbing.
This position has been identified as essential. During emergency events, essential positions may require 24-hour availability.
WORK AUTHORIZATION: Authorization to work in the United States is required for this position. Office of Chief Medical Examiner does not provide sponsorship for international employees for visa applications, extensions, or status changes, including STEM/OPT visas.
Applicants are responsible for ensuring that they meet all qualifying requirements for this position at the time of application.
***Please note that only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted for this position. FINAL APPOINTMENTS ARE SUBJECCT TO OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET APPROVAL.***
Skills they'd like
- Customer service experience
- Data entry experience
Before you apply
The fine print.
Where you have to live
Live in NYC within 90 days (usually)
New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.
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Sources
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