Communications Events Coordinator - Department of Communication - 43 weeks
Communications Events Coordinator - Department of Communication - 43 weeks
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About UMass Amherst
UMass Amherst the Commonwealths flagship campus is a nationally ranked public research university offering a full range of undergraduate graduate and professional degrees. The University sits on nearly 1450acres in the scenic Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts and offers a rich cultural environment in a bucolic setting close to major urban centers. In addition the University is part of the Five Colleges (including Amherst College Hampshire College Mount Holyoke College and Smith College) which adds to the intellectual energy of the region.
Job Summary
The Communications and Events Coordinator/Communications and Events Manager directs communications events and oversees website and social media communications leading to the advancement of the strategic goals for the Department of Communication. This position is responsible for developing and implementing a wide variety of departmental events.
Essential Functions
- Manages the departments online presence and promotes the department in social media outlets. Shares department news and events with College communications and marketing staff and collaborates with College staff. Creates and maintains a public calendar of department events and other public events that benefit department faculty staff and students.
- Develops and writes feature ideas and content. Researches and selects story concepts and communicates with the parties involved to arrange for interviews. Writes feature stories and news items for the web including selecting photos and/or videos. Writes designs edits produces and distributes electronic newsletters and other informational communication for current and prospective students and alumni.
- Manages the content of the departments website andpromotes the departments online course offerings and certificate program and special areas of research and outreach. Responsible for the ongoing development and upkeep of the website with fresh and timely content.
- Oversees the creation of promotional materials for student recruitment program development alumni development and other purposes that advance the departments strategic goals.
- Develops and implements department events and activities that align with the strategic goals of the department for recruitment and retention of students and alumni development. Directs or assists with a wide variety of onsite and occasional offsite events including events for students faculty staff alumni and other external constituents.
- Collaborates with the department scholarship committee to determine scholarship award deadlines promote opportunities communicate award recipient information and steward department scholarship opportunities.
- Works with the Undergraduate Program Director Graduate Program Director and Director of Undergraduate Advising to track postgraduate student employment and develop a list of internship and alumni mentoring opportunities. Develops communication initiatives to increase student response rates to existing tracking mechanisms for evaluating student success and satisfaction.
- Manages the schedule and reservations of departmental event spaces such as the Communication Hub.
- Manages special projects as directed by the Chair or Associate Chair.
Communications and Events Manager has the following additional essential functions
Supervises 12 undergraduate student assistants.
Other Functions
Performs related duties as assigned or required to meet department executive area/division and university goals and objectives.
Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge Skills Abilities Education Experience Certifications Licensure)
- Bachelors Degree.
- Excellent writing editing verbal and interpersonal skills including the ability to quickly develop and sustain productive relationships with a variety of internal and external constituents.
- Highlevel attention to detail with the ability to multitask organize and prioritize while maintaining high standards of accuracy and quality.
- Ability to contribute toward creating a positive and respectful workplace defined by personal and professional competence integrity and collaboration.
- Capacity skill and willingness to engage students and contribute to student success.
- Understanding of best practices in existing technologies andthe potential of new technologies to advance the goals of the position.
- Knowledge of current media technology including desktop publishing web maintenance social media and/or video/photography and a willingness to learn new media technologies as they emerge.
- Capability to work successfully with diverse populations.
- Ability to contribute to the implementation of departmental and institutional goals for achieving nondiscrimination and creating a respectful inclusive environment that is supportive of diversity.
- Ability to maintain confidential or sensitive and/or not yet public universityrelated information only in the performance of the responsibilities of position and ability to exercise care to prevent unnecessary disclosure to others.
Communications and Events Manager additional minimum qualifications
Two years of professional experience.
Preferred Qualifications (Knowledge Skills Abilities Education Experience Certifications Licensure)
- Experience with Drupal basic HTML and CSS coding Adobe Photoshop video production and video editing.
- Experience in communications and web management.
Physical Demands/Working Conditions
Typical office work environment.
Work Schedule
- Monday Friday 8:30 am 5:00 pm.
- This is a 43week position.
- Occasional night or weekend hours may be required.
Salary Information
- Communications and Events Coordinator: PSU Level 24
- Communications and Events Manager: PSU Level 25
- PSU Hiring Ranges
Special Instructions to Applicants
Upload your resume and cover letter along with your completed application. Our team will check references at the final stage of the interview process. Please be prepared to provide contact information for at least three 3 professional references. This position will remain open until filled or the advertised closing date whichever occurs first.
UMass Amherst is committed to a policy of equal opportunity without regard to race color religion caste creed sex age marital status national origin disability political belief or affiliation pregnancy and pregnancyrelated condition(s) veteran status sexual orientation gender identity and expression genetic information natural and protective hairstyle and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination in employment admission to and participation in academic programs activities and services and the selection of vendors who provide services or products to the University. To fulfill that policy UMass Amherst is further committed to a program of affirmative action to eliminate or mitigate artificial barriers and to increase opportunities for the recruitment and advancement of qualified minorities women persons with disabilities and covered veterans. It is the policy of UMass Amherst to comply with the applicable federal and state statutes rules and regulations concerning equal opportunity and affirmative action.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
